Low Space Race
Anti-gravity racing that fits in a floppy disk (1.44MB). 16 machines, 12 tracks, 1-4 players on one screen in split-screen, or over the internet with Steam Remote Play Together.
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About this game
This is Low Space Race, the name comes from the fact the entire game fits on a 3.5" floppy disk* (1.44MB) 💾
EVERYTHING YOU SEE IS GENERATED BY CODE
This game has no "visible" assets! No 3D models, no textures, no UI images. The environment, the tracks, the cars, the engine sound, the UI, everything is procedural.
The capsules and trailer are rendered in-game.
WHAT DO YOU GET
1-4 players couch co-op (also supports Steam Remote Play Together)
16 machines
12 tracks
Tournament: the Olympus, Helix and Chaos Cups.
Time Trial
Full controller support, Windows, macOS and Linux, 13 languages
SOMETHING EXTRA
Boost costs energy. So if you boost and use all your energy, you become vulnerable.
Draft to refuel. I borrow this mechanic from another game. If you tailgate other cars you recover energy.
Spin to attack. Another classic example of "do a barrel roll" but if you hit others it gives 5X damage.
Drift vs Slide. Instead of drift I added a mechanic of slide: basically when you press the Left Trigger you car starts sliding and keep momentum and you are free to rotate your machine without friction, once you release the slide button, your car changes direction immediately.
Rings refill your energy
WHY MAKING THIS GAME?
In times like this where companies decide what you own, the floppy disk becomes a symbol of protest. You can actually burn a floppy disk with this game and will be yours forever (it would last longer than your SSD). If you still have a floppy driver, of course.
Share this idea with other devs, make your own floppy disk game, let's get ownership of games back.
Use the hashtag:
#bringfloppydisksback
* The game fits on a 3.5" floppy disk without the Steam SDK and songs heavily compressed.
