Pixel Driver

After some issues starting the game the first times, I was hesitant to try this more. There are some rare bugs the first times I tried but the Dev is on it and a uninstall/reinstall fixed my issues. I'm so glad I didn't give up on this game, because I'd loose out on a quick and fun game that delivers everything advertised. After those initial issues, there's been nothing wrong to report, everything works smoothly apart from the occasional speed demon NPC car that sometimes takes you by surprise. Music is on par with the genre, keyboard controls works fine but there are some track quirks that you have to understand. The first track has an offroad effect when leaving the tarmac, braking the car to a standstill if no throttle input is given, and it's a slower crawl with the throttle on. This effect can trigger further from the tarmac edge than you realize, so "keeping your foot down" is imperative when rejoining the tarmac. The second track has counter flow traffic, so it has an added challenge there but the offroad effect appears further from the tarmac so you can go full speed on the sidewalks. Crashing so you end your run is both frustrating but also fun to see the mayhem your and NPC's wreckage spraying down the track. This review is after 1,3 hours, 2 of 4 tracks opened and tested, (those are generated procedurally as advertised), 2 out of 10 cars unlocked & fully upgraded. I could change the color and wheels on both cars I've got unlocked, without the need for spending coins to do so and that's a positive in my books too. I would like the option to change rim and wheel color, even though there's quite a few choices for rims. There's hours of game still to test out, but after the first hiccups the game has worked as intended and my runs have mostly been thwarted by my hubris or missed fuel pickups. The pickups are coins and fuel, both are 3D modeled and rotating so they need to be hit by your car corner over the center line of the model to ensure pickup happens, because if you are there when it's narrow side on it's easy to miss it. Upgrades have a significant change in performance, so they're worthwhile to test out. So far the fully upgraded previous car has outperformed the next without upgrades, but it's surpassed after a couple of upgrades to the next one. I'm looking forwards to be zooming through the levels with the other cars, because this is addicting to drive! Can recommend this to driving fans, as the procedural generation of the levels means you always gets different runs on the track types. Friendlist or all drivers leader board are possible to choose, so you can either compete with your friends only or try to tackle someone's world record. Bought on Steam Summer Sale but i wouldn't feel cheated out of my money if I had payed full price, because you get what you pay for in my opinion.