Free Mario Kart alternative
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“It's high quality Mario Kart but Free 2 Play.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
KartRider: Drift
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 74%Mostly Positive · 74%NEXON Korea Corporation2023Racing · Casual · Arcade
The verdict
A free, polished Mario Kart-style racer with a deep skill-based Speed mode and no pay-to-win. Global servers have shut down, so it's no longer playable outside Korea and Taiwan.
Great for
Players who wanted a free, skill-based kart racer with friends, mostly nostalgic fans
Main risk
Global servers were shut down, so you can't play it or use purchases outside Korea and Taiwan
What players love
Fun with friends and crossplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“great cheap fun with friends. I love that it is cross platform.”
Steam review · 42.2 h played ↗
Great visuals and customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Adorable game. Love the kart customization options and character designs.”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
No pay-to-win, cosmetic monetization
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Despite being free to play, this game features no methods of buying power at all. The only thing you can purchase are cosmetics.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Skill-based Speed mode with high ceiling
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“A surprisingly fun kart game with a shockingly high skill ceiling.”
Steam review · 35.3 h played ↗
Satisfying drifting and controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“Figuring out drifting in this game is the most satisfying thing ever”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Dead playerbase and long queues
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“It's a dead game in the west. 30 minute wait times with A.I players enabled.”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
Weak drifting, slow and floaty handling
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“the drifting feels so bad cuz u loose speed regardless if use it or not”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Global servers shut down
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Cutting ties to servers outside South Korea and Taiwan. Game will become unplayable”
Steam review · 17.4 h played ↗
Lag, crashes and poor optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Game is not optimised whatsoever”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
Forced Nexon account and login problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“In order to play, you are forced to create a NEXON account.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Licenses lock tracks behind hard challenges
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“putting a hard limit on how much content you can access until you acquire these licenses is stupid”
Steam review · 17.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable30 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 or above (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel 1st Gen i3 / AMD FX-6000 Series
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 760 / AMD Radeon HD 7950
Storage30 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 or above (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel 4th Gen i7 / AMD 1st Ryzen 5
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 780TI / AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
Storage30 GB available space
OSWindows 10 or above (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel 1st Gen i3 / AMD FX-6000 Series
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 760 / AMD Radeon HD 7950
Storage30 GB available space
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