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HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™
Collect the best vehicles in the Hot Wheels™ universe, build spectacular tracks and dive into breathtaking races.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
34 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“Nostalgia? It's nice, but it's not necessary. In the case of such a game, the question logically arises as to how much it is aimed at nostalgics, i.e. players who spent their childhood with English cars, small cars…”
9 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“I must say this game was lovely, Its well optimised. Mostly i would hate developers using Unreal Engine since its all stutters but this game tops it.”
“Nostalgia? It's nice, but it's not necessary. In the case of such a game, the question logically arises as to how much it is aimed at nostalgics, i.e. players who spent their childhood with English cars, small cars…”
“it is so high quality, and the game is really fun and addicting imo, u have quests to have races and you get 3 free boxes to get 3 free cars, I recommend this game A LOTTT”
7 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“Not as good as *Beat that!*, but the car selection is far better any way (though i miss rockster a LOT)”
“it is so high quality, and the game is really fun and addicting imo, u have quests to have races and you get 3 free boxes to get 3 free cars, I recommend this game A LOTTT”
“Deceivingly difficult game but very rewarding when you start getting the hang of it. There is a fun variety in vehicles and the tracks are creative, unique experiences for your first run. Lots of levels to beat for solo…”
5 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“Even though the game recommends using a controller, it’s perfectly playable on keyboard. The default key setup works well, the camera fits nicely, and you don’t even need to use the mouse while driving or rebind…”
“Great arcade style racing game. The physics aren't realistic, you are driving a hot wheel car after all but once you get a feel for the mechanics, which stay consistent, its a fun game to play split screen with your…”
“its a good game and once you get the drifting down its even more fun”
5 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“Great arcade style racing game. The physics aren't realistic, you are driving a hot wheel car after all but once you get a feel for the mechanics, which stay consistent, its a fun game to play split screen with your…”
“Great game, lots of fun alone and with friends!! I recommend it.”
“Simple and fun game. easy to pick up hard to master and lots of fun with friends.”
16 of the 80 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
13 of the 80 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
9 of the 80 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Even though the game recommends using a controller, it’s perfectly playable on keyboard. The default key setup works well, the camera fits nicely, and you don’t even need to use the mouse while driving or rebind…”
“Go to a casino”
“100% Achievement Review This game is good, would not have played it as much as i did if i was not going for 100% as it is very same same after a while. the bad thing about the 100% is you will need to buy 3 of the DLC…”
8 of the 80 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Even though the game recommends using a controller, it’s perfectly playable on keyboard. The default key setup works well, the camera fits nicely, and you don’t even need to use the mouse while driving or rebind…”
“A simple game, but only worth it on sale for ~$20, easy to ignore the microtransactions”
“Deceivingly difficult game but very rewarding when you start getting the hang of it. There is a fun variety in vehicles and the tracks are creative, unique experiences for your first run. Lots of levels to beat for solo…”
7 of the 80 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“100% Achievement Review This game is good, would not have played it as much as i did if i was not going for 100% as it is very same same after a while. the bad thing about the 100% is you will need to buy 3 of the DLC…”
“Deceivingly difficult game but very rewarding when you start getting the hang of it. There is a fun variety in vehicles and the tracks are creative, unique experiences for your first run. Lots of levels to beat for solo…”
“A really fun racer that allows u to customize ur cars and make tracks my only BIG gripe is that seasonal content u missed are gone forever unless u download a mod and ALSO they made a really stupid decision for steam TO…”
Counted across 80 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 78.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“[code]Played on the Steamdeck [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45534557/]@MatureContent[/url][/code] This is another one of those games that is priced unreasonably high, but often goes on sale 80-90% off, and at that price is actually a good deal. I got this during…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“While this game DOES have its issues, I do find myself coming back to it a lot because it reminds me of when times were simpler. When all that mattered in life was collecting and playing with Hot Wheels cars and tracks. This game is nostalgically fun”
— a player, Steam review · 112 hrs played“I got this game for around 2 dollars, while it was on sale. Even then, I wouldn't recommend this game to anyone. Drifting is the main mechanic of the game, and it's also the most annoying aspect of it. You have to be machine-level precision to avoid bumping into walls while…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Racing |
| Player tags | Racing · Arcade · Driving · Multiplayer · Split Screen · Family Friendly · Third Person · Local Multiplayer · Singleplayer · PvP · Controller · Level Editor (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 53 |
| Official site | https://www.hotwheelsunleashed.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 8.1 64-Bit or later Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K / AMD FX-6350 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 960 / GeForce GTX 1050 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 22 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible