Idle Racing GO: Clicker Tycoon

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"Idle Racing GO: Clicker Tycoon" is a racing-themed idle game where players manage a racing team, upgrade cars, and collect new vehicles. Players tap to race and earn currency to upgrade their team, with the goal of reaching the top of the leaderboard. The game features 2D graphics and simple controls, making it accessible to casual gamers.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Idle Racing GO: Clicker Tycoon screenshot

+15

45%

Audience ScoreBased on 309 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

monetization8 negative mentions

The game has a unique concept that combines racing with idle clicker mechanics, making it visually appealing and engaging at first.
The graphics and animations are well-executed, providing a nice aesthetic experience for players.
It can be a fun time-waster for those who enjoy idle games, allowing for casual play while multitasking.

The game suffers from numerous bugs, including frequent progress resets and a lack of developer support, leading to a frustrating experience.
Progression becomes excessively grindy and unbalanced, especially in later stages, making it difficult to advance without spending real money.
The monetization strategy is heavily reliant on microtransactions, which can detract from the overall enjoyment and lead to a pay-to-win environment.

gameplay
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
18%
68%
14%
The gameplay is characterized by its simplistic mechanics and stylish design, making it easy to pick up but often leading to a stagnant progression that can diminish enjoyment over time. While the core mechanics involve tapping to collect resources and upgrading cars, frequent interruptions from in-app purchase prompts and various bugs detract from the overall experience. Despite these issues, some players find the game oddly addictive and appreciate the unique progression system, though many express frustration with its execution.
- “Tap as fast as you can, collect cash and special cards, hire new drivers and mechanics, become a racing tycoon and upgrade your cars in this new idle racing game!”
- “Smooth gameplay, decent graphics and a fairly intuitive setup on how everything works.”
- “Very weird game, but oddly addicting and I cannot really explain why its core game mechanic is about resetting your game and starting from the bottom tier again.”
- “Unfortunately, this mechanic is broken.”
- “The mechanics I described lead to the conclusion that the creators haven’t even played their own game.”
- “The constant interruptions urging me to make a microtransaction (4 in less than 10 minutes of gameplay) would be a dealbreaker even without the other problems this game has.”
monetization
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
19%
31%
50%
The monetization strategy of the game has been widely criticized, with many players labeling it a cash grab due to aggressive microtransactions and intrusive ads, particularly in the mobile version. Users report that in-game purchases feel necessary to progress, yet often lead to disappointment as upgrades quickly lose their value. Overall, the game's monetization practices detract from the experience, leaving players frustrated and feeling exploited.
- “Occasionally, obtrusive popups for in-app purchases randomly appear during gameplay, which can lead to accidentally clicking on them.”
- “...monetization, not the worst...bit expensive, but...ok...if it wasn't the resets.”
- “The more you play while in a group, the better, as you can then spend your contributions in the group shop for items only otherwise available via the in-app purchase currency.”
- “The game is fun to start off and quickly spirals into seeing it as nothing but a cash grab for the dev team.”
- “Cracking the game, I obviously sidestepped the microtransactions, but the correlation of what you spend to what you get - keeping in mind that you cannot even 'beat' the game - mimics a cash grab.”
- “Summary: the game is bugged as hell, no contact with devs. It looks like they made a cheap Android port and don't want to waste any more time on this game, just get money from microtransactions.”
graphics
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
63%
19%
19%
The graphics in the game are generally praised for being aesthetically pleasing and well-executed, particularly in the design of cars and levels. While they initially impress, some players feel that the visuals become less engaging over time, overshadowed by gameplay mechanics. Overall, the graphics contribute positively to the game's appeal, though there are suggestions for further improvement.
- “The physics are well executed and the graphics of the cars and levels are very pleasant.”
- “A solid idle/clicker game with some nice graphics, especially if you're into cars.”
- “They've followed the tried and true formula for a clicker game and gave it a different spin, making it one of the more aesthetically pleasing games in the genre.”
- “Overall, the game runs rather quickly as far as idle games go, the graphics are decent and the concept is interesting.”
- “Smooth gameplay, decent graphics and a fairly intuitive setup on how everything works.”
- “Again, it's aesthetically pleasing, the music is bangin', but it still needs a lot of work.”
grinding
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players generally find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessively tedious and frustrating, particularly in the later stages where progression becomes heavily reliant on time-consuming tasks and microtransactions. While the game starts off engaging, it quickly devolves into a grind that can lead to player burnout, with many expressing dissatisfaction over bugs, unbalanced progression, and a lack of meaningful updates or support. Overall, the grinding experience is seen as a significant drawback that detracts from the game's potential enjoyment.
- “While I was still grinding, I had to manually close this thing even a hundred times a day.”
- “It has potential to be fun, and is fun for a while, but tournaments are broken, progression (and achievements) get highly grindy at one point, apparently saves have a tendency of getting corrupted and support/updates are non-existent.”
- “It's great and catchy in the beginning, but after an hour you realize the tedious grind ahead of you to reach higher stages (and unbalanced progress, too).”
stability
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is heavily criticized, with numerous users reporting significant bugs, glitches, and memory leaks that have led to lost progress and a frustrating experience. Many players describe the user interface as problematic, with issues such as scenes rendering incorrectly and a poorly functioning chat system. Overall, the game's stability issues detract from its enjoyment, leading to a lack of recommendations from users.
- “The discussions are full of people that lost their progress due to some in-game glitches.”
- “Nice relaxing game but buggy and had to reset games which is odd - both I had to rebuy the automatic tap on and lost all my progression. I sent them an email; now let's see if they can reset it to my older saved file so I can continue. As of now, I can't recommend it due to this fatal bug.”
- “Lots of small glitches that can ruin the experience.”
optimization
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The game's optimization is criticized for its lack of meaningful progression and clumsy UI, leading to a tedious experience. Players find that high-level skills and early car parts quickly become irrelevant, diminishing their impact on performance. Overall, the game feels under-optimized for PC, especially considering its early access status.
- “I love how the game allows for real-time optimization of my vehicle's performance, making each race feel unique and tailored to my playstyle.”
- “The ability to race against actual player-owned cars with their own race stats, like cornering and acceleration, adds a layer of depth to performance optimization that I really appreciate.”
- “The car part performance scaling is well-designed, as it encourages players to focus on upgrading specific parts that truly impact their racing experience.”
- “Perks do need some adjustment. The level 1000 skills are entirely useless by the time you can afford them, making no noticeable difference in performance.”
- “The game's progression is also tedious, the UI is clumsy, and performance isn't great.”
- “I understand it's an early access game, but it feels like it's not optimized for PC.”
music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40%
20%
40%
The music in the game is generally praised for being enjoyable and fitting well with the aesthetic, with some users describing it as "bangin." However, there are requests for more variety in soundtracks and locations, indicating that while the current music is good, it could benefit from further development and expansion.
- “Great music track and background sound!”
- “The graphics are good, the music is okay, and the mini tutorial is helpful.”
- “Would like more and different soundtracks as well as locations.”
- “Again, it's aesthetically pleasing, the music is banging, but it still needs a lot of work.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is highlighted by its ironic design choices, particularly the frustrating progression system that makes it difficult to advance despite reaching high ranks. Players find amusement in the absurdity of the game's mechanics, such as the misleadingly comedic animations juxtaposed with the serious challenges of the gameplay. Overall, the humor adds a lighthearted touch to the experience, making it enjoyable despite its complexities.
- “Don't let the hilarious shadow work of the animation fool you, this is a very decent idle progress building game.”
- “First funny car idle game, and for free.”
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story in this idle game is considered decent, with a reasonable pacing that keeps players engaged. Users appreciate the balance of currency rewards from quests, allowing for progression without the need for additional payments.