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Battlefield Hardline

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

Strategy. Speed. Story. These are the core pillars of Battlefield™ Hardline, a cops vs. criminals experience unlike any other.

First-Person Shooter

Player score

6.9/10

5,407 reviews

Released: 2015
Developer: DICE
Platforms: 5 systems
Critics: 71
Steam Deck: unsupported
Download: 60 GB

We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Battlefield Hardline?

Strategy. Speed. Story. These are the core pillars of Battlefield™ Hardline, a cops vs. criminals experience unlike any other.

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released	17 March 2015
Developer	DICE, Visceral Games
Publisher	Electronic Arts
Platforms	PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Genres	First-Person Shooter
Languages	12 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q16968699, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Battlefield Hardline received?

Players69%positive of 5,407 · Mixed

Metacritic71critic aggregate, PC

Achievements62on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
Capability	Support
Controller	full support
Cloud saves	No
Cross-platform play	No
Mod support	No official workshop
Online play	Yes
In-game purchases	No
Steam Deck	unsupported
Download size	60 GB
Add-on content	1 DLC listed
Age gate	17+

Content descriptors

Frequent violence or gore
General mature content

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$39.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Battlefield Hardline on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

Will not launch or install32 of 300 (11%)
It shouldn't even be available on Steam if you can't start the game from there,
Steam review, 10 May 2024 · 1 hours played · 80 readers marked it helpful
The problem is that browser interface is useless and doesn't even start the game most of the time.
Steam review, 18 October 2023 · 0 hours played · 59 readers marked it helpful
Crashes and freezes12 of 300 (4%)
I playe for maybe 5 mins before it crashed and can not get it to launch again.
Steam review, 10 May 2024 · 1 hours played · 80 readers marked it helpful
Unless it crashes, when you have to redo the experience.
Steam review, 22 June 2026 · 2 hours played · 24 readers marked it helpful
Launchers, accounts and anti-cheat10 of 300 (3%)
Game is "filled" (only 1 server is always online, rest of the browser is dead) with BF3-like sweatlords.
Steam review, 6 July 2025 · 6 hours played · 28 readers marked it helpful
its great game but [u]EA and their DRM just sucks[/u], can't run without internet and it runs through browser which makes it just frustrating.
Steam review, 9 May 2026 · 10 hours played · 7 readers marked it helpful
Performance and stutter9 of 300 (3%)
starting off, you will get dizzy from the developers' insane idea to lock the cutscenes to 30 fps.
Steam review, 4 May 2024 · 23 hours played · 17 readers marked it helpful
On top of that, frequent 30 FPS locks even outside the pre-rendered cutscenes.
Steam review, 7 July 2025 · 4 hours played · 12 readers marked it helpful

A further 15 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Battlefield Hardline

24 games overlap with Battlefield Hardline on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Battlefield 3, Battlefield 1 and Battlefield 4.

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Common questions about Battlefield Hardline

What platforms is Battlefield Hardline on?

Battlefield Hardline is available on PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One. It first released in 2015.

How much does Battlefield Hardline cost?

$39.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Battlefield Hardline?

69% of 5,407 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mixed. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Battlefield Hardline?

71 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does Battlefield Hardline work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Battlefield Hardline as unsupported on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

How big is the Battlefield Hardline download?

60 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.