Rainy Day Racer

Unpretentious simple racer reminiscent of PC/PS1. The driving is fine but the aesthetic is where RDR peaks for such a small project, the environments are satisfying and the quick day/night cycle feels perfect as you barrel down tunnels into the sunset and your windshield is immediately hit with a torrent of pixelated rain. It could use some audio finessing, but again this is a very unpretentious game; the rain stands on its own as peak ambience, and the commentator sounds like he's just some guy drinking a beer watching you go.

"We have Ridge Racer at home", but home is in Scotland. The game consists only of time trials, but it looks and plays great. Definitely deserves more attention.

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Super fun to time trial against your friends. Good drift mechanics, feels a lot like Ridge Racer. Courses have a nice layout. Good to blow through some time on a lil indie game, it's worth the price of admission.

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A simple time trial game, but one with a lot of character. It has excellent handling, physics and a wonderful Dreamcast-level aesthetic. Surprisingly as you race around the course the time of day will shift. Drifting through a light storm at night along the coast as the sun begins to rise and the street lights turn off is an especially captivating experience. My only serious complaint is that in certain times of day some turns are a bit hard to see. This might be somewhat intentional and due to the nature of the game you get a feel for each course pretty quickly either way. I played through this during a weeknight alone and found the experience to be extremely immersive.

Surprisingly believable map design. Makes me wanna get out of my car and walk around in the rain,,, I know I'd regret it if I could, but that's the rare feel I get from good racing games. And the great melancholic girl takes the game to another level :D