Star Drift

EDIT (might be useful for new players): Just ignore Star Drift and buy Start Drift Evolution instead (called Super Star Drift below). *** I think it's about time I finally write a "review" about this game. If you take a look at the number of hours I've played this game, you can already probably tell that I like the game a lot. I actually liked the game a lot already back in February/March, although it was very rough around the edges at that time. I soon discovered that the game was actually developed by a single person (Catze). Since I saw potential in the game, and I liked the actual premise of a skill-based drifting racing game, I decided to join the Discord, and started giving out some suggestions on how to improve the game in several ways. But first, a step back: I had actually received a review code to review the game on the Italian webzine Outcast.it, but the more I played the game, the more I was interested in helping Catze creating a good and engaging game. The review could wait. Or even better: who cares about the review, when you can actually help someone making the top down racing game you would've always loved to play? After all, recent top down racing games all b…

This is a great game to play with friends!

How to ruin a perfectly good game ? At the core, you have a pretty decent drifting game, kind of similar to Absolute Drift (which I did recommend). The driving is rather good (though I think it was a bit better in Absolute Drift), you have plenty of different tracks (50 in normal mode, 50 more in hardcore though some are just reversed or with a slighly different layout) ranging from asphalt to ice, plenty of different cars, with different weigths, speeds, accelerations and grips. The goal is to score up tp 8 stars by track : - 4 for time trials (beat the normal and expert times, for 1 lap and for the overall race) - 3 for race against AI : finish 3rd or better, finish 1st, and 1st without any damage - 1 for a race against the police (chasing you). Getting stars unlock tracks, which are scattered on a world map, on which you drive to get from one track to the other. Time trial is perfectly fine and can be enjoyed on its own (at least on normal mode, where stars are rather easy to get). Multiplayer is dead (I've seen at most 3 people online, and that's probably including me), so forget about the corresponding achievements. Race against AI is a mess, as well as police chases. Fi…

Absolute beauty of a game. It isn't the arcady racing game that it looks like, it requires skill to win. In a nutshell this game is easy to learn, hard to master.

[h1]What's this?[/h1] Star Drift is a top-down racing game that may resemble other titles like Absolute Drift at first, but in reality it offers a quite different approach, with a big focus on online multi-player matches. [h1]Gameplay[/h1] Driving in Star Drift is fairly unique and requires a bit of practice to fully grasp it. It is definitely arcade-y, although it displays a fair amount of depth. Drifting, as the name suggests, is the main game mechanic that has to be mastered to acquire a competitive edge. A vast selection of cars, each with their own stats, paired with 100 tracks or so, really leaves much to experiment with. My advice is to spot which car works best for you first, then explore other options when racing on more advanced terrains like snow and ice. The single-player campaign can help in that regard, by presenting a pseudo-sandbox map filled with races and events, each with a list of secondary objectives that add some deal of replay value. However, the core of the game is clearly based upon online multi-player. Up to 20 players can compete simultaneously and I can confirm it works pretty well. Lobbies are easily customizable and offer some useful options like…

I don't play it much, but it's a really good game. Great for when you're trying to pass time or want to listen to music and relax while playing a game. The community is pretty awesome too. Overall pretty damn good especially for the price. Also they listen to the community and work on updates and bug fixes asap. When you get the game I'd recommend joining the discord server.