Inertial Drift

has a bit of a learning curve but really fun once you overcome it

Solid game! beat the story in 61 minutes. Have yet to use all the cars or beat all the challenges, etc.

Fun and simple arcade racer experience.

Pretty short. Story is cheesy.

If you like arcade racers, this isn't up to 'Horizon Chase' standards IMO, but it's trying to do its own thing, which I respect.

there are cars that control like shit so much it will make you question if your controller is plugged in

baller

twin stick drifting is so cool

pls add a sw20 mr2

So much fun as an arcade racer and totally worth my time. figuring out how each car drives keeps the game interesting and challenging with the different match-ups that come up.

If you like initial D, you CAN'T miss out on this. If you don't know what initial D is, go watch it.

good

inertial Drift is a lovely arcade racer with a fantastic control scheme that makes it worth the price for that reason alone. Let alone the lovely cell shaded vehicles.
However:
- I wish that the HUD displayed sector times, similar to how F1 does so I can track my performance, especially in time attack.
- I would love for the characters and story to be a bit less cringe. Theres so much you could do with illegal street racing.
- In any sequel, I do NOT EVER ! want an open world game!

This is a fantastic gem of a game truly like no other. I play a lot of racing games and each one makes me unlearn and relearn my muscle memory when I switch between them, but in Inertial Drift every single car requires you to do that to some extent (On top of the unique separate drift and steer sticks that every car boasts). At first this was really annoying and it pissed me off, but after taking a break and coming back to it, with some help from a friend who is very good at the game, I've fallen back in love with it!

It almost turns the racing genre into a strategy game, learning how each car operates and then deciding what inputs to use for each type of turn. The game involves a lot of repetition which would annoy me in other racing games, but the uniqueness of each car and the satisfaction of finally figuring out how to get that gold time makes it fun for me.

I don't seek out the sort of anime drifting car aesthetic, but the vibes in this game are amazing, the visuals, sound design and music are amazing, the only shame is that there isn't more racetracks and audio tracks - but for what there is its amazing. If I wasn't focussing on optimising my lines so much it would be a very serene experience.

The game is slightly rough around the edges, with some minor glitches that don't impact gameplay much, but that's completely excusable for this size of a game. I really appreciate the inclusion of a story with the biggest diversity interesting characters I've seen that develop through each campaign. However, I think its kinda dumb how in 1v1 races opponents are always supportive of you no matter what, there's maybe like 20 characters in the whole game and only one has the gall to be a little boastful when they overtake you instead of consoling you for falling behind. A very superficial downside though. Honestly the saddest part is since it's a very small indie game, the multiplayer is totally dead, though that means getting into a race with a friend is very easy!

I haven't bought the DLC yet but I plan on doing so in the future. If this game is on sale then I implore you to try it! Even if you end up getting overwhelmed by all the different control schemes of each car like I did, the first two difficulty levels in the campaign are very easy to get a hold of and fun and unique racing game experiences!

Tried this game for the first time and WOW this game is so much fun! I was kinda skeptical about then twin-stick drifting but it really works, and feels natural! The game looks phenomenal, the controls are tight and responsive, and the racing feels really good. The story mode is nothing super special, but the characters are nice and it keeps the game going. This game feels like if Ridge Racer Type 4 and Initial D had a baby. It's wonderful, get it.

Nice to have a little story mode to introduce you to the game's mechanics, after which I feel like I've barely scratched the surface. The twin stick steering feels very novel and will he very hard to master - there is clearly a high skill ceiling and a huge amount of depth. Would recommend if you're nostalgic for PS1-era racers.

weeeeeee

I own this game physically on Switch, PS4, and PS5; 100 percented it on Xbox, and now playing it here on Steam! Love this game, couldn't recommend it more!

PLEASE PLEASE MAKE A SEQUEL OR MORE DLC!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good game! Needs improvements.. Still, very enjoyable!

Its a really cool game but for some reason it would crash after 5-10 mins of gaming so I couldn't really play it :(

Can we please get a restart button on races?

1000th review

Fun arcade racing with friends in couch coop or setting PB. Innovative drifting mechanics

After playing the story it sucked, noting else to really do, i want my money back

awesome mechanics horrible character design and story.

Fun

TLDR: MUST PLAY if you like Initial D or old racing games.

The vibes in this game are immaculate. Nice jungle-esque soundtrack takes me back to the 2000s, and the lively car animations and vfx look straight out of anime like Wangan or Initial D again.

The unique control scheme actually feels really expressive, particularly in some of the quirky cars like Ibba's. I LOVE how each car controls very differently, almost as if from different games:
- Edward has full control of his car's drift angle, like it's a miata or smth;
- Ada doesn't gain too much corner angle from steering or braking, she has to release throttle instead;
- Viv, on the other hand, gains more angle when braking;
- Ibba is the complete opposite, his brakes -straighten out- his car, and the throttle locks his angle.
Cars outside the story campaign fit inside or between these archetypes, there's 16 of them.

Story Mode is very simple, the dialogue is not too deep, but I enjoyed how each of the 4 characters' journeys is also the journey of learning how their car controls, how they deal with 90° corners, chicanes and hairpins, if they need to brake early or late, release or press throttle to keep angle etc. It starts very easy for a veteran but if you complete one story you can play any others on Xtra Spicy (hard). There are also hidden "platinum" medals for some stages.

Game has a bunch of modes, there's a challenge mode with admittedly few scenarios, but story mode and arcade present a many cool race types. There's the usual TA, vs Ghost and vs Racer, but also a "Spirit Battle"-like mode in Duel, a score attack drift mode in Style, an Endurance mode that plays like Ridge Racer with checkpoints and clock, and a funny mode called Precision to hit as many cones in the stage as you can.

If you're a veteran and want a challenge, do a few races with Edward, then complete the story with Ada or Ibba. Then play Edward on hard mode.

If you like arcade modes with variety and grinding all medals this game is very much worth the price tag, if you don't and are just gonna play the story and try achievements it still goes on sale every year so I'd wait for that. If you like Initial D Arcade Stage, or the NFS 2015 game, or NFS Carbon's canyon runs and drift events, you should absolutely give this new control scheme a try, it's kinda dumb on some cars but really fun in others.

Looking forward to play the DLC, I saw Turbo worked on the soundtrack for that one!

jogasso

vroom vroom mfers, then u beat game and then you become more people and then yeah. very fun :thumbs up:

this game has given me special experiences and people and memories i'll never forget, this game and its beautiful and passionate lil dedicated community got me into time attack and speedrunning, made me feel i have a lil place in this world where i belong and feel at home that gave me the motivation and passion and kindness to learn and improve and help me grow as a human being

if you want to learn from the helpful and kind community and dedicate your time, this game has an amazing and rewarding sense of flow, growth, and improvement, and will reward your learning, muscle memory, and passion, there is nothing like the feeling of seeing how far you've journeyed and how much you've improved and everything you've accomplished, the feeling of honestly, genuinely, and sincerely believing in yourself

Very fun vibe, very rewarding

Pretty solid arcade-like experience reminiscent of Inital D arcade cabinet games. Controlling cars with two sticks can be a new experience but can be understood fairly easily with easier cars. Car variations also bought more playtime to this. However, there are only few tracks and the game is too short. If they added modding support (for more tracks) this would be my new "pick-up from time to time game". Soundtrack was ok.

It looked way better in the trailer, gameplay is not as engaging as I expected.

My type of game. Plays much better with PlayStation controller. It would be interesting to see sequel.

Definetly not worth 20€ and goes on big sales sometimes, so wait for a sale. Very enjoyable game with the best drifting mechanics ever created, however every single level is either piss easy or makes you want to scrape your skin off impossible, but most of them let you through even if you lose so you can unlock all the fun cars. Except for Viv's time attack (2nd level) in the city is complete bullshit and I'm tired of sweating my ass off trying to get the time. I've completed all other stories except Viv's and it was really fun, but the soundtrack was kinda lackluster except for the DLC.

Inertial Drift is basically:
Son: Mom, can we have Initial D Arcade Stage arcade machine?
Mom: We have Initial D Arcade Stage at home.

However, it's more than that, the dual-stick drifting control scheme is solid!
As far as I know, I don't recall any other racing games with this unique system. Kudos to the devs for this!
Also love the synthwave/vaporwave aesthetic & soundtracks, it really is a treat for nostalgic individuals like me.

But there 2 negative things I had to say unfortunately, but all is subjective.
1st, some Viv's story mode sections are borderline impossible, maybe it's just my skill issue.
2nd, some unlockable cars handling are downright painful & difficult to control, wish there's a customization & modding system other than simply changing colours.

Highly recommended getting this on a sale.
As for the DLC, I can't say anything as I don't own it, but I am pretty sure is great extra content for an otherwise great street racing game.

I like the vibe in this game.
It remind me of playing ridge racer (PSP) and initial D (PS2) when I was a kid.
Great Job 😊

The best street racing drifting indie game I've played, drifting mechanic is really run and taking good lines has depth.
On the cons, it has some difficulty peaks on the highest difficulty (nothing impossible) and could be better with more track variety.

Физика дрифта и оптимизация полная хуйня, взял на распродаже за 30₽, уже жалею что вообще какие-то деньги на это потратил

Peak gaming.

yes

yea

Very fun and interesting drift style arcade game. The game-play loop is very fun and rewarding. The artstyle is reminiscent to that of Initial D, which I like about the game. The controls are very different to any other racing game I've played, but also feel very intuitive after the first 30 minutes. All the cars drive very differently, and takes time to master each one. The story itself will probably only take about 1-2 hours on each character, however there is much more to do in the game such as arcade, challenges to unlock more cars, a Grand Prix which is 5 challenges for each car, a more difficult version of the story "Xtra Crispy", and a DLC which introduces 4 new cars, new challenges, and a few new tracks.
Overall, after putting 40 hrs into the game and getting 100% of the achievements,
I can say I definetely recommend this game if you're looking for a relaxing, arcade style drifting game that's addicting and fun.
Story [3/10]
Visuals [8/10]
Gameplay [9.5/10]
Controls [8/10]
DLC [7/10]
Replayability [9/10]
Overall [10/10]

not bad

An enjoyable racing game with a fun attitude and interesting mechanic for drifting. Clearly this is what everyone's typically talking about in rating it, so here's my take:

• you get used to it super fast. It sounds like it would be weird, but it's really intuitive (at least on the beginner cars)
  
• different cars handle differently, and the triggers for drift change. Some you just need to press the stick, some need a quick brake, some need a quick let-off of the gas. Combine this w. the faster speeds, and the cars all feel quite different.
  
• it didn't feel like there was a lot of instruction on how to drift with the faster cars, so you're left trying to figure it out, making that part feel un-intuitive and frustrating
  
• the differences in handling really change the experience of the race. The beginner car is really easy, so it's super fun. as you move up, it becomes more about precision.
  

• unlocks are frequent, keeping me interested to keep playing
  
[*]inclusive character design makes me happy

It can be really relaxing, and its visually beautiful without needing much pc power to pull it off, reccomending this game to any racing game fans

Great fun little easy to pick up hard to master little arcade racer, I'm really enjoying this and it's promising and enjoyable mastery curve.

The game is great, just needs macOS support

Drifting and chilling. A relaxing drift racing game, with a cozy context.

Inertial Drift is a sleeper hit of an arcade racer a diamond in the rough that has a lot potential every car is unique and has a drive style a kin to fighting games. my favorite mode on paper are duels since it every similar to the old Wangan midnight games having health bars but it a bit flawed due to the races all set in starting line and not in a crawl speed of 80mph. the problem stems that power cars can get an easy leg up in the early start of the race which most of the tracks start in straights nimble type which can hold there own in later segments of the tracks can't shine unless you're on the DLC tracks. Races are set up like the Initial D arcade games and the whole vibe of Inertial Drift is inspired by ID with hints of Wangan here and there all that missing is a rock ost as well.

The story while set up like Ridge Racer type 4 is alright but wished it had more substance then just 4 friends in summer racing and try to become pros & meeting ppl that have similar happy vibes since in some way the story is set up as it a competition but everyone is very lax about it all and it lacks the "why I Drive" motive or the twist and turns of it drama that but Initial D and Wangan are known for that is having complex characters that can & will cause conflicts. by all mean the gameplay is great but requires some learning curves with each car and the only time you can see the stats of the cars in the game are in grand prix and challenge which to be fair is a only critical flaw when playing with friends in split screen, the minor flaws like having no impact with each racer and only being 1 vs 1 limits the races as 4 player free for and 2 vs 2 modes would give so much more life to the competitive aspects of Inertial Drift as the online is a bit hard to find anyone nowadays.

If there ever is going to be a Sequel to Inertial Drift I hope the Devs take inspiration from Wangan Midnight and Initial D and their arcade cabinets. 4 player mode would be the creme de la creme, & rouge like highway grit racing mode with actual traffic with collision would be cool. Mirco tuning with cars having a "drift", "balance", "grip" and "extreme drift/grip" type of each car and body modding to be a possible addition would increase the replay value in modes since no two cars will play the same as well as be a nod to car tune cult that is part of street racing.

I really do love this game and I'd be hyped to see ID2 be thing but as it stand Inertail Drift is a good game worth trying out and telling others to hop onif the like arcade racer like wangan midnight and initial D

This feels so good to play once you get the hang of it. It's probably the most I've enjoyed the act of just driving in a game, going round lap after lap in practice or time trial mode, especially once you start shaving seconds off your times. The Ridge Racer Type 4 vibes are exceptional (although it plays more like OutRun 2), and there's so much variety to the cars that mastering each one feels like a game in itself.

It's worth knowing exactly what this game is though. It's not a racing game. You don't do any racing against real opponents - even in the story mode the one-on-one races are against ghosts (explained in the game as all the cars having anti-collision technology). So in essence, you're doing a series of time trials with different dressing.

Hot

Boring with boring characters.