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Battlefield™ Hardline

First-person cops-and-criminals shooter with heists and car chases

DICE · Published by Electronic Arts · Released Jun 11, 2020

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Third-party account required DRM declared on Steam

Reviews
Mixed
67% of 4,410
Recent reviews
Mixed
57% of 66 in 30 days
Players
6
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
May 21, 2025
Minimum PC
GTX260
4 GB RAM · 60 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 71/100 (critic reviews)

What is Battlefield™ Hardline?

A first-person shooter about police and criminals, with a single-player campaign following detective Nick Mendoza and online multiplayer battles. You take part in shootouts, car chases, and bank heists.

For you if...

  • +you want a detective campaign alongside online matches
  • +you like heists and high-speed chases in shooters

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer military battles over police-and-criminal conflicts
  • −you want a crime game without gunfights

What players say

67% of 4,410 reviews are positive · 57% of 66 in the last 30 days

Players praise the campaign and gunplay, though some find the story weak. The most common complaint is the EA app and browser-based launch process, which some say prevents the game from opening. Players also report sparsely populated multiplayer servers.

Players over time

▼ -45% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 31 players on Sep 27, 2026.

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How many players finish Battlefield™ Hardline?

22% of Steam players have unlocked «Served Cold», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Battlefield™ Hardline screenshot 1

Battlefield™ Hardline system requirements

Minimum: GTX260, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
64-bit (with KB971512 update)
Processor
Athlon II/Phenom II 2.8 GHz, Intel Core I3/I5 2.4GHz
Graphics
ATI 5770 with 1GB VRAM or better/Nvidia GTX260 with 896MB VRAM or better
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
60 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 8 64-bit (with KB971512 update)
Processor
Intel Quad-Core CPU, AMD Six-Core CPU
Graphics
AMD 290, Nvidia GTX760
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
60 GB available space

Does Battlefield™ Hardline have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Battlefield™ Hardline run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
EA on-line activation and Origin client software installation and background use required.
Third-party account
EA Account (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
62
Steam features
Trading cards
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian. Text only: Czech, Korean, Traditional Chinese.

Does Battlefield™ Hardline use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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