Burnout Paradise is a 2008 developed by and published by for , and . It was also released on the and via 's . It was later added to the libraries of and titles and was made with the in November 2016. It is the first game in the to be released on Microsoft Windows.
Paradise's gameplay is set in the fictional "Paradise City", an in which players can compete in several types of races. Players can also compete online, which includes additional game modes, such as "Cops and Robbers". Several free game updates introduce new features such as a time-of-day cycle and motorcycles. The game also features paid in the form of new cars and the fictional "Big Surf Island".
The game was very well received upon release, with aggregate score sites reporting an average score of 88% and reporting an average score of 88 out of 100. The game won several awards in 2008, with , and all awarding it Best Driving Game. Reviewers felt the game had an excellent sense of speed, and praised the gameplay, a first for the Burnout series. Burnout Paradise is considered to be one of the .
A remastered version, titled Burnout Paradise Remastered, which includes all downloadable content (except the Time Savers Pack) and support for higher-resolution displays, was released on 16 March 2018 for and , and on 21 August for Windows via EA's platform. The online service for the original version of the game was permanently discontinued in August 2019. The remastered version for with refreshed online servers was released on 19 June 2020