Backseat Drivers

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Backseat Drivers is a multiplayer casual racing game with drama and comedy themes. It was developed by Deadcat Studios and was released on October 9, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Test your friendship in Backseat Drivers, the ultimate co-op driving disaster. One drives, one shouts directions, and your car belongs in the junkyard. Bump, crash, and scream your way through town as your clunker yeets into every possible obstacle. Yelling is inevitable. Apologies are optional.

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Audience ScoreBased on 494 reviews

humor66 positive mentions

stability13 negative mentions

Hilariously chaotic and fun cooperative gameplay that excels with friends, providing many laughs and memorable moments.
Unique concept with distinct driver and passenger roles requiring communication, fostering teamwork and friendly banter.
Generous friend pass system allows multiple players to join with only one purchase, enhancing accessibility and social play.

Numerous bugs, glitches, and technical issues including crashes, desyncs, and level-breaking softlocks that hinder progression.
Controls are clunky and unintuitive, especially the mouse-based steering, contributing to player frustration and motion sickness.
Limited replayability due to repetitive and occasionally confusing level design with some broken mechanics and unclear objectives.

humor
66 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in this game is widely praised for delivering chaotic, laugh-out-loud moments, especially when played with friends, fueled by its funny mechanics and lively audio design. While some find it hilarious and a great source of multiplayer fun, others note the humor wears off after initial excitement, with janky mechanics and occasional frustrations impacting the experience. Overall, it excels as a goofy, entertaining co-op game that fosters laughter and memorable social play.
- “When it flows, it delivers some of the most genuine multiplayer joy available in the indie space, the kind that leaves players breathless from laughing rather than exhausted from competition.”
- “Backseat Drivers is absolute chaos in the best possible way—it's that perfect mix of yelling, laughing, and desperately trying to communicate with people who swear they're helping but are really steering you straight into a wall.”
- “The audio design, too, prioritizes humor—squeaks, scrapes, crashes, and environmental noises punctuate the chaos and help players react instinctively.”
gameplay
29 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
69%
14%
The gameplay delivers a unique cooperative and comedic experience centered on chaotic communication and miscommunication, creating fun and tense moments despite its predictable core mechanics. However, repetitive levels, numerous bugs, and unclear or broken mechanics—such as frustrating driving controls and problematic environmental effects—often hinder enjoyment and long-term engagement. While praised for humor and social interaction, the game struggles with technical issues and limited mechanical depth beyond early stages.
- “Rather than offering a traditional racing campaign or free-roam driving structure, the game uses its premise as the mechanical foundation, turning every obstacle into a comedic puzzle and every stretch of roadway into an interactive argument.”
- “The gameplay works because it demands communication—not the optional chatter found in typical multiplayer games, but direct, constant, imperfect human instruction.”
- “I love how the game takes something everyone has experienced—someone loudly telling you what to do while you’re already doing your best—and turns it into a frantic, ridiculous challenge where miscommunication basically becomes a game mechanic.”
- “Repetitive levels, tons of bugs, crashes, terrible menu, absolutely boring gameplay for 2+ players.”
- “Feels like the devs gave up trying to innovate after level 5 (Halloween event included) as it was mostly just driving forward with little to no new mechanics.”
- “The game mechanics other than driving get old quick (the tape, etc), and the windows steaming up got very annoying... then the mechanic broke, so we could no longer see at all!”
story
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story mode offers a short but entertaining experience with moments of humor and satisfaction, though it can be stressful and occasionally frustrating due to desync and level progression issues. Some players find the intro cheesy and the storytelling uneven, but overall it adds a fun, memorable element to the game. Skipping cutscenes or technical glitches can affect the narrative experience.
- “The story mode is a roller coaster of laughs and raging moments that will probably end your friendship with your friend, but when you make it to the end it is pure satisfaction!”
- “The story is a beautiful work of art.”
- “The story is so funny I love it.”
- “☑ no story”
- “That was the most stressful 8 mins of my life and that's including the loading screen & story introduction.”
- “If you skip the cutscenes in story mode the second player voice will not come through in the game.”
stability
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from severe stability issues, including frequent bugs, crashes, and glitches that disrupt gameplay, cause lost progress, and hinder basic functions like inviting friends or customizing characters. These problems make the experience frustrating and unfinished, significantly detracting from its potential enjoyment.
- “So bug ridden it took me 20 min to start a game, after I got into the car my view model was in the floor and I couldn't see anything and none of my controls worked.”
- “Worse than the demo - settings and menus are buggy and horrible, inviting doesn't work properly and worst of all it crashes a lot and you lose your checkpoint progress in the level.”
- “Other very buggy issues like ragdolls, random things breaking each time you restart checkpoint for no reason are just a few of the reasons I do not recommend this game.”
graphics
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics prioritize clarity, personality, and comedic timing over visual spectacle, delivering a charming and appealing art style. While there are minor graphical issues, the overall aesthetic effectively supports the game's tone and enjoyment.
- “It isn’t a game striving for visual spectacle or cinematic presentation; instead, it uses its aesthetic to deliver clarity, personality, and comedic timing.”
- “Played since demo and loved the charm and art style.”
- “Short story though but quite fun (if you ignore the small issues we had which are more of graphical issues than anything else).”
- “Short story though but quite fun (if you ignore the small issues we had which are more of graphical issues than anything else)”
emotional
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game delivers a unique emotional experience by embracing human imperfections and co-op frustrations, creating memorable moments that evoke feelings ranging from exhilaration to tension. Players often find themselves caught in an intense emotional haze, making it both a thrilling and emotionally impactful experience.
- “It understands that co-op frustration, when carefully designed, can be one of gaming’s most memorable emotional experiences.”
- “It is a game that embraces human imperfection—hesitation, misdirection, and emotional overreaction—as its primary resource.”
- “Left us in a weird and emotional haze, like we were coming down from something.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in the game is considered somewhat tedious and can be a significant time sink, often requiring additional efforts such as using a second life to progress effectively.
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “Turning the wheel with your face is too tedious, and helps contribute to the second biggest problem with this game.”
- “A bit grindy sometimes.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
67%
The music in the game is praised for its fun and quirky soundtrack that complements the unique concept and art style, making the experience stand out. However, some players are still waiting for official OST DLC to enjoy the music separately.
- “This game was so silly and had a really fun soundtrack”
- “The concept, art, music, and quirky physics make this game immediately stand out”
- “Bruh still waiting on OST DLC...”
- “The concept, art, music and quirky physics make this game immediately stand out but the nature of being in a parking lot and giving directions (for me at least) leads to immediate frustration, not fun.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game offers limited replayability in terms of mechanical depth but encourages long-term engagement primarily through social variation. However, some users find its overall replay value lacking.
- “I'm not saying it's a bad game, it just has bad replayability.”
- “As for long-term engagement, the game is built for replayability through social variation rather than mechanical depth.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The feedback does not provide relevant information about the game's monetization, instead focusing on movie posters and ads. Therefore, no clear insights on monetization can be drawn from this input.
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's optimization is poor, resulting in frequent lag and a generally unplayable, sluggish experience.
- “Terrible unoptimized laggy slop”

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Backseat Drivers is a casual racing game with drama and comedy themes.

Backseat Drivers is available on PC, Virtual Reality and Windows.

Backseat Drivers was released on October 9, 2025.

Backseat Drivers was developed by Deadcat Studios.

Backseat Drivers has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Backseat Drivers for its humor but disliked it for its stability.

Backseat Drivers is a multiplayer game with local co-op support.

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