Is Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered runs great on the Steam Deck.
Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 117 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Racing
- Developer
- Stellar Entertainment Limited
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Release
- November 6, 2020
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- 74
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: WIndows 10, 64 Bit
- Processor: (AMD) Phenom II X4 965 or equivalent (Intel) Corei3-2120 or equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: (AMD) Radeon HD 5870 or equivalent (Nvidia) GeForce GT 640 or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 45 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: WIndows 10, 64 Bit
- Processor: (AMD) FX-8350 or equivalent (Intel) Core i5-350K or equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: (AMD) Radeon R9 270x or equivalent (Nvidia) GeForce GTX 660 or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 45 GB available space
Is Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 117 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Shows a launcher / extra setup step
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓First-time setup needs an internet connection
- ✓Single-player requires an internet connection
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 6 Steam Deck community reports. These are the framerates players actually settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- high
- Typical power draw
- ~17 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-3 Steamos version 3.6
Tips for playing Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered on Steam Deck
- •You may need to click through a launcher each time you start the game.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered playable on Steam Deck?
Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it <strong>Playable</strong> on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 117 reports.
›Is Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered at ~60 fps (based on 6 community reports). These are usually the framerate players settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum.
›How long does the battery last playing Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 8m at 60 fps on Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered on Steam Deck?
Yes. Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered at ~60 fps, based on 6 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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