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Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box

Open-world arcade racing through city streets with crashes and stunts

Criterion Games · Published by Electronic Arts · Released Mar 12, 2009

Racing

Reviews
Very Positive
87% of 14K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
100% of 14 in 30 days
Players
24
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
1 GB RAM · 4 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 87/100 (critic reviews)

What is Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box?

An open-world arcade racing game set in Paradise City. You drive cars and motorcycles between events, jump ramps, smash billboards, and work toward a Burnout license.

For you if...

  • +you like fast driving and crashing into rival cars
  • +you enjoy exploring a city between racing events
  • +you prefer driving to cutscenes and story missions

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer fixed race routes over open-world navigation
  • −you dislike repeating events to unlock more cars

What players say

87% of 14,380 reviews are positive · 100% of 14 in the last 30 days

Players praise the fast driving, vehicle crashes, and soundtrack. Recent complaints focus on crashes to desktop and startup or sign-in problems; some players also find the city hard to navigate.

Players over time

▼ -7% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 24 players on Nov 7, 2026.

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Oct 22, 20269
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Oct 4, 202612
Oct 3, 202614
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Oct 1, 202613
Sep 30, 202611
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Sep 28, 202618
Sep 27, 202620
Sep 26, 20269
Sep 25, 202611
Sep 24, 202612
Sep 23, 20269
Sep 23, 20269
Sep 22, 202620

Screenshots and trailer

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Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

Processor
2.8 GHz Pentium 4 XP / 3.2 GHz Pentium 4 Vista
Graphics
DirectX 9.0c compatible with Shader Model 3.0, requires 128 MB or more and contain one of these chipsets: Nvidia 6600 or greater, Radeon X1300 or greater
Memory
1 GB RAM XP / 1.5 GB Vista (2 GB recommended)
Storage
4 GB of free space or more

Does Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.

Does Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English.

Does Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box 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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