Inertial Drift: Sunset Prologue

Released Jun 2020

Set in a 90's retro future, Inertial Drift offers a driving experience genuinely unlike anything you've played before – boasting twin stick drifting mechanics that need to be felt to be believed.

84% positive · 505 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Inertial Drift: Sunset Prologue is a free-to-play promotional demo for the full game, Inertial Drift. It launched on June 23, 2020 as a standalone sampler featuring two tracks, designed to let players try the game's twin-stick drifting mechanics ahead of the main game's release. The store description explicitly frames it as a place to "put your racing credentials to the test before Inertial Drift arrives later this summer" — it was always intended as a fixed, self-contained preview product, not a game that would receive ongoing content of its own. The developer news posts visible here relate to the full game (Inertial Drift, App ID 1184480) rather than this Prologue specifically. The Twilight Rivals Pack DLC released on November 16, 2022 was for the full game. There is no indication that the Prologue itself has received or is planned to receive any new content — it remains as it launched in June 2020, with two tracks and no post-launch update history of its own. The Prologue shipped as a complete, intentionally limited demo product and has functioned that way since release. No further content has been announced or implied for it.

Evidence

Store description explicitly frames the Prologue as a pre-release demo for the full Inertial Drift game, offering two tracks to try before the main game's summer launch

description · Jun 23, 2020 source development ending

high

Twilight Rivals Pack DLC released for the full game (Inertial Drift, a separate product), not for the Sunset Prologue

news post · Nov 16, 2022 source ambiguous

low

Media

Details

Developer

Level 91 Entertainment

Publisher

PQube

Achievements

—

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer

Racing Arcade Free to Play Casual Driving Sports 3D Split Screen Stylized Colorful Beautiful Futuristic Physics Indie Controller

About this game

Set in a 90's retro future, Inertial Drift offers a driving experience genuinely unlike anything you've played before – boasting twin stick drifting mechanics that need to be felt to be believed.

Welcome to Inertial Drift: Sunset Prologue - a place to put your racing credentials to the test before Inertial Drift arrives later this summer.

Hone your skills by the lakeside, then head to the coast for a sunset showdown and pitch your best time against the most skilled drivers on the planet.

Conquered the demanding twists and turns of the Sunset Circuit? Think again. Step into HPE’s high performance car - The Dragon - and discover what it REALLY means to master the art of drifting.

Unique Twin Stick Controls for Precision Drifting

The left stick handles steering, the right hand stick gives you total control over your drift. Intuitive for new players and uniquely challenging for pros.

Two Challenging Tracks

Lakeside Loop - The long, sweeping bends of the lakeside are the perfect place to learn your craft as you race around the water’s edge.

Sunset Sea Circuit - A gorgeous neon sunset provides the backdrop for this technically demanding track.

Two Fiercely Individual Cars

Coda Gecko - Coda’s most popular model, the Gecko strokes a balance between speed and control. It’s great all-round performance and predictable handling make it perfect for racers looking to hone their skills.

HPE Dragon - Intimidating to drive and to race, what HPE’s high-performance Dragon lacks in subtlety and manoeuvrability, it more than makes up for it in raw power and top speed.