Nitro Battle Racing

Nitro Battle Racing

Saucecup Studios · June 20, 2025 · Racing, Sports, Combat Racing, Action, Driving

Nitro Battle Racing is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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Positive84% · 45
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Nitro Battle Racing price

Nitro Battle Racing is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About Nitro Battle Racing


Overtake and blast away your opponents in Nitro Battle Racing! In this arcade action racer, you will compete in exhilarating races either against AI, or your friends in up to 4-player split-screen multiplayer.

Race in a wide variety of environments! From dry deserts to neon lit cyberspace, and even all the way to mars, there is no telling where your racing career will take you.

Collect random powerups with race defining abilities such as the Rocket Booster which has enough power to pull you to the front of the pack.

Pick your favorite vehicle out of 12 unique karts each boasting their own unique stats to fit your preferred racing playstyle. Choose your favorite drift ability and play your way, whether you prefer to play aggressively with the Gatling Gun, defensively with your own Repair Tool, or simply want to zoom past your opponents with the Drift Boost. Whatever you choose just make sure you leave your opponents in the dust!
  • Up To 4-Player Local Split-Screen races
  • 12 Unique Karts and 3 Unique Drift Abilities
  • 9+ Random Powerups
  • 6 Unlockable Stages
  • 3 Difficulty Options for AI

This game was developed as a student project at DigiPen Institute of Technology and was created for educational purposes only. Please check out our publisher page for more information.

Nitro Battle Racing — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player, Online PvP, Split screen
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

This lightweight arcade racing game offers charm and accessibility, running well on low-end PCs with gameplay that draws inspiration from Mario Kart while maintaining its own identity. However, players report significant issues with multiplayer functionality being either broken or having a dead player base, which severely limits the experience for those seeking online competition.

Recommended Mar 14, 2026
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Not recommended Oct 5, 2025
Pointless. Multiplayer does not seem to work or is dead.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 26, 2026
Free, fun and well-made. A smaller rearview mirror and online multiplayer would be nice
Recommended Oct 25, 2025
a cool racing game, great for low end PCs
Recommended Sep 12, 2025
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Recommended Jul 24, 2025
no it's technically not "better than mario kart," but still a very cute little arcade racing game. you can tell where the inspiration is coming from but it's able to stand on it's own pretty well. what it lacks in polish it makes up for in charm :3

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