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Glacier 3: The Meltdown

ActionRacing

Developer Team 6 Studios

Since the press discovered multi-billionaire Bob Slayer’s best kept secret, the illegal Glacier Races, there are more applications than ever before for this deadly, crazy race. New contenders have entered the race, their vehicles are faster, stronger and equipped with new, experimental kind of weapons. From the Steam store page

182 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Jul 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works

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26
Rotten

47 positive · 134 negative
95% range 20–33%

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Steam's own rating
Mostly Negative
131 of 470 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

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Reactions

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  • Steam user Steam user …4331Steam reviews · Jul 26, 2015

    Got the game for free. Started it. Screen went black. Graphics downscaled to Atari 2600 32p resolution. Finally got to main menu. ButtRock.mp3 blairing. Started "Story Mode." "What the ♥♥♥♥ am I doing?" Find out there's literally no story. Tried turning left. Literally made 90 degree turn left going full speed, yet still going forward. "What the ♥♥♥♥ am I doing?" No map. "Where the ♥♥♥♥ am I going?" A.I. Seems just as lost as I am. Can't figure out how to shoot gun, because no…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4439Steam reviews · Jul 26, 2015

    the collection of the bad games steam has is huge,this is one of them. one of the worst games ive played so far No graphic options No control options

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  • Steam user Steam user …3016Steam reviews · Jul 9, 2014 · 15 h played

    Hello fellow steamers i have found out the controls for this game Glacier 3:meltdown arrow keys= move (obviously) "A" key = slide left "S" key = slide right ctrl key = boost or nitroux however you wanna call it space key = rockets "B" key = look behind you "R" key = respawn "comma/less than sign" key = is mines or bombs "ALT" = machine guns or rockets (depending on the car) Hopefully this has helped you for anyone who owns the game or plans to buy it. Enjoy! =)

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  • Steam user Steam user …7733Steam reviews · Oct 18, 2014

    Got this game in a $2 bundle, and I still feel like this was a rip-off. Kind of feel like if I was paid to play this, I'd still be coming out behind. This is just bad. The kind of bad where you buy one of those cheap $5 japanese fleshlight knockoffs, get semi-drunk and decide it would be funny to actually try it out, then after you finish, you find yourself holding your DNA in what amounts to a toiletpaper tube in your hand and looking at where you are in your life that that just happened.…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9897Steam reviews · Mar 10, 2015

    This game has to be one of, if not the worst racing game i have played. The options only give you 2 things you can see or edit. Music volume and.. You guessed it! Game volume. No place does it say the controls because they didnt bother. The graphics belong in 1998 and even back then this would look terrible. You have a so called 'Story Mode' where its just like all other damn races or challenges. Race win, run out of the map multiple times, move around in mid-air if you turn the wheel. And on…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7627Steam reviews · Apr 25, 2014

    Oh boy , where should i start from? First of all - there are no other settings beside Music and FX volume and FX volume is turned off by default. The menu music is mainly consisted in 2 house-ish tracks, obviously cut-off of a random set with bad quality. I don't even want to talk about the controlls and the overal in-game experience! Would not recommend! 1.5/10

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  • Steam user Steam user …8871Steam reviews · Aug 7, 2015

    "Bob Slayer’s best kept secret, the illegal Glacier Races" This should of stayed a secret and been illegal to be on Steam. The controls are horrendous with no option to change them. (I hit every button looking for the gun). The NPC's don't care about winning, they only care about blowing you up or running you off the mountain. You could still be at the start line and the NPC will turn around, drive back and annoy you lol. Driving straight consists of 360's, it's quite funny. The graphics in…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4831Steam reviews · Jul 27, 2015

    This game is possibly the worst racing game i've ever played and no i havent played big rigs over the road racing but the cars are slippery yes i do get that its on ice but when its not on ice the cars control like they are on ice, im not entirely sure what A and D do apart from move the camera east or west abit the only weapon i could figure out using is missile which sucks by pressing space and you move the car with the arrow keys which i really like but i wish that there was an option to 1:…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6767Steam reviews · Apr 13, 2021 · 3 h played

    A horrible attempt at a destruction derby style arcade racer. Everything feels wrong, looks wrong, and plays wrong for a 2010 racer. It has no story mode or progression. This game may as well just not exist.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1684Steam reviews · Jan 5, 2015

    Virtually unplayable bundle filler.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0209Steam reviews · Jan 29, 2019

    It is like beeing developed by a bunch of blind people, managed by deaf people and lead by mute people.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3259Steam reviews · Feb 21, 2016 · 1 h played

    Originally developed for the Wii and ported to PC in the worst possible way. There are no options to configure other than sliders for music and SFX volume, that's it. No control and graphics options. The game doesn't explain anything. You have to figure the controls out for yourself by pressing keys on your keyboard and see if something happens. In case you are wondering... arrow keys for movement, A and D for strafe/ram, ctrl for nitro, space to fire rockets, shift to lay mines and R to reset…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1516Steam reviews · Jul 27, 2015 · 1 h played

    Stupid, dumb fun. Lower your standards and jump on in, unleash you inner ADD riddled 14-year-old. Just don't pay ACTUAL currency for it.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3161Steam reviews · Jul 1, 2014

    great deal for only 0.99!

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  • Steam user Steam user …5640Steam reviews · Nov 23, 2015 · 1 h played

    The idea’s good… but the rest is rubbish, that’s all.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5041Steam reviews · Sep 10, 2016

    If they'd actually put more effort into this game, this could turn into a decent battle racing game. Poor port + high price = 26% on steam. But that's not really fair. Considering there are not so many games of this genre out there, this one is actually playable for a few hours. Or at least you can make it playable. You can fix controls in this game, by editing misc\DefaultInput0.cfg file. You can change resolution by editing Autoexec.cfg. You can change gravity value in Gamesettings.cfg, so…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1994Steam reviews · Jan 9, 2015 · 1 h played

    For a $2.50 Car Game... I wouldn't waste your money, there are soo many better games or bundles you could buy for that. I wouldn't spend more than 50cents on this rubbish. Don't get me wrong they have the base model for a really good car game... but they make no use of it and it seems rushed. Firstly, there are hardly any positives and the ones I did find... don't really give the game justice. Positives: ♦ Kind of challenging if you can get past all the glitchy driving ♦ The levels are…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2306Steam reviews · Mar 20, 2015

    Great, just superb. started playing 3 days ago, dont htink ill every play another game quite like this. Good points. -Graphic; they are sublime -Story; gripping and intense -Control; its like telepathy -Music; its like top of the pops 44/44.3743

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  • Steam user Steam user …3217Steam reviews · Oct 26, 2014

    Worst thing about it is the camera perspective...you can´t see very far and it is like one walking on the street while always looking down on one´s feet.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5583Steam reviews · Oct 26, 2014

    Got to be in the worst racing game ever made list, No graphics settings or control setting so have to modify files, The car handling is just terrible its feels more like a bad android game and its very easy so wont last you very long.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6460Steam reviews · Jun 29, 2019

    The bad reviews on this game are fake news. This game is the definition of a masterpiece. It has the best story I have ever seen in a game, the best combat, best characters, diverse enemies, and a huge, beautiful world full of secrets, all combined in one perfectly done game. It's like a movie where your actions define significant parts of the game. It's so immersive, it will leave you profoundly sad once you've reached the end. I've played for nearly 0.3 hours now, and I haven't been bored…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0429Steam reviews · Jun 27, 2017

    got it free... still feeling tricked ._.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2691Steam reviews · Feb 28, 2016

    Introduction Glacier 3: The Meltdown is a third person, combat racing game whose developers may have had big dreams for the game, but resulted in an overwhelmingly poor production. Released in 2010 on Steam, when games such as F1 2010, Blur, and heck even Need for Speed: World were their competitors (among others), this is not even a possible contestant among those other titles. Let us dive straight into it shall we? Visuals I normally leave this section for last, but I think it's a pretty…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0394Steam reviews · Oct 4, 2015 · 1 h played

    The bad >no control options >no graphic options >its a budget game >the handling >its really short, beaten it 100% in 53 minutes >the price The good >its silly fun >the sound track I wouldn't recommend you this if you wanted a game like NFS. I would recommend you this if you have one of those annoying cousins that don't stop annoying you about wanting to play in your PC. Just plug this game in, and I bet he will stay quiet for some time.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7542Steam reviews · Aug 6, 2015 · 1 h played

    hey guys if ur wondering what the controls r its , . / to use ur weapons and ctrl is to use boost, and arrow keys to drive.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6651Steam reviews · Aug 2, 2015 · 2 h played

    This game is awesome, silly and fun! Graphics are awful, physics sucks and music is repetitive but you can get to love this game with all it's flaws. Unlocking stuff rocks! Game crashed sometimes 10/10 would crash again! There will be haters.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4075Steam reviews · May 8, 2015

    If you want to buy this game, I have one little tip for you: 1. Go to the next window 2. Make sure it is higher than 10 meters 3. Jump 4. Die

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  • Steam user Steam user …4749Steam reviews · Dec 27, 2014

    It amazes me there have been 2 other Glacier games before this one. The graphics are ugly, even for a 4 year old game. I could get over that, weren't it for the fact the game got nothing to offer except singleplayer races vs bots. Glacier 3: The Meltdown, is an arcade race game and all maps are ... well.. on glaciers and snowy mountains. You are able to drop mines, shoot bullets or rockets and boost your car... nothing that hasn't been done before. Best to stay away from this one.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2578Steam reviews · Nov 8, 2014 · 1 h played

    one of if not the worst ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ games ive ever played ! horrible graphics and controls ! ♥♥♥♥♥♥ gameplay and music. and the camera is so bad. and there's nothing to change in the options !!! ♥♥♥♥ ! THIS ! GAME ! 0.5/10

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  • Steam user Steam user …9222Steam reviews · Aug 20, 2016

    Some feats of human endeavor have simply hit a plateau and will advance no further: the presidential autobiography, the drunken bar fight, the hot dog-eating contest, the movie biopic, the musical-legend-in-his/her-golden-years duet album. In these areas, revision is unthinkable; sameness becomes a structuring principle rather than a liability. Every once in a while, however, this wisdom is turned on its head, and an idea, maybe one that seems a little crazy at first, catches fire, revitalizes…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3904Steam reviews · Feb 22, 2016

    Cancer cykablyat game.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1363Steam reviews · Mar 5, 2021 · 1 h played

    This is a prequel to Flatout 3

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  • Steam user Steam user …5596Steam reviews · Oct 27, 2016

    This game deserves all of the negative reviews that it has. There is no guide to what the controls actually are and the "combat" is really dull and bland. If you want a good racing game, stick to the FlatOut Series. (Avoid FlatOut 3, however) The graphics look as if this game was a prototype for the PS2.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6857Steam reviews · Sep 14, 2015

    Some 5 minutes of gameplay were all it took to make me realize just how bad this game is. I got it for free but still I feel like ♥♥♥♥ by only having it in my steam library, waiting for me to glance at it in my "Trash" games list. Options menu = only sound editing. No changing the key mapping for you, mister! The graphics are horrible, the controls are extremely sensitive and the UI is gigantic! Need I say more? Please stay off the way of this one, guys.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7302Steam reviews · Aug 16, 2015 · 1 h played

    Ok just wanna tell you one thing .... don't buy it .. why cause its not worth it at all this game should be free Graphic - don't expect anything fancy its pretty much awful graphic for its year (ALSO the settings dosen't have anything except to change volume of music and Fx ) Gameplay - It's nothing to be excited about (AI are stuped as F@k) there's no difficult settings (how i noticed) .... oh and one more thing Story mode .... isn't even a F@king story , pretty much its just a normal…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9789Steam reviews · Jan 12, 2015 · 3 h played

    This game sucks........ Very bad controls, No video settings to be found in-game. No multiplayer... story mode must be played thought if you want to use the single race option. Skip this crap !

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  • Steam user Steam user …1170Steam reviews · Nov 12, 2014 · 1 h played

    Echoing many other reviews, this game has issues. Controls are ok, but the physics are atrocious, with the cars rolling andf pivoting like office chairs (despite going fast - how fast? no idea... on ice)... The camera is unmovable and thus you have little idea what is going on. If it was in the driver's seat I would say it is "realism" but its not, its a roooftop view. This was in a bundle I got with something else I wanted. Still had to try, and I will be uninstalling it right after this…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6908Steam reviews · Dec 30, 2016

    I honestly dont remember getting this game but i decided to play it, and honestly terrible with really wack controls.. 2/10

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  • Steam user Steam user …7819Steam reviews · Jul 25, 2015

    At least it runs at 60fps.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8087Steam reviews · Jul 25, 2015

    Meu, o que que é isso? Simplesmente a pior coisa que eu joguei na minha vida! Ainda bem que não paguei nada por isso.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5706Steam reviews · May 24, 2015

    No graphics options... No controller support... No playability... No good.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9811Steam reviews · Mar 2, 2015

    NO...controller...support?! NO graphics options. NO FUN. PASS!

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  • Steam user Steam user …0832Steam reviews · Dec 19, 2014

    I got this game for free (Steam Companion) and i stiil think its not worth the price you would have to pay me to play this game no options no tutorial no control menu is this even considered a game all it took was 5 min to find out how bad this game was P.S the ear piercing sound at the beginning was a not a good choice either

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  • Steam user Steam user …9385Steam reviews · Nov 11, 2014

    I played this game for only 8 minutes and I can easily evaluate its quality by only those few minutes. The game is ok-ish but lacks a lot. What specifically? Options. There are absolutely no options in the game. No resolution control, key binding etc.. only volume control. The camera is extremely zoomed in, to the point where it feels like you have no idea where you're actually going. I have to constantly use the speed boost in order to see the game I want to see it. Given the game's name it…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2942Steam reviews · Oct 10, 2022 · 1 h played

    Well...you get a solid 1 hour of gameplay to fully 100%, challenges & story mode. -If you are going downhill or uphill at all you are just staring into the ground because the camera is unable to adjust, just hope for the best and pray to satan you don't hit a wall or go off track. -The graphics are hilariously bad even for its 2010 release date. -Some of the music is decent and chill but others are a bit cringe. -I never figured out how to use all of the weapons even after hitting every button…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9386Steam reviews · Mar 4, 2022 · 1 h played

    Glacier 3: The Meltdown is a racing game, where you racing with some banger cars around the glaciers. Racing games with guns is a cool idea in general. There are also some music tracks which is all right. Some challenges in the Challenge mode which the game hold are okay, too. The difficulty is moderated, which I like. However, this game is a mess really. It won't tell you the controls, have no clue where to go properly, and some tracks made horribly. The damage system is weird and the game…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1313Steam reviews · Jan 12, 2018

    Defo worth the 9 Bucks I paid for the game. Great handeling of the cars. The graphics are not up to date, but this doesn´t affect the gameplay at all. It is great fun! - 8/10 imo

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  • Steam user Steam user …1510Steam reviews · Nov 21, 2015 · 2 h played

    Got this game for free today. I decided to give it a whirl despite the steam reviews saying "Mostly Negative". Dear god. Do these guys even know how cars work? How physics work? How GAMES work!? No graphics option, no control options, no sense of what the ♥♥♥♥ is going on... damn son. At first the game is stupidly hard because you don't know what does what. But after you get the "hang" of it, it's ♥♥♥♥ easy. Glad I didn't buy this game, but I kinda want those 92 minutes of my life back.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4015Steam reviews · Sep 15, 2015

    This game has no support for higher resolutions. It's a simplistic Mario Kart ripoff. It is playable on high end systems, just looks terrible. Don't buy it. There's better free to play games to spend your time on.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0214Steam reviews · Sep 1, 2015 · 2 h played

    Car spins out of control at every turn. I know the road is ice but that is still too much drift! No tutorial and when you are destroyed in race. You appear in strange places and have no clue where you are. Can't recommend even free.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5704Steam reviews · Aug 24, 2015 · 1 h played

    Wanna waste not even 1 Hour of your life with awesome Fun and unfair bots?! Go play Glacier 3 : Whatever This game is full of fun and awesome Graphics mixed with the best Song ive ever heard , yes , just 1 Song! So u can remind every single word of it. The Game knows how pro u are so u dont need ANY kind of Tutorial oder Keyboard Settings , even Good graphics or high resolution is a nice Handycap to make the game a way harder. The Bots are very Balanced , they are always faster then you even if…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6894Steam reviews · Jul 25, 2015

    I make it short. This is a bad game. Pictures of it are high customized.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5554Steam reviews · Mar 30, 2026

    Too junky and no steering wheel support, can't recommend

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  • Steam user Steam user …4028Steam reviews · Nov 26, 2020 · 1 h played

    This game is a joke. Basically what this is, it's just a port of Glacier 2 from the Wii, and a bad one at that. I know Team6 games have a terrible reputation from FlatOut 3 but I do think they made some good budget games before. This isn't one of them, it's extremely short (1 hour long) and isn't varied at all. Heck even the first game in the series (Glacier Racer) had cops and physics that made sense, this didn't.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7907Steam reviews · Mar 26, 2016 · 2 h played

    ok So I got my copy for about a buck.. it could be worth the nine dollars it is marketed, as long as you are using a steam controller.. I am not even kidding.. this game is a real ♥♥♥♥♥♥ port that doesnt even have controler support(without using something like joy to key, or controller companion, which will feel honestly pretty jerky..,) and it leaves you too figure out the controlls from someone else.. or on your own.. however, once I found out the controls I binded them up useing analog…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8836Steam reviews · Mar 22, 2016

    Played 8 minutes, now seriously wanting to commit suicide. F-

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  • Steam user Steam user …0252Steam reviews · Oct 24, 2015

    Got this as part of random key giveaway. I still feel like I paid too much..

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  • Steam user Steam user …8314Steam reviews · Oct 2, 2015

    Poor man's Mario kart

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  • Steam user Steam user …0314Steam reviews · Sep 30, 2015 · 1 h played

    This game is just some basic boring Racecar game. No storyline (Even though there is a Story mode) Bad graphics with no options at all No tutorial. You can't even see which buttons you're supposed to use. It's fine if you just wanna waste some time, but no more than that Don't spend money on it. There's lots of better options, and some of those, are even free.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8080Steam reviews · Sep 30, 2015

    This game is so horrible not only does it refuse to be played, but it forced me to restart my computer after locking it up!

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