Barely Racing
Fragile Software · 2023 · Combat Racing, Top-Down, Multiplayer, Racing, 4 Player Local
PC
Positive85% · 20
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About Barely Racing
Barely Racing is an isometric view racing game, inspired strongly by Death Rally and other old-school racing games. However, we spiced it up a bit with online play and weapon choice.
FEATURES
LOCAL AND ONLINE MULTIPLAYER
This game is meant to be played with your friends. Don't hesitate to challenge them. It is not a surprise that games like these are best enjoyed in multiplayer.
MULTIPLAYER MODES
HOW TO WIN A RACE?
Well, you need to be the first one to cross the finish line. If you have anyone in front of you, use dem rockets and machine gun. If you have someone behind, just drop a mine, they'll do the rest.
DRIFTY DRIVING MODEL
We don't drive trams here, so expect some drift. It's post apocalypse anyways. No new tires have been produced.
THAT IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW. POUR THE GASOLINE AND START RAMMING!
FEATURES
- 7 cars, with color customization.
- 9 tracks, with reverse variant, across 3 biomes.
- Machine guns, rockets, and mines are your weapon of choice.
- Game is primarily made to be played in split screen, but there is a story mode too.
- Online multiplayer is supported, but it is peer to peer, which means your online match quality highly depends on the person who created the server.
- Single player story where you race to win the cups?
LOCAL AND ONLINE MULTIPLAYER
This game is meant to be played with your friends. Don't hesitate to challenge them. It is not a surprise that games like these are best enjoyed in multiplayer.
MULTIPLAYER MODES
- Race - just a regular race like any other. Addition of mines, rockets and machine guns, might change that experience a bit.
- Mine Tag - good old tag game, but this time you carry a mine that has a timeout. Better hurry up to touch (tag) someone before it explodes.
- Flag Chase - take the flag and hold it as much as possible.
- Football - soccer + cars.
- Deathmatch - wreckfest, just destroy every car you see
HOW TO WIN A RACE?
Well, you need to be the first one to cross the finish line. If you have anyone in front of you, use dem rockets and machine gun. If you have someone behind, just drop a mine, they'll do the rest.
DRIFTY DRIVING MODEL
We don't drive trams here, so expect some drift. It's post apocalypse anyways. No new tires have been produced.
THAT IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW. POUR THE GASOLINE AND START RAMMING!
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
The driving feel is good and enjoyable. The car behavior leans toward drifting driving style, you always have a sense of vehicle control. The AI opponents are excellent, providing challenging and fun races against them. At the beginning, all tracks are unlocked, and each race takes place on a different track. It may take some time to learn them. Gradually introducing new tracks could be better. However, it’s not essential to memorize them to be able drive them well and have fun. Before each race, you’re offered three track options to choose from, so that also helps. The menus are somewhat cluttered, could be done a bit better but I didn't have any issues. During races, information is placed in the corners of the screen, requiring you to divert your attention from the race to check your energy and ammunition.3 found this helpful
Fantastic throwback to early 90s and those little cars we used to play on Amiga and Amstrad CPC464 and Atari. Pure pleasure.1 found this helpful
Cool game! Reminds me of the Micro Machines but with slightly more realistic driving1 found this helpful
sorry but it's way too underwhelming...I can see what it wants to be but it is not even halfway there. The tracks are very small and our cars are so slidey for no reason. You are incentivized to destroy your opponents but it takes forever and a half to kill them. For a game that is based on fast races and such, you barely need to shoot them. Just win a bunch of races in a row and you'll have the money needed to beat the game in a few tries of the cups.
What a sick concept, keep developing it guys, this is awesome
Death race nostalgia... I loved it... I'd keep it but physics of rubber bands is killing it. I really tried but being bounced half the track while going 10kmh or being stopped and reveresed randomly on turns is ridicoulous. It really need more love before being published.
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