TrackMania Nations Forever

Free arcade racer built around precision time trials

Nadeo · Published by Ubisoft · Released Apr 16, 2008

Reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 24K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 89 in 30 days
Playing now: 127; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is TrackMania Nations Forever?

A free-to-play arcade racing game set in the Stadium “Forever” environment. You race for faster times across 65 increasingly difficult official tracks, compete online on community tracks, and use an editor to build your own courses.

For you if...

+you enjoy restarting short tracks to improve your time
+you want skill-based racing without vehicle upgrades
+you want solo challenges, online competition, and track creation

Not for you if...

−you prefer progression through car upgrades
−you dislike precision jumps and repeated attempts
−you want several distinct racing environments

What players say

90% of 24,411 reviews are positive · 91% of 89 in the last 30 days

Players praise the skill-based time trials, responsive controls, and focus on improving without upgrades or paid advantages. The most common complaint is a white-screen launch failure on modern Windows systems; some players say it requires an external patch, while others cannot make the game run.

Screenshots and trailer

TrackMania Nations Forever system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

Processor: Pentium IV 1.6GHz / AthlonXP 1600+
Graphics: 3D accelerator 16 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card
Memory: 256 MB (512 MB with Vista)
Storage: 750 MB free disk space
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c or better

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, #lang_slovakian, Dutch, Russian, Hungarian, Czech, Polish.