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Hotshot Racing

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.

Released Sep 10, 2020 Developer Sumo Digital Ltd, Lucky Mountain Games Publisher Curve Games Platforms Windows RacingIndieArcadeMultiplayerSplit Screen
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

76.2%positive2,181 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Asphalt 8 and Most Wanted veteran here, I would give this game a "Somewhat Recommended" and my feelings are *Mixed* - let me elaborate... If this is gonna be your first racing game ever - don't. It's not a good game to learn the ropes of racing. If you want a "why", read below.…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“4 Big Problems: Problem 1. The obnoxious ridiculous extreme rubber-banding of the opponent cars makes it not even fun to play. Problem 2. The car handling feels slightly broken, like the game deliberately steals control away from you so that you can't accidentally turn…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 29 found this helpful

“A very well designed arcade racer that pays seriously satisfying homage to Virtua Racing and all those Sega arcade racing games of the 90's with it's presentation and gameplay. Unfortunately, the requirement for a consistent internet connection is nearly a complete dealbreaker…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:27 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

7playing at last check
724-hour peak
153all-time peak
0 25 50 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 41 avg · Sep 2020

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

53achievements
3.5%median completion
1.5%rarest: Overachiever
70.5% of players 67.3% of players 53.0% of players 46.6% of players 33.6% of players 25.7% of players 18.8% of players 17.3% of players 16.8% of players 16.4% of players 14.2% of players 13.9% of players 13.0% of players 11.7% of players 11.1% of players 10.2% of players 9.7% of players 7.2% of players 6.0% of players 5.9% of players 5.3% of players 5.0% of players 4.8% of players 3.8% of players 3.8% of players 3.7% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 70.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
70.5%Phew! — Come 1st and beat 2nd place by 1 second.
67.3%Speedy Exit — Exit a Drift with a Boost.
53.0%Catch my Drift — Build a full boost bar segment from one drift.
Rarest badges of honor
1.5%Overachiever — Unlock all customisation options.
1.5%Trophy Hunter — Purchase all customisation options.
1.6%The Destroyer — Drive or Explode: Cause 3 vehicles to explode within 10 seconds of hitting them.

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.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK15.99 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada22.79 CAD
Japan2,050 JPY
Brazil37.99 BRL
China70.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.5 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$23

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Indie, Racing
Player tagsRacing · Indie · Arcade · Multiplayer · Split Screen · Singleplayer · Local Multiplayer · Action · Driving · Old School · Retro · Online Co-Op (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements53
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.curve-digital.com/en-us/games/featured/49/hotshot-racing/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

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