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Drift Hunters

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78%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
78% User Score Based on 980 reviews

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About Drift Hunters

Drift Hunters is a single player casual racing game. It was developed by Illia Kaminetskyi and was released on February 12, 2017. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Real drift physics. Deep tuning. Campaign Mode. Beat records. Take the Crown.

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78%Audience ScoreBased on 980 reviews
graphics73 positive mentions
monetization42 negative mentions
  • Enjoyable drifting physics and mechanics with a good variety of cars and maps.
  • Smooth gameplay with realistic car handling and precise tuning options.
  • Well-optimized for many devices and provides a fun offline experience with minimal ads.
  • The game suffers from frequent crashes, lag, and issues with controls, including unresponsive steering and missing gyro support.
  • Lack of multiplayer and online features limits replayability and player interaction.
  • Limited car and visual customization options; missing features such as body kits, decals, camera modes, and realistic car sounds.

  • graphics

    114 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    64% positive mentions, 23% neutral mentions, 13% negative mentions

    The graphics are generally praised for their quality, especially the car models and environments, delivering a console-like experience on mobile. However, some users find them simplistic or lacking in detail, particularly in textures like grass and shading, and note performance issues on lower-end devices. Suggestions for improvement include more customization options, enhanced visual effects, multiplayer support, and flexible graphic settings to accommodate various hardware.

    • “The graphics are exceptionally rendered, blurring the lines between virtual and actual environments.”
    • “Graphics and physics are incredible for a phone game, definitely worth downloading.”
    • “A plus/plus it is such an incredible game with the best 3D graphics to date.”
    • “It's a good game but I think these graphics are 3/10. Trees are just 2D, the grass is a flat painting, and the smoke is extremely unrealistic.”
    • “The graphics are so bad, you can even leave black skid marks on the grass and gravel lol.”
    • “Terrible, the graphics are so bad.”

  • monetization

    48 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    10% positive mentions, 2% neutral mentions, 88% negative mentions

    Users generally appreciate that the game offers few intrusive ads compared to similar titles, with many noting that ads are optional and help keep the game free. However, some find the ad frequency excessive and disruptive, especially when ads are forced too often or on startup. Overall, monetization is considered fair and non-intrusive by many, but reducing ad aggressiveness could improve the experience.

    • “This is a super fun drift game; the only other game that's good as this is CarX Drift Racing, and that game has a lot more in-game purchases than this game, which has none!”
    • “Amazing, almost no ads and amazing controls!”
    • “This game is game-changing; I can't describe this game. It is the best and has almost no ads.”
    • “The game is pretty good but I'm not kidding with the ads, it's like you can't get out of it, you're trapped. I would prefer the browser version on my laptop for this, and the buttons don't even get clicked. Make the interaction radius a little bigger and that's it. The game's pretty fine but 3 stars for the ads and buttons.”
    • “There are so many ads the game is unplayable.”
    • “Does not work offline; it will not load when I have my wifi off, and with my wifi on it has too much lag and ads that make the whole game crash.”

  • gameplay

    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, 20% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions

    The gameplay is generally praised for its smooth, satisfying drifting mechanics and engaging, easy-to-understand yet challenging controls. However, some users find issues with optimization, overly sensitive gyroscope controls, and unimpressive car models. The lack of multiplayer and occasional gameplay changes in updates have also been points of criticism.

    • “The game offers impressive detail and engaging gameplay.”
    • “Gameplay is smooth; cars seem cartoony, easy to understand, hard to master kind of deal.”
    • “Very nice satisfying drifting mechanics, sounds, and cars.”
    • “Secondly, this update has done nothing but ruin the mechanics.”
    • “However, I don't like how the gyroscope setting for turning is so sensitive compared to any other game which uses the same mechanic.”
    • “The game is about drifting and the mechanics of drifting but the steering wheel is horrible.”

  • stability

    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    11% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 89% negative mentions

    The game's stability is frequently criticized, with many players experiencing constant crashes, freezing, and various glitches that disrupt gameplay. These technical issues significantly impact the drifting experience and overall enjoyment, although some still find the game fun despite occasional bugs. Developers are urged to address these persistent stability problems to improve player satisfaction.

    • “Very underrated drift game but it is extremely buggy.”
    • “Used to be good, but after the update it won't stop crashing and the game constantly freezes, making me crash and lose my combo. Fix this and then the game is probably a 4/5.”
    • “Very bad game. I didn't expect this from the developer. The game is buggy with glitches, and it closes automatically returning me to the home screen. The developer is not fixing these issues. I'm disappointed and waste my time and data. Please don't waste your time on this game as it is fully loaded with bugs and glitches.”

  • music

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    43% positive mentions, 14% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions

    Users note the game currently lacks in-game music, which diminishes the overall atmosphere, and suggest adding background music, including genres like Japanese hip hop, to enhance the experience. They also recommend improvements to car sounds for realism and incorporating music into menus or lobbies to create a more engaging environment.

    • “Hey guys, I've been playing this game since 2018. I unlocked almost all cars and mastered the game. I was excited for the update but want more: please change the sound of every car to be more realistic and add music in the menu interface. Overall 4.5 out of 5.0, please add these in the next update.”
    • “It would be nice if you add Japanese hip hop music to make the lobby more engaging while tuning, so it's less quiet. I would be happy and appreciate this addition.”
    • “This is a good app while listening to music like 'Gas Gas Gas'—getting hyped at a song and start drifting. Anyways, good app! ”
    • “And there's also no music unfortunately.. that's my only complaint, so please continue working on it; I'd even love to see an online mode.”
    • “Hey guys, I've been playing this game since 2018. At that time, I unlocked almost all cars and mastered the game. I waited so long for this update, and when I got it, I was excited, but I want more. First, please add music to the menu interface.”
    • “More cars, backfire, body kits, decals, tracks, and music.”

  • grinding

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game has become more time-consuming and tedious due to decreased multipliers and paywall-locked options introduced in the latest update. While some upgrades and tuning options are reasonably priced and accessible, farming money remains boring and challenging for many players.

    • “The tuning options, cars, and parts upgrades are good, but I feel the body kits option is missing. Their prices are not too grindy; you don't have to grind for days to get an R35.”
    • “With the latest update, many options were locked behind a paywall (using in-game currency), and the multipliers you could attain were decreased, making grinding more time-consuming.”
    • “Farming money in this game is super boring because of the new update.”
    • “Grinding is tedious due to how extremely hard it is to get money.”

  • optimization

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    The game offers a strong sense of speed and high-performance modes that enhance gameplay, but some users note that performance upgrades aren't very noticeable. While overall optimization has improved, compatibility issues remain for certain devices, prompting requests for further optimization to ensure broader accessibility.

    • “The sense of speed is good, and having such a high-performance mode encourages pushing the game's limits even further.”
    • “The vehicles handle better performance with upgrades. The changes are noticeable now compared to last time I played. Great job guys; the game has highly improved.”
    • “An update not compatible with my phone. Can the developers optimize the game for people like us? Surely this update is insane, but I'll give a 4-star rating until there is optimization.”
    • “An update not compatible with my phone. Can the developers optimize the game for people like us? Surely this update is insane, but I guess I'm gonna miss it. A 5-star rating but a 4-star rating until there is optimization.”

  • humor

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is appreciated and adds a fun element, though some users find the engine sounds and drifting physics amusingly off during certain maneuvers like 360 car spins. Overall, the humor contributes positively to the update.

    • “It was funny though.”

  • story

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The game lacks a substantive story, focusing instead on arcade-style drifting gameplay with limited customization and no campaign narrative. Users note the absence of tuning options and simulation features, emphasizing that the experience is more about casual fun than an immersive story-driven or realistic racing simulation.

    • “Sheer drifting game is very good as an arcade game, but bad as a simulator. No tuning, no dyno, no aerodynamics physics, no clutch, no parts, no story, no gear ratios tune, no tire pressure tune, no suspension tune, no engine tune.”
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Drift Hunters is a casual racing game. Common tags for Drift Hunters include free to play, driving and 3D.

Drift Hunters is available on Web Browser, Phone, Tablet, Android and others.

On average players spend around 1 hours playing Drift Hunters.

Drift Hunters was released on February 12, 2017.

Drift Hunters was developed by Illia Kaminetskyi.

Drift Hunters has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Drift Hunters for its graphics but disliked it for its monetization.

Drift Hunters is a single player game.

Similar games include Dream Road: Online, Street Racing, American Luxury & Sports Cars, European Luxury Cars, Rally Horizon and others.