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Battlefield™ Hardline cover art

Battlefield™ Hardline

DICE · Electronic Arts · 2020-06-11

SteamEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Mar 17, 2015 (Xbox One), Mar 17, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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

17
playing now
69%
positive of 5.4k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
8h
time to beat (IGDB)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

17 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Battlefield Hardline is a 2015 first-person shooter game developed by Visceral Games and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in March 2015 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. It is the fourteenth installment in the Battlefield series. Hardline focuses on crime, heist and policing elements instead of warfare. Upon release, the game received a mixed critical reception, with critics praising the game's multiplayer mode, accessibility and voice acting, while criticizing the narrative and stealth gameplay. It was the final Battlefield game to be released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms and also the last game to be developed by Visceral Games before the company shut down in 2017.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 17 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 588 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~74/week).
  • · Review velocity down 32% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 108k–243k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,397 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at EA Store (2025-03-13)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 7 of 9 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
17817820202026Week of 2020-06-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 135 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 26 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

8052026-08-07 00:00 — 22 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 31 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 55 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 36 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 34 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 75 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 29 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 37 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 80 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 23 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 16 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 73 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 35 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 29 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 56 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 24 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 31 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 64 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 32 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 20 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 39 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 21 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 16 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 46 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 30 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-28 03:00 — 7 players2026-08-29 11:00 — 22 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 17 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$0.002015-01-012026-08-262015-01-01 — best price $59.992015-04-03 — best price $47.992015-05-18 — best price $40.192015-06-09 — best price $40.192015-07-28 — best price $24.002015-11-08 — best price $29.992015-12-28 — best price $14.992016-04-11 — best price $19.992016-07-07 — best price $17.392017-06-09 — best price $4.992018-12-06 — best price $7.992019-06-20 — best price $19.992019-12-11 — best price $4.992020-02-10 — best price $19.642020-05-11 — best price $19.992020-06-09 — best price $19.992020-07-14 — best price $17.992020-07-31 — best price $17.992020-08-26 — best price $17.992020-09-21 — best price $17.992020-10-20 — best price $17.992020-11-07 — best price $17.992020-11-25 — best price $9.992020-12-23 — best price $4.992021-01-20 — best price $19.992021-02-09 — best price $9.992021-03-11 — best price $18.992021-03-28 — best price $17.882021-04-23 — best price $17.882021-05-17 — best price $17.992021-08-20 — best price $4.992022-02-07 — best price $8.002022-05-03 — best price $19.992022-11-01 — best price $19.992023-09-25 — best price $19.992024-05-13 — best price $19.992024-11-27 — best price $4.992025-07-28 — best price $1.992026-08-26 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3241492026-05-28 — 186 pageviews2026-05-31 — 204 pageviews2026-06-03 — 225 pageviews2026-06-06 — 240 pageviews2026-06-09 — 203 pageviews2026-06-12 — 173 pageviews2026-06-15 — 166 pageviews2026-06-18 — 205 pageviews2026-06-21 — 258 pageviews2026-06-24 — 284 pageviews2026-06-27 — 272 pageviews2026-06-30 — 202 pageviews2026-07-03 — 199 pageviews2026-07-06 — 235 pageviews2026-07-09 — 237 pageviews2026-07-12 — 206 pageviews2026-07-15 — 194 pageviews2026-07-18 — 193 pageviews2026-07-21 — 211 pageviews2026-07-24 — 189 pageviews2026-07-27 — 217 pageviews2026-07-30 — 170 pageviews2026-08-02 — 193 pageviews2026-08-05 — 189 pageviews2026-08-08 — 222 pageviews2026-08-11 — 207 pageviews2026-08-14 — 184 pageviews2026-08-17 — 198 pageviews2026-08-20 — 191 pageviews2026-08-23 — 212 pageviews2026-08-25 — 230 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
58%
earned "On the Job"
6.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading Cards1 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Player tags

FPSPvPWarGoreCrimeActionShooterViolentTacticalAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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