Drive Up

Quick Score: 3/5 Notes: I never played only up, and this is obviously an asset flip so i feel almost bad giving this an upvote, but this game is unironically kind of fun. Worth mentioning I played with a controller and got the speedrun achievement. The default control's are actually terrible IMO. Just use steams controller config to rebind to something that is actually playable.

Drive Up, developed and published by Astrasoft, is a physics-driven climbing challenge disguised as a driving game, built around a deceptively simple objective: reach the top without falling. Beneath that simplicity lies a deliberately unforgiving design philosophy that prioritizes precision, patience, and persistence over speed or spectacle. It belongs to a category of games that derive their identity from difficulty, asking players to accept failure as an essential part of progress rather than something to be avoided. The gameplay is centered on controlling a vehicle across a vertical, obstacle-filled environment composed of narrow platforms, steep inclines, and unstable surfaces. Movement is governed by a sensitive physics system that demands careful input—accelerating too aggressively or turning too sharply can easily result in losing control. Success depends on mastering subtle adjustments, learning how the vehicle responds to different terrains, and maintaining balance in situations where even the smallest mistake can undo minutes of progress. This creates a constant tension between advancement and risk, where every successful maneuver feels earned. What defines Drive Up mo…

not only is it VERY poorly put together but it uses a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ AI voice to deliver all of the dialogue with zero emotion or effort [more effort than the developer put into this game at least] and OF COURSE it is as unoptimised as possible, using the highest graphics preset on a very high end PC you can barely get 30 FPS. and using the normal preset doesnt get you much more somehow the controls suck really bad too avoid at all costs

mid

White-hot, unbridled rage simulator. This game took years off my life.

could do with an audio mixer in game as my god its loud and no way to change it but its fun and rage inducing sooooo ya know