Rank 01Why this
Also Combat Racing and Driving, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.
- $69.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2020
Games like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
- 23 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit also play
The closest matches to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit: Need for Speed™ Heat, Need for Speed™ Most Wanted, Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box, GRID 2, and The Crew™. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Combat Racing and Automobile Sim, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2020
Rank 03Why this
Also Automobile Sim and Driving, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.
- 2009
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GRID 2
Why this: Same cinematic mood as Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.
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F1® 24
Why this: Shares vehicle customization with Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Need for Speed™ Heat
Also Combat Racing and Driving, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.
- 85% of 50,235 reviews
- 2Need for Speed™ Most Wanted
Also Combat Racing and Automobile Sim, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.
- 75% of 8,187 reviews
- 3Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box
Also Automobile Sim and Driving, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.
- 84% of 4,091 reviews
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- 9Assetto Corsa Competizione
Shares time based racing with Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.
- 93% of 13,836 reviews
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- 15Kanjozoku Game レーサー Online Street Racing & Drift
Genres: Sports, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer
- 81% of 1,660 reviews
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- Released: 2010
- Developer: Criterion Games
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 77% of 5,277 reviews
- Genres: Racing
- Metacritic 86
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Adrenaline fueled hot pursuits
- Can play as cop or racer
- Dual career paths with 141 races
- Cinematic
- Epic
- Intense
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Wreckfest
Why this: Also Automobile Sim and Driving, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.
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Why this: Also Combat Racing and Driving, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.
Burnout™ Paradise Remastered
Why this: Also Combat Racing and Automobile Sim, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.
Screamer
Why this: Shares vehicle customization with Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.
Split/Second
Why this: Same cinematic mood as Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.
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TrackMania Nations Forever
Why this: Same intense mood as Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.
EarthKart: Google Maps Driving Simulator
Why this: Shares vehicle customization with Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.
Screw Drivers
Why this: Also Automobile Sim and Driving, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.
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Why this: Same nostalgic mood as Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.
About Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
The closest matches to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit: Need for Speed™ Heat, Need for Speed™ Most Wanted, Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box, GRID 2, and The Crew™. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is your kind of game, the closest matches are Need for Speed™ Heat, Need for Speed™ Most Wanted and Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as cinematic, epic and intense, and single out its dual career paths and hot pursuit system. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Criterion Games delivers a racing experience built around hot pursuits between racers and police across 141 events. Players can choose to play as either a racer or a cop, pursuing parallel career paths through a dual-mode structure. The hot pursuit system enables intense chase mechanics where police can deploy tactical techniques against fleeing drivers, while weather variations affect track conditions. Vehicle customization lets players upgrade and spec out their cars with obsessive attention to automotive detail. Reviewers describe the atmosphere as intense, cinematic, and nostalgic, with some highlighting the graphics and soundtrack as timeless. The game runs as playable on Steam Deck and holds a 77% positive rating from over 5,200 Steam reviews. It was released in 2010.
About Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit: Need for Speed Hot Pursuit launches you into a new open-world landscape behind the wheel of the world's fastest and most beautiful cars. From Criterion, the award-winning studio behind the Burnout series, Hot Pursuit will redefine racing games for a whole new generation.
Is Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 77% of 5,277 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 30 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Adrenaline fueled hot pursuits
- Can play as cop or racer
- Dual career paths with 141 races
- Obsessive vehicle details and specs
People who play it also play: Need for Speed™ Heat, Need for Speed™ Most Wanted, Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box
Frequently asked about Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
Can I run it?
Does Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit run on Steam Deck?
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Does Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit are Need for Speed™ Heat, Need for Speed™ Most Wanted, Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box.
Who developed Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit?
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit was developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts.