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Initial Drift Online

Online mountain-pass racing with drifting, deliveries, and car tuning

RewindApp · Released Mar 30, 2023

ActionIndieMassively MultiplayerRacingSimulation

Reviews
Mixed
62% of 5,819
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
9
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
1 year ago
Apr 2, 2025

What is Initial Drift Online?

A multiplayer racing and driving game set across three semi-open Japanese mountain passes, playable in first or third person. You drift, make deliveries for money and experience, buy and tune cars, and race other players uphill or downhill for global records.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy difficult drifting that rewards practice and tuning
  • +you want online uphill and downhill mountain races

Not for you if...

  • you want forgiving, arcade-style car handling
  • you need clear tutorials and structured objectives
  • you prefer offline racing or private friend sessions

What players say

62% of 5,819 reviews are positive

Players who stick with it praise drifting once the controls click and say tuning noticeably changes handling. Common complaints cite unreliable servers and empty lobbies, unpredictable handling, weak guidance, awkward menus and cameras, and numerous bugs.

Screenshots and trailer

Initial Drift Online

Initial Drift Online system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 7/8/10/11 - 64bits
Processor
AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHZ, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHZ
Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 6450, Nvidia GeForce GT 460
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 7/8/10/11 - 64bits
Processor
AMD Six-Core CPU, Intel Quad-Core CPU
Graphics
AMD Radeon 290x, Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
36
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Japanese.

Tags

Recent updates

5 DLC available.

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