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Kazakh Drive

59%Game Brain Score
music, gameplay
story, graphics
59% User Score Based on 54 reviews

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"Kazakh Drive" is a realistic highway driving simulation game set in Kazakhstan with changing weather conditions and time of day. Players can listen to their own music and compete against others through a leaderboard system, all while enjoying pixel graphics. The goal is to navigate the highway safely and efficiently.

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59%
Audience ScoreBased on 54 reviews
music8 positive mentions
graphics3 negative mentions
  • The game features charming pixelated graphics and enjoyable visual gimmicks like weather effects and a dirty windshield mechanic.
  • Gameplay is fun and provides a casual driving experience, allowing players to import their own music for a more personalized journey.
  • The premise of the game is lighthearted and endearing, making it a relaxing experience for those who enjoy driving simulations.
  • The controls are overly sensitive and unresponsive, leading to frustrating gameplay and unpredictable collisions.
  • There is no save system or checkpoints, requiring players to complete the long journey in one sitting, which can be tedious.
  • Audio design is minimal and inadequate, with poor sound effects and a lack of engaging background music.
  • music
    20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's music features a limited selection of synthwave tracks that enhance the atmosphere, but many players found them unappealing. A standout feature is the ability to import personal music, which significantly improves the driving experience. However, the manual track-changing system can be cumbersome while driving, and some users expressed frustration with the overall music offerings.

    • “The synthwave music included with the game complements the concept and atmosphere.”
    • “The base music in the game is pretty good, but you can add your own music files to the correct folder and listen to them while you drive.”
    • “Nice and relaxing gameplay, good visuals, and the ability to easily import your music.”
    • “Although there are not many tracks, the synthwave music included with the game complements the concept and atmosphere.”
    • “The music system is okay, but you need to change the tracks manually, which is not the easiest thing when you're driving.”
    • “Also, you don't want to drive like a madman, because you need to drive 80km real time with real speed, which made me mad a lot of times, but with some music, nothing is impossible.”
  • gameplay
    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Gameplay is described as a mix of fun and frustration; while it offers a relaxing experience with good visuals and music integration, the controls are basic and many gameplay elements lack explanation. Players find the vehicular mechanics limited and dull, yet some moments can be tense and challenging, particularly when navigating around obstacles. Overall, the gameplay feels simplistic and can become monotonous despite its occasional engaging moments.

    • “The gameplay is literally what you see on the page, and to be honest, it felt boring at times, but it can be challenging and tense when you're trying to pass a truck from behind and have no clue if you can pass or not.”
    • “Nice and relaxing gameplay, good visuals, and the ability to easily import your music.”
    • “Gameplay is pretty fun.”
    • “While the controls are very basic and sparse, there are some elements of the gameplay that are not explained at all.”
    • “Cars, trucks, and motorcycles don't really make mechanical sounds; rain and thunder are noiseless, and crashes are totally muted.”
    • “All aspects of the vehicular maneuvering mechanics are limited, dull, and boring.”
  • story
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story serves as a minimal backdrop for the driving experience, providing just enough context to give the journey purpose. While it offers a glimpse of a deeper narrative that some find amusing, overall, the story is considered unremarkable and lacking in depth.

    • “The driving has a purpose and the brief glimpse at a deeper story is amusing.”
    • “That's about all the story you really get; it's a very quick backdrop to set up why you're driving such a long road. It's fine, nothing special, but it at least gives you a backdrop.”
    • “That's about all the story you really get; it's a very quick backdrop to set up why you're driving such a long road. It's fine, nothing special, but at least it gives you a backdrop.”
    • “The driving has a purpose, and the brief glimpse at a deeper story is amusing.”
  • graphics
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics feature a charming pixelated retro style, complemented by appealing weather effects like dusty and rainy windshields. However, the lack of variety in visuals and the 2D vehicle models can lead to gameplay issues, as players may struggle to gauge their positioning relative to other vehicles, resulting in unintended collisions.

    • “I really like this pixelated retro styled graphics and the effect of the windshield getting dusty or full of rain is pretty nice; the weather effects look good.”
    • “Not much variety in the visuals.”
    • “However, graphics-wise, the vehicle models are 2D, which is not a big deal, but because of that you can't quite see if you can get ahead of them properly, and sometimes you just hit them on the side and you die.”
    • “Not much variety in the visuals.”
  • grinding
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and repetitive, detracting from the overall experience due to poor engine performance and limited content.

    • “A thoroughly tedious, yet lighthearted idea that is severely impaired by an awful engine, narrow scope, and insufficient development.”
    • “Grinding will get tedious fast.”
  • atmosphere
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's atmosphere is enhanced by its synthwave music, which, despite the limited number of tracks, effectively complements the overall concept and setting.

    • “Although there are not many tracks, the synthwave music included with the game complements the concept and atmosphere.”

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