Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
Live player count and Steam charts
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.
Player history
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 13, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 24 | -2 | -7.7% | 58 |
| Jun 2026 | 26 | -6 | -18.8% | 52 |
| May 2026 | 32 | +2 | +6.7% | 64 |
| Apr 2026 | 30 | -2 | -6.3% | 64 |
| Mar 2026 | 32 | 0 | 0.0% | 68 |
| Feb 2026 | 32 | -3 | -8.6% | 69 |
| Jan 2026 | 35 | +1 | +2.9% | 77 |
| Dec 2025 | 34 | +4 | +13.3% | 73 |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | +2 | +7.1% | 70 |
| Oct 2025 | 28 | +1 | +3.7% | 69 |
| Sep 2025 | 27 | -3 | -10.0% | 63 |
| Aug 2025 | 30 | +1 | +3.4% | 62 |
* current month, data so far
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 16 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 19:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in Europe, the Middle East & Africa. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Audience
Language mix of 99 Steam reviews spanning 141 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
