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Hotshot Racing is a blisteringly fast arcade-style racing game fusing drift handling, razor-sharp retro visuals and an incredible sense of speed to create an exhilarating driving experience.
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Hotshot Racing
Hotshot Racing is a blisteringly fast arcade-style racing game fusing drift handling, razor-sharp retro visuals and an incredible sense of speed to create an exhilarating driving experience.
16 racing circuits provide the twists, turns and straights conducive to searingly quick racing. Take in coastal, jungle, alpine and Las Vegas desert environments, with each course modelled with the most vivid colours and blue skies for miles.
Time Trial and Grand Prix modes cater to those who like to compete in classic racing formats, while ‘Cops and Robbers’ and ‘Drive or Explode’ modes offer exhilarating new ways to play.
Each mode is available in single-player, four-player split-screen and eight-player online, while Time Trial is single-player only. Single-player modes run at a blistering 60FPS to deliver one of the fastest depictions of racing possible.
Smash lap records to rise-up the global online leaderboards or download ghost laps to match your racing lines against the very best.
MEET THE HOTSHOTS
Keiko, Xing, Mike, Alexa, Aston, Toshiro, Marcus and Viktor - eight speed addicts that have dedicated their lives to the pursuit of being the greatest racing driver in the world.
CATCH THE DRIFT
Drifting is crucial in Hotshot Racing. Boost charges as the player drifts so maintaining it for as long as possible is vital to preserving maximum speed throughout a race.
DRIVE OR EXPLODE
In this mode each car has a bomb attached to it. Drop below a certain speed and BOOM! The trigger speed gets faster and faster, forcing players to maintain impossibly high speeds.
COPS AND ROBBERS
Robbers evade the cops. Cops catch the robbers, and in doing so convert them to the police side, leading to an exciting test of skill for the surviving criminals.
A WELL NEEDED BOOST
Earn boost by drifting and slipstreaming opponents and unleash a one-shot hit of speed to leave them in your rear view mirror.
Game Details
- Platform:
- steam
- Release Date:
- September 10, 2020
- Developers:
- Lucky Mountain Games
Sumo Digital Ltd
- Publisher:
- Curve Games
- Rating:
- Supported Languages:
- English
- Link:
- Play Styles:
- Singleplayer
Multiplayer
Local Multiplayer
Split Screen
Score Attack
Online Co-Op
Local Co-Op
Vehicular Combat
PvP
- Features:
- PvP
Online PvP
SharedSplit Screen PvP
Online Coop
SharedSplit Screen Coop
SharedSplit Screen
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Remote Play Together
Singleplayer
Multiplayer
Co-op
Product Requirements
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 7 64 Bit or newer
- Processor: Intel Core i3 4130T (2.9GHz) / AMD FX 6300 (3.5 GHz)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 (1GB) / AMD Radeon HD 7870 (1GB)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 8 GB available space
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel i5 – 8600K (3.6 GHz) / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X (3.6 GHz)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 (2GB) / AMD Radeon RX 570 (2GB)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 12 GB available space
Critic Reviews
75
Based on 48 Critics
IGN
Luke Reilly
7 / 10"High on speed and low on polygons, Hotshot Racing is a fun, old-school ode to the golden era of early '90s 3D racers."
PC Invasion
Andrew Farrell7 / 10"Hotshot Racing is an enjoyable racing game that will almost certainly be enjoyed by its target audience. There isn't much content, though, and it's an extremely basic, simple...
God is a Geek
Gary Bailey7 / 10"As an ode to classic racers, Hotshot Racing is a fast, fun game. It's just let down by limited content and some frustrating AI."
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0% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
0% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
Difficulty Statistics
Difficulty Rating
Simple
0%
Easy
8.33%
Just Right
33.33%
Tough
41.67%
Unforgiving
16.67%
Don't Ragequit! 41.67% of players consider this game to be Tough
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Tried It
8.33%
Played It
16.67%
Halfway
33.33%
Beat It
33.33%
Conquered It
8.33%
Completionist! 8.33% of players have Conquered It
Hotshot Racing User Reviews
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That1MuteFrog
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I remember I actually helped beta-test this game way back! Playing the full version recently, it's fantastic! Fast-paced racing game with charming graphics.
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4StarGamer
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Pretty good! It’s a fast and fun racing game, it doesn’t take long to get the hang of too.
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Jonny
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It is a fine game for free, but would not recommend getting it if you are a casual racing game player.
It is hard to find a good casual racing game, this one has the same problems. The normal difficulty feels more like hard, and hard like extreme.
I wish there was a setting between normal and hard. Normal is a bit too easy, mostly first rearly second place, but hard is too hard, getting 7-8 place (from 8).
If you can't drift perfectly you are missing the boost, and thereby the speed to be in the front.
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KimchiDaily
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Excellent arcade racing game. Did run into a few glitches on one of the maps. Cool it was free or else I never would have paid any attention to an arcade racing game like this. It's been so fun and easy to pick up though it has opened my mind to trying out other similar games. The graphics are fun vector type, and the voice acting is a tad repetitive but gives the few characters a little bit of personality. Love upgrading the cars slowly and unlocking driver outfits just for cosmetic purposes. The Steam controller works well with the game, I have not tried it with a keyboard and mouse. Would recommend if on sale for sure!
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Simple and fun remake of classics
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CLASSIC FEEL WITH A MODERN SPEED AND GRAPHIC TWIST
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pierrk
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It's alright I guess, nothing special but it works fine and it's fun to play overall
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Dongamiso
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Fun to play if you like to racing games.
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Bonarnar
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Quick little fun extremely fast paced game! Drifting is fun as heck and the graphics are minimal but enjoyable for a fast paced racing game.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are you ready for a challenge? 8% of GameFAQs users said Hotshot Racing is Simple or Easy. 33% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 58% of GameFAQs users said Hotshot Racing is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to PEGI, Hotshot Racing is suitable for players aged 7 and above.
Yes, Hotshot Racing is Steam Deck Verified. Valve’s testing indicates that Hotshot Racing is Verified on Steam Deck. This game is fully functional on Steam Deck, and works great with the built-in controls and display.
- All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
- This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
- This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 7 64 Bit or newer
- Processor: Intel Core i3 4130T (2.9GHz) / AMD FX 6300 (3.5 GHz)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 (1GB) / AMD Radeon HD 7870 (1GB)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 8 GB available space
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel i5 – 8600K (3.6 GHz) / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X (3.6 GHz)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 (2GB) / AMD Radeon RX 570 (2GB)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 12 GB available space
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 16 hours.
78% of Fanatical users recommend Hotshot Racing. The average review score is 4.2/5
Hotshot Racing was released on September 10, 2020
Hotshot Racing is published by Curve Games
Hotshot Racing was developed by Lucky Mountain Games and Sumo Digital Ltd
Fanatical users tagged Hotshot Racing as Racing, Driving, and Action
Fanatical users tagged Hotshot Racing as Retro, Stylized, Old School, and Pixel Graphics
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Hotshot Racing as having Singleplayer
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Hotshot Racing as having Multiplayer
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Hotshot Racing as having Local Multiplayer
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Hotshot Racing as having Split Screen
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Hotshot Racing as having Online Co-Op
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Hotshot Racing as having Local Co-Op
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Hotshot Racing as having PvP
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Hotshot Racing as Racing
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Hotshot Racing as Driving
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Hotshot Racing as Action
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