Battlefield™ Hardline

Honestly it's the first time for me to play hardline, and i bought it only for the single player mode so I don't know anything about the multiplayer but i think its dead cuz i tried to play it but it's wasteland out there ! The single player mode is really so much fun and yeah shooting in this game is really really good and solid. In my opinion, single player mode in this game so underrated ! Finally>>> the most annoying thing about this game that you can't open it in normal way, i'll not say directly from steam launcher but you can't even launch it with EA launcher can you imagine, the only way to launch this game is from the web browser through ur EA account and it's so fking annoying and glitchy and laggy as fk !!

1.See all my childhood games on sale for dirt cheap 2. Buy BF3, 4 and Hardline 3. Install all of them 4. EA launcher install 5. Punkbuster AC install 6. Try to play Hardline campaign 7. Doesn't launch 8. Troubleshoot 9. Launches and runs like shit 10. Try to relaunch and it says i have an origin account when i don't. Better to refund the $6 i paid for the 3 games and never touch an EA product ever again. Guess ill go boot up my gen 1 PS4 if i want to play Battlefield.

Good game, but there's one unobtainable achievement and EA clearly doesn't care to fix it. Thumbs down will remain until that one is fixed (if that ever happens)

The greatest Battlefield multiplayer experience ever. People truly just hated on this game because it was different from what they used to play.

Game is good .but long cut scenes.worse is you can't skip them.i was thinking to play 2nd time but cut scenes make me to uninstall it .will never play

When you think of Battlefield, you think of tanks, jets, all-out war—and then Battlefield Hardline comes screeching onto the scene in a cop car. Swapping soldiers for SWAT teams and battlefields for bank heists, Hardline was a bold experiment. But bold doesn't always mean brilliant. Visceral Games, known more for horror (Dead Space) than shooters, took the reins from DICE and steered the franchise into urban crime drama territory. The result? A game that’s occasionally fun, often confused, and never quite comfortable in its own skin. Hardline’s single-player campaign tries something no Battlefield game had done before—it wants to be a crime drama. You play as Nick Mendoza, a Miami detective caught in a web of corruption, betrayal, and drug trafficking. Structured like a TV series (complete with "Previously on..." recaps), the campaign attempts to blend stealth, investigation, and shootouts. It's an ambitious shift from traditional war stories, and at times it works—especially in early episodes, where you're arresting suspects and gathering evidence rather than mowing down waves of enemies. But eventually, the game’s FPS roots overpower its detective ambitions, and the campaign devolves into a familiar rhythm of "enter room, take cover, shoot everyone." The tonal whiplash between wanting to be a good cop and the endless body count you rack up is hard to ignore. Still, credit where it’s due: the campaign tries something different, and the performances, especially from Benito Martinez and Kelly Hu, are solid. Multiplayer is where Battlefield has always lived and breathed—and Hardline tweaks the formula in interesting, if uneven, ways. What works: -New game modes like Heist, Blood Money, and Hotwire inject fresh energy. Heist feels like Payday with a Battlefield twist, and Hotwire (vehicle-based Conquest on speed) is surprisingly exhilarating. -Smaller, urban-focused maps support more intense, close-quarters combat, which feels distinct from traditional Battlefield. -Faster movement and gunplay give the game a more arcade-like feel, somewhere between Call of Duty and Battlefield. What doesn’t: -The theme wears thin fast. While the idea of cops vs. criminals is fun on paper, it lacks the scale, variety, and gravitas of military conflict. You can only rob so many vaults or escape in so many muscle cars before it all starts to blur. -Vehicles are limited and feel awkward. Swapping tanks for pickup trucks just isn’t the same, and the "Battlefield sandbox" feels compressed and less impactful. -The destruction, long a signature feature, is toned down, with fewer dynamic map-changing moments. Visceral clearly tried to innovate, but some of the core pillars of Battlefield—massive scale, military coordination, combined arms—are missing, and it shows. Visually, Hardline is solid. It runs well on the Frostbite 3 engine, with crisp lighting, detailed urban environments, and stylish cinematics. The TV drama vibe is reinforced by editing, music choices, and framing. The sound design, as expected from a Battlefield title, is top-tier. Guns crack with satisfying weight, and police radio chatter adds immersion. But while it's technically competent, Hardline doesn't have the iconic feel of classic Battlefield maps or moments. There’s no “Battle of the Bulge” here—just another shootout in a parking garage. Hardline received several updates and DLCs, but its player base dwindled fast. Released between Battlefield 4 and Battlefield 1, it struggled to find a foothold. Many fans viewed it as a side project rather than a true sequel—and EA seemed to agree, quickly pivoting back to military themes in future installments. That said, it deserves credit for trying something different. It’s a rare FPS that asks, "What if the battlefield wasn’t a battlefield?" Battlefield Hardline is a bold detour that gets points for creativity but stumbles in execution. Its cop drama campaign is refreshingly different but narratively uneven. Its multiplayer offers unique thrills but lacks the scale and depth long-time fans expect. It’s not a bad game—just one that never quite figures out who it’s for. Pros: -Ambitious, TV-style campaign structure -Fresh game modes like Heist and Hotwire -Tight, fast-paced multiplayer gunplay -Excellent sound design Cons: -Identity crisis between cop drama and war shooter -Underwhelming vehicles and map scale -Shallow multiplayer progression -Quickly overshadowed by other entries Rating: 7/10

Good campaign, don't give a shit about multiplayer. Nicely crafted, not great, not terrible. Felt like watching an action movie. The ending is satisfying. The main problem are unskippable cutscenes. That's a war crime against humanity.

the battlefield with different vibe. the campaign good, because not like usual army stuff they give us police stuff give story from different perspective. campaign is good and long. story not bad. BUT ITS ALL RUINS BECAUSE HOW BAD EA MAKE LAUNCHER. i need searching fix to launch the game at take almost 1 hours. and stupid punkbunkster anti virus who make the game stuck launch. and you know since they new EAapp broken they use browser to launch the game, like WTF. No wonder most people said [spoiler] better play pirates version to play this game than buy original game even at discount [/spoiler]. BTW this punkbuster problem also happen to BF 3 & 4. for launcher problem maybe all EA game got affect that.

got this for 95% off for 2$ and for that price its absolutely worth it. As this game is pretty bland and unimpressive, game looks great, seeing going down the city Miami was really cool, the story is pretty dumb and straight, you'll see the double crossing from a mile away. I don't mind playing the role of a corrupt cop but its done so poorly as there will be so many times where you will say "why would you do that? You did even try to cover your tracks" The arrest mechanic is cool for maybe an hour, as its nonsensical. The only benefit of arresting or tasing a ememy is to unlock new guns and attachments, its also overpowered as you can arrest up to three enemies at once, an enemy will have automatic machine guns and will surrender and drop their gun as you flash a badge point a pistol at them. Hilariously it still works the same way half through the story when you are not a cop anymore. Gunplay is decent, good variety of guns and attachments, enemies will throw poison gas and molotov cocktails to flush you out of cover. Stealth is cool for a while but sadly there is so suppressed guns so the only way is arresting of slient takedowns. Somehow there is a tank mission in a POLICE game, don't ask me why. Overall its okay dumb fun as long as you don't take it seriously, this was for sure a step back for battlefield

Seems pretty beginner friendly after a bit and fun so far, this game is a pretty disliked title from the battlefield franchise, I honestly still love it. I prefer the close quarters combat and lesser skilled/tamer player base, I also really like the idea and concept of the game, running in the open and not getting sniped 24/7 is also very nice. I honestly think this is one of the funnest battlefield games to me, it isn't too sweaty and is easier for new players after a way shorter time span compared to other battlefield games, the gameplay is genuinely fun and sometimes movie-like (hotwire gamemode). My favorite thing is probably the leveling/cash system, it feels way more rewarding and easier to advance in than the other Battlefield installments. There is flaws but I genuinely think it is better than what most people think, its also kinda dead.

Soild buy for the campaign alone. Got it for under £2, honestly would paid more and been find with it.

Well what about Battlefield Hardline, overlla ok, a bit over the top in many areas, making the story just fell like a crazy AA movie, but ok i guess. Gameplay it have a lot and from many things, stealth, gun blazing, tank, artillery, car chase, and soo on but they felt to ramm in to the story graphicly preatty interesting the skin in some character look really good for a 10 year old game, preatty surprise in some cut scenes Overall dosent beat Battlefield 3 or 4 not even close, but it definetly was something new to try it out, i will give it a 6.5 of 10 Online multiplayer is still active you will find at least 1 server, is just caotic, spawn points are just back and forward, or they are camping next to it not sure, i hate the progression style of unlocking weapons too slow , you will have to play a lot, and many of the other palyers are destroing you with a well improve weapon sooo no beginner friendly.

I played the closed and open beta, and I don't understand why we hated it so much (myself included). Now I'm like, 🗣️ Woop woop, that's the sound of da police🔥🎶

First game that leads me after clicking the "Play" button to a website... And in this website u need to choose a server or choose that u want to play the campaign... Crazy EA... crazy design... The "best" is... I wait and wait and nothing happens. Unplayable. 2€ wasted.

A disappointment right off the bat, even factoring in that this is a decade-old game currently on sale for two bucks. - Singleplayer FoV cannot be changed from the nauseatingly low 70° despite an FoV slider existing - The game crashes on launch nine times out of ten even when you try to launch it - The game needs to be launched through a web browser window instead of Steam - Crashes on the spot when alt-tabbing out - Zero visible errors to work with if you want to fix any of this The extremely narrow FoV is enough for me to recommend against the game, though the game's stability (or lack thereof) really solidifies this as borderline unplayable.

Idk how to explain this, but BF BC2/BF3/BF4 (i won't talk about the others, cuz they're "new", i'll just stick to the old games) Those games feel fresh compared to this.... The graphics did NOT age well at all, the gameplay feels off like it wants to be BF3 so bad, but can't.. Overall, single player is decent, but multiplayer feels cringe, and since the battlefield saga is mostly Multiplayer based, i will say that this is a no for me. I now understand why everyone always told me to not play this game, and i now understand the hate behind this only battlefield title... I've had players from Hardline tell me "it's not true, this game is the best", When in EU there are only 1 MAX 2 Servers being played. This player excuse? "well a lot of ppl like gta 4 multiplayer but the servers are almost dead too" BROTHER GTA 4 is mostly an offline experience... Are we good? Or "well BF BC2 servers are almost dead too but the game is still amazing" They literally play BF BC2 more than they play this game... (AND keep in mind that BF BC2 server are closed, you can only play the game trough a fanmade client, but STILL more ppl plays that game more than HardLine) EU servers for BF3/BF4 too, are still FULL of players (keep in mind HardLine got released after BF4... That alone explains a LOT) I swear, ppl are cooked, burnt to a crisp.

And in an unsurprising turn of events, the whole police department is corrupt. What a shocking turn of events...

multiplayer is pretty dead, but the sp is good

the story sucked, the multiplayer is completely dead.

A good game with a very good story campaign.

not a huge war game but sstll fun gameplay

good campaig very fun story

underrated game

good tho its a dead game

Og game

nice.

8/10

this is not battlefield

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