Absolute Drift

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Absolute Drift is a single player casual racing game. It was developed by Noodlecake and was released on August 1, 2018. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Absolute Drift is a game where you can master the art of drifting, with 6 unique cars to drive and customize. It features 3 game modes, 34 levels, and 5 free-roaming areas, as well as online leaderboards and local replays. With a variety of challenges, events, and midnight events, Absolute Drift offers 3+ hours of clean drum & bass and electronic music and supports MFi controllers.

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Single-Player

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67%

Audience ScoreBased on 467 reviews

gameplay8 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

The game is incredibly fun and rewarding once you get used to the controls, making it a great drifting experience.
The graphics and overall aesthetic of the game are impressive, contributing to an enjoyable gameplay experience.
The physics engine is well-designed, providing a challenging yet satisfying drifting mechanic that players can master over time.

The controls are frustratingly unresponsive and poorly designed for touch screens, making the game difficult to play.
Many players experience frequent crashes and bugs, particularly when trying to access certain features or levels.
The tutorial is inadequate, leaving players confused about the mechanics and objectives, which can lead to a steep and discouraging learning curve.

graphics
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game are generally praised for their aesthetic appeal and artistic style, contributing to an enjoyable and scenic experience. However, players have noted issues with performance, including lag and choppy visuals, particularly in larger areas, which detracts from the overall enjoyment. While the graphics may be low in some aspects, they are often complemented by a strong physics engine that enhances the driving experience.
- “The game is aesthetically pleasing and has great style.”
- “Very well made with the graphics, car handling, and overall experience is very enjoyable and scenic.”
- “Low graphics, but they are entirely made up for by the phenomenal physics engine, which brings challenging and realistic driving in a high-speed quick reaction environment, which I love!”
- “The game seems quite heavy on resources; is it possible to give better graphics but less lag?”
- “Without blocks, graphics are still choppy :/”
- “FOV is too big even on 50; it slows the graphics down a lot when in large areas.”
gameplay
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is characterized by its challenging mechanics, which can be frustrating for new players but ultimately rewarding once mastered. While some users praise the core gameplay and its engaging art and music, others criticize the controls as poorly designed and difficult to navigate. Overall, the game offers a unique drifting experience that appeals to those willing to invest time in learning its intricacies.
- “Loved the PC version, core mechanics are amazing and the game is incredibly fun and visually appealing.”
- “Once you learn the mechanics, it's really satisfying and fun to play!”
- “Other than that, amazing gameplay and awesome JDM culture!”
- “I was trying to understand the mechanics of the game, never passing the tutorial.”
- “This game controls terribly; the buttons are bad, the gameplay is bad, and these are not playable. If you want a hard drifting game, try Jelly Drift by Dani_dev. The difference is that the controls are designed to be frustrating and difficult but wacky in Jelly Drift. In this game, they just felt terrible; they didn't feel like they were purposely difficult, they felt like garbage. In all honesty, I played for 2 minutes and could keep going on how bad the gameplay is.”
- “Hard to learn the mechanics but gets easy when you get the hang of it, and it's totally worth it.”
story
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story aspect of the game is criticized for being underdeveloped and plagued by bugs, with players reporting missing missions and progression issues. While there are some interesting narrative elements, such as learning about the origins of drifting, the overall experience is hindered by technical problems and a lack of engaging content. Players express a desire for more missions and rewards to enhance the storytelling experience.
- “As far as story goes, I saw a statue spit some facts, learned where drifting originated, and the statue said I will become the master.”
- “Encountered a bug in which I have had 3 missions left in the third world, being stuck with no way to progress except reset the car.”
- “As far as the story goes, I saw a statue spit some facts, learned where drifting originated, and the statue said I will become the master.”
- “I can't find any more missions in world 1, but it still says I am missing one mission to proceed.”
music
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is widely praised for its quality and contribution to the overall experience, with many reviewers highlighting the excellent soundtrack and art. While some players feel that more energetic tracks would enhance the game further, the existing music is considered a strong point, complementing the visually appealing design. However, the game's controls, particularly for drifting, have received criticism, which somewhat detracts from the enjoyment of the music.
- “Good: nice color palette, design and soundtrack.”
- “Visually it's a nice game with good music.”
- “Music is excellent though.”
stability
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The stability of the game is severely criticized, with multiple users reporting frequent crashes, freezing issues, and an inability to start events or challenges. Despite its fun gameplay, many players refuse to continue until these bugs are resolved, as the game often fails to load properly. Overall, the game's stability issues significantly detract from the user experience.
- “Now it keeps crashing every time I try to start an event. I re-downloaded a month later and the game is still buggy and terrible.”
- “The game crashed and freezes my phone. It's a fun game, but I refuse to play until this is fixed since I can't even start any challenges.”
- “Once I click free roam, the game freezes on the loading screen, and then when I click anywhere on the screen, the game closes.”
monetization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization aspect of the game is polarizing, with some users praising its beautiful design and absence of ads, while others criticize it for being overwhelmed by excessive advertisements.
- “Way too many ads.”
- “Fun but just too many ads.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization has received significant criticism, with users highlighting poor performance and input delay as major issues. Despite its appealing visuals, the controls feel clunky and unresponsive, detracting from the overall gameplay experience.
- “This is a hard game to play, so the controls need to be well made, as well as performance, which is very disappointing for a paid game.”
- “If I could rate it lower, I would. Terrible input delay as well as just overall bad performance, and it somehow managed to make drifting feel clunky and stiff, which is overall just not fun.”