Darkwind

This is still one of my favorite POS games of all time. Having somehow survived MY first death race, literally, I quickly realized what an unpolished gem this game really is. And it's still fun 10+ years later to drop by the arena for a death race, especially with friends. If there was a tutorial that would force a new player to enter a 1-lap race, and held their hand through the painful UI learning curve, this game would have had 50x the following. What? this already exists? No, it really doesn't because the UI is SO bad, with half of the functions taking you to an external browser (for real), that 90% of new users are unlikely to even make it to the tutorial race, where the UI still takes some serious getting used to, even with help. So there goes another half of the noobs. And it's niche, so another half gone. Which leaves...a small but nifty community of radioactive maniacal gem-polishing gun-toting gear-heads!!?! I only left Somerset once (it was horrifying), so I was only scratching the surface of the game. However, if Darkwind 2 ever became a reality, and the interface and graphics engine from the late 1900's was updated, and the RPG elements refined...there's half a chance that this game would OWN this niche, because the physics of the racing/guns and apocalyptic setting are that good.

For a game that came out in 2007 it is still very unique. Think of it like xcom with cars, turn based physics and an mmo to boot!

its a great game, particularly if you are someone who enjoyed SJG's Car Wars back in the 80s.

game is balanced around endgame characters and equipment

☀️

One of a kind!

Very addictive