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#DRIVE Rally

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74%Game Brain Score
graphics, gameplay
music, stability
78% User Score Based on 402 reviews
Critic Score 59%Based on 2 reviews

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#DRIVE Rally is a single player racing game. It was developed by Pixel Perfect Dude and was released on April 16, 2025. It received neutral reviews from critics and mostly positive reviews from players.

DRIVE Rally captures the thrill of 90s arcade racing with easy-to-learn yet challenging gameplay across diverse rally stages. Featuring local party mode for up to 12 players, customizable cars, and a free roam mode with collectibles, it offers deep replayability. Compete globally with leaderboards and ghost saves while enjoying immersive co-driver championships.

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78%
Audience ScoreBased on 402 reviews
graphics75 positive mentions
stability10 negative mentions
  • The game features a charming art style and great presentation, making it visually appealing.
  • Driving mechanics are fun and accessible, allowing players to easily get into the game while still providing a satisfying experience.
  • The co-drivers add personality and humor to the game, enhancing the overall experience.
  • The co-driver pace notes are often inaccurate or poorly timed, leading to confusion during races.
  • The game lacks a sense of challenge, with many tracks being too easy to win, even on higher difficulties.
  • There are technical issues, such as bugs with controller support and audio problems, that detract from the overall experience.
  • graphics
    143 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many praising its unique and charming art style, often described as colorful and low-poly, which enhances the arcade experience. However, some users noted technical issues such as poor shadow draw distances and limited customization options for graphics settings, which detracted from the overall visual quality. Despite these criticisms, the game's aesthetic and visual presentation are generally considered appealing and refreshing within the racing genre.

    • “The art style is fantastic and especially the cars are a joy to admire.”
    • “Visually, the game embraces a colorful, low-poly aesthetic that complements its arcade sensibilities.”
    • “The graphics are accessible and simple, so there is a good chance that the game will run on a potato, so that's a plus.”
    • “However, shadow draw distance is really poor even if you set the graphics to ultra.”
    • “While the visual style is neat, it lacks polish, and the actual graphics quality is quite poor, even at the maximum preset (the game won't let you customize any individual setting by the way).”
    • “This low-polygon primitive graphics has no business consuming that much processing power.”
  • gameplay
    68 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay of the game is generally described as fun and engaging, with solid driving mechanics and a vibrant art style that enhances the overall experience. However, it faces criticism for its audio quality, simplistic mechanics, and occasional bugs, which detract from the immersion. While some players appreciate the arcade feel and recent improvements in physics, others find the gameplay lacking in depth and creativity, suggesting a need for further polish and content expansion.

    • “The gameplay is fun, fast-paced, and the levels feel challenging, but there's one place the game falls short and its audio; the audio is really poor, you can't hear the engine roaring from inside, it sounds muffled.”
    • “The art style, gameplay, and sound effects are all perfect.”
    • “Charming little rally game with an awesome art style and great core gameplay, already a fair bit of variety at this early stage when it comes to cars and tracks, so off to a good start.”
    • “But no, instead we have a nice looking game that tries too hard to appeal to rally players when its gameplay is just an arcade game with boring maps and some bugs.”
    • “Regarding gameplay, it's not realistic but that's not a problem, although it is very barebones and does absolutely nothing interesting enough to be memorable.”
    • “My biggest overall complaint is the actual gameplay.”
  • music
    43 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players praising the energetic soundtrack that fits the racing theme well, while others find it repetitive and irritating, with limited options to switch tracks. Many users appreciate the music's ability to enhance the gameplay experience, but some express frustration over the lack of variety and the inability to disable it entirely. Overall, while the music has its highlights, it often detracts from the overall audio experience due to its repetitiveness and poor sound design.

    • “The music is better than it needs to be, but that isn't a complaint.”
    • “The visual style is great, the car designs are top notch, the soundtrack is great, and the stages for the absolute most part have a great flow to them.”
    • “If you're looking for an easy to pick up arcade-y rally game with a ton of great tracks and good music, this is your pick.”
    • “Music is too irritating.”
    • “Unfortunately the music is kind of a letdown (it's just a couple of tracks of different styles).”
    • “The driving mechanics are weird, the audio and music are really not good... one song repeating over and over, some sounds completely missing, and the ones that are there are quite bad.”
  • optimization
    30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, the game's optimization is a mixed bag; while it generally runs smoothly on modest hardware and performs well on devices like the Steam Deck, players report issues such as pop-in, limited draw distance, and stuttering when vertical sync is enabled. Customization options do not impact performance, but some users have experienced visual artifacts and inconsistent performance across different systems. Despite these drawbacks, many find the game enjoyable and accessible, particularly for its low system requirements.

    • “Performance is generally smooth, reinforcing the sense of speed and momentum without demanding high-end hardware.”
    • “This feels extremely optimized for Steam Deck users.”
    • “Performance has been flawless so far, even my Steam Deck reaches 60 fps on ultra.”
    • “There is a ton of pop-in, the draw distance is severely limited, the motion blur reduces performance by 20%, and the vertical sync makes the game stutter and go in the 30-40 fps range all the time (144 fps without v-sync), so I hope you like screen tearing.”
    • “Bad performance, visual artifacts, freezes.”
    • “The only other issue is optimization.”
  • humor
    17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is primarily delivered through the quirky and entertaining commentary of the co-drivers, which adds personality and charm to the experience. While players appreciate the funny quips and visual style, they often find the timing of the co-driver's calls to be inconsistent, leading to frustration. Overall, the humor enhances the game but can be overshadowed by gameplay issues, prompting some players to consider muting the voices despite enjoying the comedic elements.

    • “These navigators add flavor and personality, injecting humor and character into what might otherwise be a purely mechanical experience.”
    • “The controls are nice, and the quips your co-pilot does are funny!”
    • “The commentary is funny.”
  • stability
    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, "stability" in the game is mixed; while it runs well on the Steam Deck and is largely bug-free, users report various issues such as a buggy menu, inconsistent controller input, and occasional freezes. Performance can be improved by adjusting certain graphical settings, but the lack of fine-tuning options and persistent glitches detract from the overall experience.

    • “Runs great on Steam Deck / Steam OS.”
    • “Pretty much bug-free.”
    • “The menu is buggy and unintuitive.”
    • “Bad performance, visual artifacts, freezes.”
    • “Occasional freezes that would interrupt your run, lack of frame limiter and no option to fine tune your graphical settings, only presets which are 'ultra', 'medium' and 'high'.”
  • emotional
    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The emotional aspect of the game is highlighted by the co-drivers, who bring personality and humor to the experience, enhancing the overall atmosphere. However, opinions are mixed; while some players appreciate the emotional commentary for its entertainment value, others find it distracting and prefer a more straightforward approach. Overall, the emotional co-pilot feature adds a unique layer to the gameplay, though it may not suit everyone's preferences.

    • “The announcers are top notch, the emotional settings are amazing, giving more life to the game.”
    • “Animation is great, and the co-driver can be fairly emotional.”
    • “The 'emotional' co-driver is a really fun addition too.”
  • story
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story aspect of the game is not deeply engaging or complex, lacking the depth of narrative-driven titles like Cyberpunk or Fallout. However, players appreciate the sense of progression tied to their chosen team and the enjoyable gameplay loop, even if the story mode's clarity and structure could be improved. Overall, while the story may not be the main draw, it provides a satisfactory backdrop for the gameplay experience.

    • “The gameplay loop and the short story of the team I chose made me fall for it to this day, even if the handling is not that good; if there are other fun gameplay elements, people will like it.”
    • “I passed the full plot in 8 hours; now I'm going to complete all of the achievements.”
    • “The story mode seems to be much more forgiving than in The Art of Rally, and it's also easier to pick up how to handle the wheel in #Drive Rally.”
    • “I don't understand the description of the story mode.”
    • “Hope the championship mode is clearer and has more storytelling.”
    • “The story mode seems to be much more forgiving than in the Art of Rally, and it's also easier to pick up how to handle the wheel in #Drive Rally.”
  • grinding
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, particularly due to unclear audio settings and repetitive rewards that lack novelty, reminiscent of gacha game mechanics. Additionally, the manual transmission feels cumbersome, and the achievement system is criticized for its overly grindy requirements.

    • “And also the 'reward' is maps you already know from championship mode... this is just grindy tactics taken right out of the design book of gacha games.”
    • “One last note about the achievement design - especially the grindy ones.”
    • “Changing the volume on anything is tedious as you can't see the value you are changing it to and have to switch to another audio scroll to check what value you just changed it to.”
  • atmosphere
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its artistic design, featuring detailed car models and diverse biomes that enhance the overall experience. Reviewers appreciate the unique graphic style, likening it to a nostalgic 90s aesthetic with cartoon graphics and cel-shading, which contributes to an incredible and immersive atmosphere.

    • “Similar to the #drive game, the atmosphere is incredible.”
    • “I really like the graphic style – the game looks amazing and has a unique atmosphere.”
    • “Putting hundreds of cars and more biomes so we can at least appreciate this from the artistic perspective it excels at, by inspecting the car models and the atmosphere.”
    • “Pixel perfect dude apparently decided that to recreate the atmosphere of the 90s, it's enough to add cartoon graphics and do everything in cel-shading.”
  • monetization
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, the monetization in the main game is praised for being fair and non-intrusive, with no negative elements reported. However, the mobile version is criticized for its heavy reliance on microtransactions and a battle pass system that detracts from the gameplay experience.

    • “There are so many green flags here such as passionate co-drivers, over 600km of racing track, no crappy in-game monetization, a development team that cares about the game, solid car customization, excellent graphics, the list goes on.”
    • “I didn’t like their mobile drive game - partly because of the snappy controls, designed flappy bird-style to make you fail unless you sink 100 hours into it - but mostly because of the microtransactions and battle pass hell.”
  • replayability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game currently offers limited replayability, with users noting a lack of an extensive campaign and few incentives to replay.

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#DRIVE Rally is a racing game.

#DRIVE Rally is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and others.

On average players spend around 65 hours playing #DRIVE Rally.

#DRIVE Rally was released on April 16, 2025.

#DRIVE Rally was developed by Pixel Perfect Dude.

#DRIVE Rally has received neutral reviews from players and neutral reviews from critics. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its music.

#DRIVE Rally is a single player game.

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