# Games like 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.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Need for Speed™ Heat](https://imho.run/games/1222680/need-for-speed-heat) — Also Combat Racing and Driving, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. 50,235 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1222680/)
2. [Need for Speed™ Most Wanted](https://imho.run/games/1262560/need-for-speed-most-wanted) — Also Combat Racing and Automobile Sim, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. 8,187 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1262560/)
3. [Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box](https://imho.run/games/24740/burnout-paradise-the-ultimate-box) — Also Automobile Sim and Driving, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. 4,091 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/24740/)
4. [GRID 2](https://imho.run/games/44350/grid-2) — Also Driving and Racing, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. 2,828 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/44350/)
5. [The Crew™](https://imho.run/games/241560/the-crew) — A frequent pick in Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit players' libraries, and another Action. 5,738 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241560/)
6. [Forza Horizon 4](https://imho.run/games/1293830/forza-horizon-4) — A frequent pick in Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit players' libraries, and another Racing. 54,017 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293830/)
7. [FlatOut 2](https://imho.run/games/2990/flatout-2) — Also Combat Racing and Automobile Sim, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. 4,284 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2990/)
8. [F1® 24](https://imho.run/games/2488620/f1-24) — Shares vehicle customization with Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. 6,279 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2488620/)
9. [Assetto Corsa Competizione](https://imho.run/games/805550/assetto-corsa-competizione) — Shares time based racing with Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. 13,836 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/805550/)
10. [Wreckfest](https://imho.run/games/228380/wreckfest) — Also Automobile Sim and Driving, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. 18,276 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/228380/)
11. [Project CARS](https://imho.run/games/234630/project-cars) — A frequent pick in Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit players' libraries, and another Sports. 3,968 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/234630/)
12. [DiRT 4](https://imho.run/games/421020/dirt-4) — Also Automobile Sim and Driving, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. 4,213 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/421020/)
13. [CarX Street](https://imho.run/games/1114150/carx-street) — A frequent pick in Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit players' libraries, and another Massively Multiplayer. 9,054 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1114150/)
14. [HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™](https://imho.run/games/1271700/hot-wheels-unleashed) — Shares vehicle customization with Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. 2,956 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1271700/)
15. [Kanjozoku Game レーサー Online Street Racing & Drift](https://imho.run/games/2073470/kanjozoku-game-online-street-racing-drift) — Also Combat Racing and Automobile Sim, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. 1,660 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2073470/)
16. [Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas](https://imho.run/games/12120/grand-theft-auto-san-andreas) — A frequent pick in Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit players' libraries, and another Adventure. 22,358 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/12120/)
17. [TrackMania² Stadium](https://imho.run/games/232910/trackmania2-stadium) — Also Automobile Sim and Driving, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. 2,070 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232910/)
18. [GRIP: Combat Racing](https://imho.run/games/396900/grip-combat-racing) — Also Combat Racing and Automobile Sim, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. 2,233 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/396900/)
19. [Redout: Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/517710/redout-enhanced-edition) — Also Automobile Sim and Driving, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. 2,295 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/517710/)
20. [Screamer](https://imho.run/games/2814990/screamer) — Shares vehicle customization with Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. 612 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2814990/)
21. [NASCAR Heat 5](https://imho.run/games/1265860/nascar-heat-5) — Also Driving and Racing, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. 2,300 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1265860/)
22. [Horizon Chase Turbo](https://imho.run/games/389140/horizon-chase-turbo) — Also Driving and Racing, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. 1,338 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/389140/)
23. [Gas Guzzlers Extreme](https://imho.run/games/243800/gas-guzzlers-extreme) — Also Combat Racing and Automobile Sim, like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. 1,154 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/243800/)
24. [Tokyo Xtreme Racer](https://imho.run/games/2634950/tokyo-xtreme-racer) — A frequent pick in Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit players' libraries, and another RPG. 9,979 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2634950/)

## Machine-readable

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- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=47870&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=47870
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/47870
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 47870
- **Developer:** Criterion Games
- **Publisher:** Electronic Arts
- **Genres:** Racing
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Online PvP, PvP, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Dec 14, 2010
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 86
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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