Babycar Driver

About

Babycar Driver is a single player casual racing game. It was developed by MCS and was released on May 22, 2018. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"Babycar Driver" is an endless runner game featuring the cute and agile Babycar. Explore various environments, collect stars and medals, and customize Babycar's appearance. With variable gravity, randomly generated levels, and over 135,000 Babycars to build, this Canabalt-style platformer offers endless replayability and challenges. Pause system allows for a break without losing progress.

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Single-Player

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Audience ScoreBased on 36 reviews

graphics3 negative mentions

The game features easy-to-learn jumping mechanics.
Some players find the game enjoyable and entertaining, even considering it among their favorites.
The game has a unique and whimsical concept that appeals to a niche audience.

The game suffers from poor graphics and technical issues, including lack of fullscreen support and unbalanced gameplay.
Many players feel the game is a low-effort asset flip with no originality or depth.
The overall reception is overwhelmingly negative, with very low player engagement and interest.

graphics
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics are criticized for their low quality, featuring simplistic, cartoony 2D visuals reminiscent of low-effort mobile apps, with no options for resolution or customization. Reviewers express disappointment that the graphics do not meet the expectations of PC gamers, highlighting a lack of skill and budget in the development process. Overall, the graphics are seen as a significant drawback, failing to deliver a visually impressive experience.
- “Considering this is being evaluated as a PC game, having the graphics phoned in like this isn't going to result in a high quality, visually impressive game that PC gamers are used to seeing.”
- “3D graphics programming does require a degree of skill and competence, and unfortunately not all developers have the budget or talent to deliver this, despite 3D graphics cards hitting the mainstream in the 1990s.”
- “There's no option to change the resolution for the game or customize the graphics settings.”
- “The game features simple, cartoony 2D graphics, of the type you normally expect to see in low-effort mobile apps.”
- “Considering this is being evaluated as a PC game, having the graphics phoned in like this isn't going to result in a high-quality, visually impressive game that PC gamers are used to seeing.”
gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is centered around a platforming experience featuring a smiling car, primarily focused on jumping mechanics. Reviewers praise it for its high-quality gameplay, suggesting it deserves recognition as a top contender for game of the year.
- “Honestly, this should get the Game of the Year award because it has the high-quality gameplay everyone wants and needs.”
- “A platformer with a smiling car, where gameplay is only based on jumping.”
monetization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization strategy has been criticized for unethically exploiting and repackaging others' work as low-effort cash grabs on Steam, raising concerns about the integrity and originality of the content being sold.
- “The game has a troubling pattern of unethically dumping other people's work onto Steam as a cheap, nasty cash grab, either through this account or closely linked/alternate accounts.”
- “The monetization strategy feels exploitative, prioritizing profit over player experience.”
- “It's frustrating to see such aggressive monetization tactics that detract from the overall enjoyment of the game.”