Synthwave Driver

The concept is good (although an obvious copycat of Retrowave), the maps are cool, the gameplay is fun, the progression can be milked for a while... So why am I not recommending this? Simple: This game... Runs like absolute garbage! You can see my specs, my PC is most definitely above average. Well, guess what? Even running the game at the LOWEST settings and setting its render resolution to 1080p (I have a 4K monitor), it runs like absolute trash! Not only do I get far fewer FPS than even on AAA, very demanding titles, the game keeps stuttering and freezing, to a point where it's completely unplayable. Sometimes it will run better, but most of the time, it doesn't. Hell, it lags and stutters even on the main menu screen. So yeah, cool concept, but even if it were free (which it isn't), I just couldn't recommend a game that simply doesn't run correctly. Especially when it's such a small, basic game with little to render. EDIT: Stuttering seems mostly gone now, frame rate is still abysmally low though. Hope it improves in the future.

Possible asset flip, as it shares many assets and ui with Retrowave (from RewindApp, also a known asset flipper). Game itself is okay, but like someone else said, 100% achievements don't count to your profile, and it is stuck in early access with no updates. Also controller support is pretty bad and non-native

I spent 99p on this. Game may well be abandoned. This is a Retrowave clone. Use mouse to deal with main menu. Controller works once you start racing. Free migraine if : You don't turn down brightness & contrast. Easy to 100%. [i]Game does not count in Steam Showcase.[/i] No reason to return once you do. 5 types of racing. 10 different tracks. Rain on or off. It's just meh.

A surprisingly short game but for only $2 on sale I feel I got my money’s worth and enjoyed the experience. Plays a lot like Retrowave but with a few tweaks and some technical issues. The Good (+) I like the presentation more than Retrowave (+) I like the variety of music more than Retrowave (+) The maps are nice – vapor wave is my favorite (+) Building a garage was a nice distraction (+) Got all the achievements in about 45 minutes The Meh (/) Can’t get rid of HUD during Endless with no traffic. Would’ve liked to for better screenshots. (/) Steering seems a little slow and clunky at times, but can be fixed slightly. The Bad (-) Lag spikes. This killed my experience early on but after a while it stopped showing up (-) As of this review the game is still in EA and has been so for about 12 months. Game might be unofficially done. Entertaining for the price. Better and not as great as Retrowave in some regards but I enjoyed this one. Get it on sale and you won’t be disappointed.

Unfinished. At the time of writing, the last (and only...) early access update was 12 months ago. Please fix cockpit view of cars dimming the lighting compared to other camera views. Makes the game too dark and therefore cockpit view unusable in 2 out of 3 cars I bought. Please fix the missing labels on certain menu options. And the glitching menus requiring you to leave the page and come back to reload it; even the game quit confirmation is bugged the same way sometimes. Please improve the ugly garage and its lame customisations; who's going to change the texture of a wall of a regular building with windows into abstract neon lines? It simply doesn't fit. And what's with the wheel depth of the Suburban Mammoth? Why does the Traffic setting not actually noticeably change the amount of traffic? Why is the max amount of steering only ~35-40 degrees?

I would love more updates.