Kazakh Drive
- October 18, 2020
- Mehsoft
Get on Steam"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.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features charming pixelated graphics and enjoyable weather effects, such as dirt and rain on the windshield.
- Players can import their own music, enhancing the driving experience and making it more enjoyable.
- The gameplay offers a casual driving experience that can be relaxing, especially for those who appreciate endurance challenges.
- The controls are overly sensitive and unresponsive, leading to frustrating crashes and a lack of precision in driving.
- There is no save system or checkpoints, requiring players to complete the long journey in one sitting, which can be tedious.
- The audio design is poor, with minimal sound effects and choppy car noises, detracting from the overall experience.
- music10 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 30 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The game's music features a limited selection of synthwave tracks that enhance the atmosphere, but players appreciate the ability to import their own music, which significantly improves the experience. While the base soundtrack is generally well-received, the manual track-changing can be cumbersome during gameplay. Overall, the music aspect is seen as a highlight, despite the lack of variety in the original offerings.
“The synthwave music included with the game complements the concept and atmosphere.”
“One's own personal collection of music could be played from the car stereo in the game, too.”
“The music system is okay, but you need to change the tracks manually, which is not the easiest thing when you're driving.”
“Although there are not many tracks, the synthwave music included with the game complements the concept and atmosphere.”
“Nice and relaxing gameplay, good visuals, and the ability to easily import your music.”
- gameplay7 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 14 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
Gameplay is described as fun yet limited, with basic controls and a lack of sound effects that detract from the experience. While some players find the challenge of maneuvering vehicles tense and engaging, others feel the overall mechanics are dull and unexciting. However, the game offers a relaxing atmosphere, appealing visuals, and the option to import personal music, which enhances the experience for some users.
“Gameplay is pretty fun.”
“Nice and relaxing gameplay, good visuals, and the ability to easily import your music.”
“The gameplay is challenging and tense when you're trying to pass a truck from behind and you have no clue if you can pass or not.”
“While the controls are very basic and sparse, there are some elements of the gameplay that are not explained at all.”
“All aspects of the vehicular maneuvering mechanics are limited, dull, and boring.”
“The gameplay is literally what you see on the page, and to be honest, it felt boring. However, 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.”
- story4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The story serves as a minimal backdrop for the driving experience, providing just enough context to give the journey purpose. While it offers a brief glimpse of a deeper narrative, overall, it is considered unremarkable and not particularly engaging.
“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.”
- graphics4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The graphics feature a charming pixelated retro style, complemented by appealing weather effects like dust and rain on the windshield. 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.
“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.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and lacking depth, with many noting that it quickly becomes monotonous due to poor engine performance and limited content.
“Will get tedious fast.”
“A thoroughly tedious, yet lighthearted idea that is severely impaired by an awful engine, narrow scope, and insufficient development.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 200 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is enhanced by its synthwave music, which, despite the limited number of tracks, effectively complements the overall concept and mood.
“The immersive sound design and stunning visuals create a captivating atmosphere that draws you into the game world.”
“Every element, from the lighting to the ambient sounds, contributes to an incredibly rich and engaging atmosphere.”
“Although there are not many tracks, the synthwave music included with the game complements the concept and atmosphere.”
