Star Racer Preview (Steam Early Access)

by Jim Smale · Published March 18, 2024 · Updated March 18, 2024

Star Racer Preview, Soar through concrete and cosmos in Star Racer, a retro-infused combat racer. Drift through hazardous pavement, defy gravity glide through the stars, and crush the competition by any means necessary!

Star Racer Preview Pros:

Decent pixel art graphics.
Download size.
Steam achievements.
Full controller support.
Graphics settings – screen, resolution, and quality.
Controller settings – Invert axis, Rumble, and controls overlay on/off.
Five race opponents’ difficulties.
Four game modes – Grand Prix, single race, death race, and time trial.
Five vehicle speeds.
Course editor allows you to make tracks from scratch or by picking a preset and messing around with it.
Three music playlist choices – groovy, rocking, and chill.
High-speed racing gameplay.
A true F Zero love letter from the style of racing to the spinning and track design.
A lot of fun.
Death race has online leaderboards.
Twenty character slots with five available to choose from, each have unique stats for – body, grip, boost, air, speed, acceleration, weight, handling, damage, and recovery including a unique top speed.
Local four-player support.
The death race mode is just how long it takes you to clear all the opponents off the track or destroy them.
You have an energy bar that depletes when hitting the walls or getting hit.
Handy energy bar pit stop where flying over it will give you energy.
Attacks are spin attacks and you need to collect capsules to big huge hits.
You get a turbo to use.
Eight tracks to play on.