Cart Racer

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Cart Racer is a single player casual racing game. It was developed by HFM Games and was released on June 5, 2017. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"Cart Racer" is a unique racing game where you compete in a shopping cart, navigating through four distinct levels filled with obstacles and challenging physics. Experience an unconventional thrill as you fight to reach your goal in this entertaining and humorous title. The game provides a fun and exciting twist on traditional racing games.

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Single-Player

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72%

Audience ScoreBased on 386 reviews

gameplay10 positive mentions

music10 negative mentions

Cart Racer offers a unique and humorous take on the racing genre, providing a fun experience with its chaotic shopping cart mechanics.
The game features vibrant graphics and diverse environments, which enhance the overall visual experience and immersion.
Despite its challenges, many players find the game entertaining and addictive, often enjoying the ragdoll physics and the thrill of overcoming difficult levels.

The game lacks a save feature, forcing players to restart from the beginning after quitting, which can lead to significant frustration.
Controls are often described as clunky and imprecise, making it difficult to navigate the levels effectively, especially during crucial jumps.
Many players report that the game is overly reliant on luck rather than skill, particularly in later levels, which can detract from the overall enjoyment.

gameplay
44 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
23%
70%
7%
The gameplay of the cart racer is characterized by fast-paced racing and intuitive controls, allowing for agile maneuvers and strategic use of power-ups. However, many players find the mechanics frustratingly simplistic and imprecise, leading to a lack of challenge and variety, with some even describing it as dull and short. While the vibrant graphics and multiplayer modes are praised, the overall execution of gameplay mechanics leaves much to be desired.
- “Cart racer's gameplay is a perfect blend of fast-paced racing and precise control.”
- “The control mechanics are intuitive, allowing players to perform agile and precise maneuvers as they navigate the varied environments.”
- “Carts can be customized with different colors and accessories, and the power-up and boost mechanics add a layer of strategy and surprise to the races.”
- “The zone you're required to hit is stupid small for how imprecise the mechanics are.”
- “The gameplay is dull and frustrating, with no real challenge or excitement.”
- “Unfortunately not much variety in gameplay, also kinda short.”
music
44 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
14%
63%
23%
The music in the game has received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with many players finding it repetitive, annoying, and impossible to mute or adjust the volume. Complaints highlight the lack of variety and the intrusive nature of the soundtrack, which detracts from the overall experience. While some players noted a few redeeming qualities in the music, the inability to turn it off or lower the volume has been a significant point of frustration.
- “I relaxed for 5 ♥♥♥♥ minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
- “Extra points for the good music.”
- “Now every song is stuck in my head.”
- “The soundtrack is unbearable, consisting entirely of royalty-free butt rock that was probably composed by Kevin MacLeod.”
- “The music is very repetitive with no volume control or mute button.”
- “Between the weird camera, inconsistent physics, lack of an options menu, bad controls, and annoying music... I do not recommend it.”
humor
30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is described as a mix of absurdity and frustration, with many players finding it initially funny but becoming exasperated by its difficulty over time. While some appreciate the unpredictable rag-doll physics and the game's ability to elicit laughter, others criticize it for being overly challenging and not consistently funny. Overall, the humor is seen as hit-or-miss, appealing to those who enjoy chaotic and ridiculous gameplay.
- “Just a funny little game with ridiculous difficulty and humor.”
- “Hilarious and challenging game. Glorious.”
- “The rag-doll physics are just hilarious (and very unpredictable).”
graphics
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
70%
13%
The graphics of the game are polarizing, with some praising its vibrant and charming design that enhances the fun atmosphere, while others criticize it as poor and lacking detail. Many users note the inability to adjust graphic settings in-game and describe the overall visual quality as substandard, with minimalist level design. Despite the mixed opinions, the engaging gameplay and multiplayer modes are highlighted as redeeming features.
- “Cart racer's graphic design is vibrant and charming, capturing the essence of chaos and fun that a shopping cart can provide.”
- “The graphics are clear and colorful, helping to create an atmosphere of fun and constant action.”
- “Developed by hfm games, the game stands out for its vibrant graphic design, engaging gameplay, and exciting multiplayer modes.”
- “The graphics are poor and ugly, with no real detail or realism.”
- “The game doesn't even have a custom graphic on the start-up options menu, and the icon is literally just the Unity icon (of course this was made in Unity).”
- “Graphics are pretty substandard, with minimalist level design.”
story
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
18%
68%
14%
The game's story is light and serves primarily as a backdrop to the racing action, allowing players to focus on gameplay rather than a deep narrative. While it offers an entertaining premise, the overall reception indicates that players found the story unengaging and the gameplay mechanics, particularly in mission execution, frustrating.
- “While the cart racer does not focus on a deep narrative, the game does offer a light and entertaining storyline that serves as a backdrop to the races.”
- “The simplicity of the story allows the focus to remain on the fun and action of racing.”
- “Hardly a success story; gamers just weren't all that interested in the game.”
- “Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
- “I'm supposed to put my character through a third story window onto a bed?”
replayability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
50%
17%
The game offers high replayability through its diverse tracks, multiple game modes, and cart customization options. However, some players find it limited due to the lack of hidden secrets or alternative routes, with each level presenting only one optimal path.
- “The game’s high replayability is ensured by the variety of tracks, game modes, and the ability to customize the carts.”
- “The game’s high replayability is ensured by the variety of tracks, game modes, and the ability to customize the carts.”
- “Replayability is fairly limited as there are no hidden secrets or other routes on any level, just one optimal one.”
stability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent glitches, errors, and crashes that detract from the overall experience. Many players report that the controls are erratic and that some bugs may be intentionally designed to increase frustration. Overall, the game's instability is a major concern for users.
- “The game is full of glitches, errors, and crashes that ruin the experience for everyone.”
- “The game is very buggy, and the controls are extremely wacky.”
- “At times it may seem 'buggy,' but I believe that the player flying up into the air and getting slingshotted away is on purpose to make the game even more frustrating.”
monetization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization strategy of the game has been criticized for being a cash grab, with accusations of plagiarism due to the lack of credit given to the original artists and developers of the game assets. This has led to concerns about the ethical practices of the developers.
- “The developers didn't credit any of the artists and real game developers who created the assets, so this is plagiarism, as well as a cash grab.”
- “The monetization strategy feels exploitative, prioritizing profit over player experience.”
- “It's frustrating to see so many paywalls and microtransactions in a game that could have been great without them.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's atmosphere is characterized by clear and colorful graphics that contribute to a lively and engaging environment, enhancing the sense of fun and continuous action.
- “The graphics are clear and colorful, helping to create an atmosphere of fun and constant action.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players generally view grinding positively, particularly for game farming, as it allows for resource accumulation and character progression. However, the repetitive nature of grinding may not appeal to everyone.
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is well-optimized, consistently running at 60fps, which enhances the overall experience, especially considering its low price of $0.99 for a substantial amount of content.
- “At $0.99 USD, the price is right for a decent amount of content, great performance - 60fps at all times.”