A downloadable game for Windows

Alpha build (nearly beta)! Not representative of the final product, of course

Includes the most sophisticated drift racing AI ever developed (with the possible exception of Sophy, since that now knows how to drift). Let us know if it's too hard to beat!

Multiplayer included! Joining is automatic, just run the .exe (if you get a firewall prompt, hit allow and restart the game). Multiplayer is currently for free roam only, race events are still solo.

Discord for updates, multiplayer chat, and voice https://discord.gg/KXfe8TQugK

In-game tutorial mission included!

Tips:

  • Green arrows on the minimap are other online players!
  • The filled in circles on the minimap are garages, and they all provide different things, check them all out!
  • Boosting while in a drift will rocket you into a tighter turn, and you'll accelerate faster going sideways. Saving your boost and driving fearlessly can give you massive speed
  • AI cars will match your vehicle performance, so better upgrades will make the game more difficult
  • Hold handbrake + accelerate with AWD cars for precision drifting
  • Search the map for hidden money, using the drone can help you find the more valuable ones (hint: the tops of buildings may seem inaccessible, but provide the highest reward if you can manage to get them!)
  • You can replay races for more money and switch cars at your personal garage, marked by the purple icon on the map
Updated 10 days ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsWindows
Rating
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
AuthorMellow
GenreRacing, Simulation
Made withUnity, Blender, GIMP, Adobe Photoshop, Logic Pro
Tags3D, Low-poly, Open World, Singleplayer, Unity
Average sessionAbout a half-hour
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Xbox controller, Gamepad (any), Joystick, Playstation controller

Download

Download
DriftKing-PC-0.17.zip 367 MB

Install instructions

Run the .exe to join the main lobby and see other drivers!

Run play-offline.bat to play in your own private lobby.

Join the Discord if you're interested in running your own dedicated server!

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So I dunno if anyone else has this issue, but on startup it plays the intro music, but shows nothing but a black screen. Pls help, I really like this game.

Are you getting a firewall prompt? Try running play-offline.bat and see if that works

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I did try playing it offline, but it still shows a black screen.

(Edit: It might just be a problem with my pc)

Update:

I tried this on a different computer and it worked.

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Could you try this for me on your original computer?

Go to C:\Users\{Your Username}\AppData\LocalLow\Mellow\ and delete the DriftKing folder and then run the game again, give it a few seconds after starting up to reinitialise the folder

If this works I’ll release a patch shortly

my  game is not turning on

No need to yell mate, I can hear ya! Are you encountering the Windows Defender prompt that is only giving you one option? You'll need to click "More Information" to reveal the "Run Anyway" button!

If this doesn't help, can you tell me your operating system and any error message, if any? Thanks!

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how are you supposed to select, in the pause menu i can move my selection but i cant select it. please help

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Hey there! Sorry for the late response, it's game jam season. If you're on keyboard the enter key is used for navigating menus. On controllers the A button serves the same purpose

no worries and thanks....dont know why but i had to switch to an external keyboard for it to work...

Oh yeah one thing: the server has no player cap, so I guess this is technically an MMO now lmao

Hi! Nice game! I have a question. Where do you buy cars? (if its possible)

Hey there! You'll find the dealership on the coast at the filled in blue icon on the map


Thanks! I had so much money that I bought every single one of them

You can also upgrade your cars at the garage marked by the solid green circle!

I aleardy did that :)

Great game!

Suggestion: 

I'd get rid of the fog entirely and turn down the bloom as it can make it hard to see where to go next in races.  I found the handling to be too floaty overall but it was mitigated a bit with upgrades.  Mainly when hooking up from a drift I found myself fishtailing whenever it would hook back up.  Maybe make the starting stats a bit grippier and then the upgrades even more so.  Also for the map icons you could create race ui icons notifying whether or not a race is a time trial or a ai race.  Same for the shops so you wouldn't have to figure it out for the first time by driving there to see what the arbitrary colored icons mean.  I know the game is still in alpha so I'm sure you're addressing all of these and a lot more but these are a few suggestions cause this has a lot of potential.

Good luck :)

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good game. INSTALL NOW!!!!!!!

how do i start playing it

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download it,and then open the .exe (if this is a legit question)

para una experiencia 1000% mejor, escuchar drift phonk de fondo

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Love it! Great game already. Any estimate on when multiplayer mode will be added?

Also,would it be possible to add 1st Person and some easter eggs(already found the temple ;D)?
And Maybe,if possible of course, visual Damage? For example if you crash ,you get e.g. scratches. Physical Deformation is not required,as it would only make the game more rescource intensive,and would "ruin" the low-poly asthetic. (Only an idea of course :D)

Also,please make the invisible borders of the roads a bit smaller,I crashed itno them a lot in "unreality"

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And will the full release still be free?

Hey, thanks for the support! I've done a lot of camera work since the last alpha was released, and this includes firstperson and hood views! I've just started on the multiplayer, and will be doing some limited beta testing soon, let me know if you'd like to be a part of that!

In terms of physical damage, I'm still iterating on what kind of damage I want in the game, seeing as it's arcade I don't want to punish the player too severely for hitting barriers, but it'd be cool to wreck the car at least visually.

The full release won't be free, since I want to have a solid, healthy multiplayer, and good servers don't come cheap. It won't be much though!

you got a discord?

Yup! You can catch me at https://discord.gg/4TTqXR2k, I'm ramping up for a v0.3 release soon too

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Great start! Like the aesthetic of the car in particular. Menus crowd the screen a bit though

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Drift king - Official intro by 'MELLOW' - YouTube 


I made this, I thought your game was cool.

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why did you take it down again? copyright problems?

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Looks good, I will  try it soon!

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Y'know, they used to call RT "The Drift King" back in college...