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Hotshot Racing

Developer
Sumo Digital
Publisher
Curve Digital
Released
10 September 2020
Age rating
PEGI 7
UK price
£3.19

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Genres: racing , indie , arcade

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.

Best gaming PC for Hotshot Racing in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Hotshot Racing today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Curve Digital on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.

Minimum Recommended
OS Windows 7 64 Bit / newer Windows 10 64-bit
CPU Intel Core i3 4130T (2.9GHz) / AMD FX 6300 (3.5 GHz) Intel i5 – 8600K (3.6 GHz) / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X (3.6 GHz)
RAM 4 GB 8 GB
GPU Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 (1GB) / AMD Radeon HD 7870 (1GB) Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 (2GB) / AMD Radeon RX 570 (2GB)
Storage 8 GB 12 GB
DirectX 11 11

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Hotshot Racing?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i5 – 8600K (3.6 GHz) / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X (3.6 GHz) and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 (2GB) / AMD Radeon RX 570 (2GB), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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