About
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit is a 2010 arcade racing game developed by Criterion Games, the Burnout studio, and published by Electronic Arts. It reboots the classic Hot Pursuit formula with high-speed cop-versus-racer chases through the open roads of fictional Seacrest County, using takedowns, spike strips and roadblocks. The game introduced Autolog, an early social system that tracked friends' times and recommended challenges. Critically acclaimed at launch, it was delisted from Steam on 2020-10-05 when the Hot Pursuit Remastered version released.
Screenshots
Official store screenshots from Steam — deckport links them, never rehosts. Hover to pause; click to preview.
Identity
Launch
- Binary
- NFS11.exe
- Needs files
- none beyond the binary
Proton
- Version
- GE-Proton
- Winetricks
- —
- ProtonDB
- ProtonDB Silver runs with minor issues
⚙ Setup notes
Delisted: Delisted Steam game (appid 47870, removed 2020-10-05 alongside the Remastered).
Launch: Main exe is NFS11.exe — point the launcher at it, not Launcher.exe, to skip the EA/Origin shell.
Proton: Stock Steam Proton versions often refuse to launch it on Deck — install GE-Proton via ProtonUp-Qt and select it per-game (GE-Proton 9-25 confirmed working by the community); proton_experimental may also work after a Steam Deck update.
DRM: Uses Solidshield activation DRM plus Origin/EA online activation (not GFWL, not SecuROM). The Steam build wraps this in Steam DRM; expect a one-time online activation on first launch.
Display: Runs ~60 fps on Deck; capping the refresh to 50 Hz smooths the occasional dip.
Install: deckport only configures the prefix; it never bundles or links the game files.
The one thing to know
Supply your own copy: deckport links nothing. Delisted in 2020.
Proton: Community ProtonDB reports confirm it runs on Deck, but stock Proton frequently won't launch it — use GE-Proton (9-25 known good) via ProtonUp-Qt.
Controller: Gamepad support on the 2010 PC version is finicky — it recognizes pads as an Xbox controller but often needs help. Enable Steam Input and apply a community controller layout/fix if the Deck pad isn't detected in-menu.
DRM: Solidshield activation DRM plus Origin/EA online activation (not GFWL, not SecuROM); the Steam build adds Steam DRM. Expect a one-time online activation on first launch.
Crash fix: Known PC-side issue: the 'Business or Pleasure' mission can crash at checkpoints 18-19 — drop graphics to lowest to pass it.
Online: Autolog/online cop-vs-racer features depend on EA servers that are dead; single-player career is fully playable offline.
Community guides
Write-ups and threads from people who got this (or a similar) game running. deckport links to them — it doesn't reproduce them.
Get the artwork
deckport never hosts game images. Open this game on SteamGridDB, pick
the cover / hero / logo / icon you like, and drop them into the
game folder under .deckport-art/ before you push it to the
Deck. The importer files them under the right names automatically.
Run it on your Deck
Two files: the one-time importer (deckport.py) in your
Deck's home folder, and this game's install helper. Copy the game
into ~/Games and run the helper with Steam closed — it
writes the recipe (binary, launch options, Proton version)
and registers the shortcut with artwork.