Faithful to the original, nostalgia intact
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Plays exactly how it did in the 90s. Soundtrack is completely intact. Fun game.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Road Rash™: 30th Anniversary Edition
Worth buying? What 140 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 140 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 95%Very Positive · 95%Electronic Arts2026Racing · Action · Arcade
−50%$9.99$4.99
US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A faithful, cheap re-release of the 1996 Road Rash with upscaled videos, 60fps and the licensed soundtrack playing during races. Skip it if you want widescreen, achievements or multiplayer.
Great for
Fans who played Road Rash on 3DO, PS1 or PC and want it back as it was
Main risk
Dated 4:3 gameplay with no widescreen, achievements or multiplayer
What players love
Licensed soundtrack plays during races
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“the licensed songs actually play during the races (this is the killer feature of this version!)”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Upscaled, funny FMV cutscenes
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“And nice to see the cleaned up FMV cutscenes!”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Works on Steam Deck, Linux and controllers
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Swingin' the chain whip on the Steam Deck feels great baby!”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Runs well, no DRM or launcher
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Oh, and no EA launcher, either.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Very cheap price
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“For $5 you cant go wrong!”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
No widescreen or modern resolutions
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“you can't play at the classic 240 pixel resolution without it being shrunk very small on screen”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗
Autosave overwrites manual save
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The game overwrites your save in every run.”
Steam review · 4.1 h played ↗
No classic controls option
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“it really needs a classic controls option”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗
Music or sound effects, not both
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The choice is [b]still[/b] music or sound effects, not both.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
AI used to upscale FMVs
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“[b]AI was used in the upscaling of FMVs[/b]”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Arch Linux launch problem
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“hope they fix the arch linux problem soon”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable4 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 or Windows 11
ProcessorAny 1 GHz Intel or AMD processor (dual-core or better)
Memory2 MB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 9 compatible graphics with 128 MB VRAM
Storage4 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 or Windows 11
ProcessorIntel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3 (or any modern 2.0 GHz+ CPU)
Memory4 MB RAM
GraphicsAny dedicated or modern integrated GPU with DirectX 9+ support
Storage4 MB available space
OSWindows 10 or Windows 11
ProcessorAny 1 GHz Intel or AMD processor (dual-core or better)
Memory2 MB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 9 compatible graphics with 128 MB VRAM
Storage4 MB available space
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