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APEX Racer

77%Game Brain Score
story, graphics
stability, music
77% User Score Based on 4,468 reviews

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"Apex Racer is a racing game that offers an intriguing story, exceptional gameplay, and beautiful visuals. However, the game is very grinding and full of bugs which may hinder the overall experience. As the game describes itself, 'Be the ultimate pixel racer!'"

APEX Racer screenshot
APEX Racer screenshot
APEX Racer screenshot
APEX Racer screenshot
APEX Racer screenshot
APEX Racer screenshot

77%
Audience ScoreBased on 4,468 reviews
story25 positive mentions
stability180 negative mentions

  • Great graphics and car customization options.
  • Fun gameplay reminiscent of Pixel Car Racer.
  • Active development with frequent updates and community engagement.
  • Frequent crashes and loading screen issues.
  • Bugs causing loss of progress and items.
  • Difficulty balancing in races, making it frustrating for players.
  • stability
    180 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability is a significant concern among users, with many reporting frequent glitches and bugs that hinder gameplay, such as crashes, disappearing items, and unresponsive controls. While some players acknowledge the game's potential and enjoy its features, the overwhelming consensus is that it requires substantial fixes to improve stability and overall performance. Many users express frustration over the game's current state, indicating that these issues detract from an otherwise enjoyable experience.

    • “Updates made the game more buggy and honestly, it's not a powerful or high-demanding game.”
    • “The game is a buggy mess; I applied upgrades to my car just to figure out it's now completely stock after I reopened the game later, I lost the money and upgrades.”
    • “It's been out too long to be this buggy.”
  • story
    105 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story has received mixed reviews, with many players praising its engaging narrative and character development, likening it to other popular racing games like Pixel Car Racer. However, numerous users have reported significant bugs and issues that hinder progress, such as locked missions and crashes, which detract from the overall experience. While the story is considered a strong point, the frequent technical problems and lack of accessibility to certain events have left players frustrated.

    • “The story is great as well.”
    • “Great game, still needing work and maybe a larger dev team but other than that it's a free to play racing game with countless hours of story, and about 200+ cars to mod.”
    • “I love how the storyline is made and how each of the characters have their own uniqueness.”
    • “Outside of the boring and stereotypical story, the scummy way to get good cars (pay for it) this game is sometimes fun, if you can figure out what the hell you're doing in the game because the tutorial is terrible.”
    • “The story mode is really dead.”
    • “With the most recent update, I have been softlocked from continuing the story in Japan; I've beaten the 'tuner' story, and the 'welcome to Japan' was already complete, but all other story options are locked.”
  • graphics
    104 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game have received a mixed response from users, with many praising the pixel art style and overall aesthetic as impressive for a mobile game. However, several players have reported significant performance issues, including lag and problems with settings not applying, which detracts from the experience. While the visuals are generally well-received, there is a consensus that optimization is needed to improve gameplay on lower-end devices.

    • “The graphics are awesome for a mobile game, and I just love that it has all the great cars like Bugatti, Koenigsegg, Pagani, etc.”
    • “It's the best one of its kind, the pixel art style is amazing!”
    • “Great game honestly great graphics, great physics, attention to detail, and everything 10/10.”
    • “Because no performance upgrades, just graphics that make me crash the game. I rated it 1/10 because of your graphics, me using a potato device.”
    • “Even the potato quality graphics are still so laggy.”
    • “Graphics are bad; it's like playing a game from 2011.”
  • optimization
    90 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's optimization has received significant criticism, with many players reporting persistent bugs, lag, and performance issues across various devices, even those with higher specifications. While some updates have improved performance, players still express frustration over graphical glitches, inconsistent gameplay, and the need for better overall optimization to enhance the gaming experience. Overall, the game shows potential but requires substantial work in optimization to meet player expectations.

    • “This game is definitely a keeper once there are more tweaks in optimization.”
    • “It's clear that Apex Racer devs have no care for optimizing the game and instead add more pay-to-win, which makes the experience a bigger loss for the Apex Racer devs. Make it better and have good optimization later.”
    • “Great game, it's in alpha/beta early access stage and it has a lot of bugs, but the most important thing to fix is the optimization, almost the same optimization as Cyberpunk.”
    • “The one game that has been poorly optimized since the start.”
    • “Honestly disappointed, the amount of bugs is crazy. Optimization is just poor (I've got 8 GB of RAM and it still lags).”
    • “Not optimized at all; I can play any game and it will not lag this much. Did you guys even try optimizing it?”
  • gameplay
    56 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, the gameplay is generally praised for being fun and engaging, with smooth mechanics and a variety of customization options. However, many players report significant issues such as lag, crashes, and bugs that detract from the experience. While the game shows great potential and has received positive feedback for its graphics and core mechanics, ongoing technical problems need to be addressed for a more polished experience.

    • “The gameplay is great.”
    • “Amazing gameplay.”
    • “It's clearly come a long way in a short time with an impressive roster of low to upper mid-end cars, a ton of customization, an amazing art style, and truly fun gameplay.”
    • “But this game has a lot of cons to it like it's laggy, its loading times are slow, shifting mechanics are very unfinished, and the controls are all over the place. There is no music, which makes it pretty bland.”
    • “The gameplay itself is laggy and not well optimized.”
    • “Decent so far but can't play for more than 5 minutes, just gets stuck on the loading screen, also has a bit of laggy gameplay at times.”
  • music
    31 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The reviews consistently highlight a significant lack of music and sound effects, which many players feel detracts from the overall experience, making the game feel bland and boring. Users express a strong desire for background music, particularly genres like eurobeat or EDM, to enhance gameplay and maintain engagement. Additionally, there are requests for improved sound controls and more dynamic audio elements to enrich the racing experience.

    • “Music is a must for me to hype when I'm playing any certain games.”
    • “And I suggest to put any eurobeat or EDM music into this game to fit its own criteria.”
    • “Definitely an enjoyable game, especially for such an early build, only thing I could ask right now that will make it 5 stars is devs please add sound controls in the menu so that I can adjust the game volume without having to turn my music off too while I play.”
    • “Also, the lack of music and sound effects makes the game feel boring.”
    • “But this game has a lot of cons to it like it's laggy, its loading times are slow, shifting mechanics very unfinished and the controls are all over the place; there is no music which makes it pretty bland.”
    • “The game play is great, but at times, it is very bland, especially with the lack of sound effects and music.”
  • monetization
    26 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization model of the game is generally well-received, with players appreciating the absence of intrusive ads and the ability to earn in-game currency without mandatory purchases. While some users have made in-app purchases, there are occasional reports of issues with transactions and account resets. Overall, the game is praised for its fair pricing and lack of forced microtransactions, making it a standout in the drag racing genre.

    • “Hands down the best drag game in a long time. Still needs some minor tweaks but very fun and no ads!”
    • “In the way there's no ads is really nice and especially with everything it's not being too expensive like other games. You just have to pay within like 4 to 10 bucks.”
    • “Well-rounded game, there's no ads too.”
    • “Was able to play for a single weekend on which the game ran fine 8 weeks ago when I then decided to purchase £28 worth of in-app purchases.”
    • “Made an in-game purchase and never received the currency.”
    • “Take advantage while things are cheap before this game gets big and they jack up the prices and add ads to get things.”
  • grinding
    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players have mixed feelings about the grinding aspect of the game. While some appreciate the grind as a fun and engaging part of the experience, others find it tedious and frustrating, particularly due to issues like negative gold balances and insufficient rewards for effort. Overall, many suggest that the game could benefit from adjustments to make grinding less burdensome and more rewarding.

    • “I was struggling grinding for gold to get upgrade parts.”
    • “Amazing game but please make it easier to get gold instead of grinding to get them but get less rewards.”
    • “I spent much of my time grinding and then suddenly the game crashes and I lost all my cars.”
  • replayability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players appreciate the game's high replayability, noting that it offers a refreshing experience compared to similar titles, with frequent updates enhancing its longevity. Despite some initial lack of polish, the game's potential for enjoyable replay is recognized as a strong point.

    • “This is so much better than Pixel Car Racer; it's actually updated, not in the slightest pay-to-win, and has lots of replayability while being an effective time killer.”
    • “Yeah, this might be mid because it was released without polishing whatsoever, but hey, the more updates we go through, the more playable the game is.”
    • “The game lacks significant content updates, making it feel stale after just a few playthroughs.”
    • “Once you complete the main story, there's little incentive to dive back in; the replay value is almost nonexistent.”
    • “The limited choices and outcomes mean that replaying the game feels more like a chore than an enjoyable experience.”
  • emotional
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The emotional aspect of the game could be enhanced by incorporating sound effects when interacting with buttons, as this could create a more immersive and engaging experience for players.

  • humor
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the game to be very funny, highlighting its strong comedic elements and engaging humor throughout the experience.

    • “This game is incredibly funny and had me laughing out loud.”
    • “The humor in this game is top-notch, with clever jokes and witty dialogue.”
    • “I love how the game incorporates humor into its gameplay, making every moment enjoyable.”

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19h Median play time
14h Average play time
4-24h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 2 analyzed playthroughs

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