Star Drift Evolution
Released Aug 2021
Speed up and powerslide through twisty corners in this minimalistic arcade racer. No braking required. Stay on the throttle and feel the adrenaline of highspeed drifting. Race against AI, leaderboard ghosts or friends online or in split screen. Easy to learn, hard to master!
94% positive · 259 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
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Steam $14.99
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Evaluation
Star Drift Evolution launched into full 1.0 release on August 27, 2021, graduating from Early Access. The game shipped with 75 tracks and 50+ cars, representing a substantial complete package. Post-launch, the developer (Catze) delivered a small Halloween-themed content update on October 30, 2021 (a fun car, horns, and a wheel model), and continued with occasional quality-of-life patches, with the most recent developer communication being a daily challenge update on January 30, 2025. That update expanded the Daily Challenge mode to cycle through all 3,500+ possible track/car combinations — a feature enhancement rather than new tracks or cars. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no announced roadmap or future content, and no developer statements indicating further updates are planned. The post-launch update pattern has been light: one small content drop in October 2021 followed by maintenance patches and a single feature enhancement in January 2025. This is consistent with a game that launched as a complete product and has received only minor post-launch support. The developer has not signaled any future content plans.
Evidence
Star Drift Evolution version 1.0 launched, leaving Early Access. New cars, tracks, Season 1 leaderboards, and improved AI were highlighted.
Daily Challenge updated to include all track/car combinations (~3,500+ unique combos). Most recent developer communication on record.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Catze
Achievements
40
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP · Local/Split Screen
About this game
Star Drift Evolution is a minimalistic racing game with fun and challenging driving physics, where powersliding through corners is the fastest way to drive. It's all about skill: Picking the right car for the right track and executing each corner perfectly. Can you do it?
PHYSICS WITH A GREAT FEEL OF WEIGHT:
- Refined physics that make a stylish and challenging driving experience. Throw the car into twisty corners, feel the weight and slide like a champ.
MASTER 75 TRACKS
- Discover a great variety of tracks, ranging from simple dirt ovals to challenging point-to-point tracks.
PICK FROM OVER 50 CARS, EACH WITH DIFFERENT STATS:
- Find the best car for each track, while choosing between stats like top speed, acceleration, grip and downforce.
PLAY AGAINST AI, FRIENDS ONLINE OR IN SPLIT SCREEN
- Race the AI in the Single Player Career and beat all 450 Star Challenges.
- "Trackmania Style" Online Multiplayer without car collisions, so all players can focus on perfecting their own driving line, for up to 20 players.
- Race with up to 4 friends in split screen multiplayer. You can also beat Star Challenges from the Career while playing in co-op together.
PICK YOUR FAVORITE PLAY STYLE: CLASSIC TOP DOWN OR ARCADE CHASE CAM
- Pick among classic top down cameras or typical arcade chase cams - or customize your own camera and play the way you want.
MINIMALISTIC AND EASY TO LEARN - HARD TO MASTER
- Easy controls, no grind, simple UI. Get racing quickly and be competitive right away. Focus on the core gameplay: The mastery of drifting.
BEAT OTHER PLAYERS' GHOSTS AND CLIMB ON THE LEADERBOARDS
- The automatic ghost replay system lets you climb the leaderboard while always facing the ghost replay of the next opponent on the leaderboard.
SOUNDTRACK
- Enjoy a selection of over 25 retro and synthwave songs from artists like Kenobit, Electroshark, Luke McQueen II and more.
CONTROLLER AND WHEEL SUPPORT:
- The game has full controller support and allows to manually change the button mapping in-game.
- Testers have also reported that their wheel (Thrustmaster T150 in this case) worked after manually mapping the buttons correctly, however, wheel support can not be guaranteed for all wheels.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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