Game2019

Super Pixel Racers

ActionIndieRacing

Developer 21c.Ducks Co., Ltd.

Featuring simple and satisfying drifting and nitro mechanics, Super Pixel Racers lets players race it out in numerous modes from classic Rally to pixelated mayhem in Takedown. From the Steam store page

49 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Sep 23, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works

Audience score

65
Fresh

31 positive · 17 negative
95% range 50–77%

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Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
106 of 151 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What people are saying

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  • Steam user Steam user …5077Steam reviews · Apr 18, 2019

    I REALLY wanted to like this, and It does come close, but right away, the controls feel BAD. And yes, right away I changed from pointing to classic controls, but it still FELT bad. I really hope they fix that, and Recognize that too.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2572Steam reviews · Feb 6, 2019 · 12 h played

    Pros: Steering feels great, slidey arcade fun Rumbling with controller gives solid feedback for nitrous and sliding Great soundtrack Varied environments, night/day/dirt/snow/pavement Cons: Low track variety Can only customize car color and stat upgrades Steering can feel too sharp sometimes(i.e. car has perfectly sharp steering, doesn't require braking skill) Don't know if developers will keep updating the game with features, seems like little communication Fun little game, worth my money,…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6625Steam reviews · Aug 12, 2020

    Controls aren't bad, they are broken. Both keyboard and controller have the same issue. There is about a half second latency from input to response. You can see problem in the arrow that tells you what direction you are turning. When you apply input instead of responding, the arrow will twitch in the wrong direction, vibrate, then respond. This is a disaster for an 8-bit retro style game whose core should be based around a high framerate low latency feel. Game looks great, and I hope they fix…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4720Steam reviews · Jan 31, 2019 · 2 h played

    Do a zoom. Pull a drift. Hit your friend out of anger. Have fun.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2183Steam reviews · Nov 29, 2020

    Wow, it's just incredible how much they screwed up the controls. I didn't believe it since it's just unbelievable that someone would release a racing game with totally broken steering controls. Besides, also changing the graphics resolution results in only half the screen being visible and there is no keyboard setup whatsoever. Nah, this is really impossible to recommend. This would need a major rework to be usable.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6313Steam reviews · Aug 21, 2020

    Controls are not good.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2440Steam reviews · Aug 14, 2020

    Controls are way to hard for me to like

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  • Steam user Steam user …4462Steam reviews · Sep 12, 2019

    I downloaded the game because of the nifty pixel artwork and the nice concept, and because it showed up when I search for games like "Super Cars" and "Micromachines" on steam. I tried the game for a few minutes before giving up, uninstalling it and asking for a refund. I mean all they had to to was make the car turn left with left and right with right. Instead I got a convoluted "pointing control" scheme which resulted in me losing the control of my car and crushing every few seconds. The…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0085Steam reviews · Jan 31, 2019 · 1 h played

    Really Excellent little race&drift game. A big thanks to the developper(s) for taking me back on my Amiga 500.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3234Steam reviews · Apr 12, 2020 · 3 h played

    Some people complaining about the controls, but I can say that if this game LOOKS fun to you, and you take the time to get used to "pointer" based controls, you will experience a level of nuance that will blow your mind. The "classic" controls feel like what you would find in Micro Machines, Super Off Road, or RC Pro-Am. However, the turn speed is locked in this mode. With pointer mode, you can flick the analog basically 1:1, meaning you can whip around hairpin turns with ridiculous control.…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5550Steam reviews · Aug 8, 2020 · 3 h played

    Super Pixel Racers is fine. The first couple hours I was hyped as the game scratched the nostalgia itch. Many of the Steam reviews mention an old-school arcade game and I'm no better. The top-down view takes me back to Combat Cars. After 40 races there's little left to keep me interested. It's not all grim, Super Pixel Racers gets a few things right. First, I found the handling to be a joy once I got the hang of it. After driving cars from behind or inside for so long the top-down view can be…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4245Steam reviews · Aug 6, 2024

    I can't play te game because I cant pass the "Press A button to start" screen. The game doesn't recognize any keyboard or controller input

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  • Steam user Steam user …3351Steam reviews · Sep 24, 2020

    "PLease connect a controller" Like... Really? I'm playing on a COMPUTER. You asking me to forfeit a PERFECT controller, that its a Keyboard, with all its hundreds characters, to use a controller, that I simply DON'T LIKE, DON'T NEED TO, and more importantly... ITS ALREADY CONNECTED. Dude... You have a game with good graphics. All oldies like me would LOVE to TRY your game. But... You just don't want us to play. Unninstalled. Besides, when you start the game, it says: version 0.9.0. Which…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5961Steam reviews · Jan 23, 2021 · 1 h played

    A fun little racer with cute graphics and a loose driving model. The metagame is a little bit grindy if you want to unlock things fast. I recommend getting this game if you enjoy the driving style and will enjoy playing tracks more than once to upgrade and unlock things and progress to open new cars and tracks.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2355Steam reviews · Feb 8, 2019 · 3 h played

    Frankly, it's true that I bought it without much expectation at first. It's just a game like road fighter I used to play when I was young, so I bought it because it was cheap. But I was surprised to find that it was rather fun and fun. The controls and systems were not difficult at all and simple was best, but the game itself was very challenging and high tension. If anyone is thinking about buying it, try buying it first. You'll never regret it. At least I was rewarded with my purchase.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6301Steam reviews · Sep 18, 2025

    This game's controls are one of the worst I ever experienced!

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  • Steam user Steam user …3418Steam reviews · Jun 19, 2023 · 2 h played

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  • Steam user Steam user …8812Steam reviews · May 21, 2021

    looks like a retro racer. controls are ....fake and sluggish

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  • Steam user Steam user …7853Steam reviews · Jun 30, 2019 · 1 h played

    This game is A LOT OF FUN. I'm a sucker for pixel graphics and these pixels are crunchier than a bag of kettle-baked Lay's. The mechanics of the game (steering, drifting, nitro) are pretty easy to master but when you hit it all just right, drift perfectly through a hairpin curve and nitro boost out into the straight away you feel like a gawdam champion. 10/10 would recommend. Haven't tried online yet, I doubt there's enough a player base but whatever. Still worth the 10 duckets I dropped on…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7237Steam reviews · May 2, 2024

    I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ love this game, the first time I ever got it was on nintendo switch and man it's almost become nostalgic at this point. The soundtrack is SO damn good, the art is amazing and the controls are f ing great and all in all a very good racing game I have no clue about the controls not working for some people, for me they work completely fine

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  • Steam user Steam user …7623Steam reviews · Dec 7, 2021

    I went looking for something to replace my past addiction to playing Super Off-Road Racer at Holiday Hills. I found it in spades with Super Pixel Racers. Really good stuff, and a bit more of a challenge than you might expect!

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  • Steam user Steam user …4902Steam reviews · Mar 20, 2019 · 3 h played

    Some suggestion: 1 When my car was crowded in couple cars, it‘s hard to see the arrow . I can't know car's direction.The nitro bar sometimes covers the arrow too. 2 There isn't the function to make car back to track quikly.

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  • Promobit @promobit-promo.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 23, 2026

    Super Pixel Racers | PC Steam Game | Fanatical

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  • Steam user Steam user …5773Steam reviews · May 17, 2026 · 1 h played

    Hilarious racing. Take tank-style controls, it's hard but fun.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1798Steam reviews · Nov 21, 2025 · 11 h played

    Super Pixel Racers is a lively and energetic top-down arcade racer that blends modern responsiveness with the visual language of 16-bit classics. Developed by 21c.Ducks Co., Ltd. and published by H2 Interactive, the game makes an immediate impression with its pixel-art aesthetic: bright colors, chunky sprites, explosive effects, and tracks filled with personality. It clearly aims to evoke the excitement of retro racing while offering enough contemporary flair to make it engaging for today’s…

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  • Steam user Steam user …6877Steam reviews · Jul 31, 2025

    This little racing game has a lot of graphical and design charm, however also lots of potential that wasn't quite reached. The controls feel very sluggish and the car auto-accelerates. It feels disconnected from the controls. Additionally the difficulity is high, because of the poor control. The special race type derby where your goal is to knock out other cars is slow and difficult since you rely solely on a special ability that needs frequent recharging, and does low damage. Great music.…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0153Steam reviews · Jun 24, 2025 · 3 h played

    how someone can develop a game with such bad controls is beyond me like what even goes through your mind when making these controls , and the game actually looks fun

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  • Steam user Steam user …0101Steam reviews · Jan 30, 2025 · 1 h played

    It's soo fun and cool. But needs more depth and details Maybe a story line or something. + perfect mechanics

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  • Steam user Steam user …5924Steam reviews · Sep 9, 2024

    For whatever reason this game is screwed up on aspect ratio for your monitor resolution, doesn't matter what native resolution you have. It's got potential to be a legit RC Pro Am successor but until they fix the resolution issue, thumbs down.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5185Steam reviews · Aug 9, 2024 · 1 h played

    game's cute cuz of these lil cars and the soundtrack's a banger

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  • Steam user Steam user …3152Steam reviews · Apr 12, 2024

    does not respond to one button neither on the joystick nor on the keyboard

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  • Steam user Steam user …1997Steam reviews · Nov 5, 2023 · 3 h played

    I have no idea what people hate about the controls. They feel perfect to me... old RC Pro Am/Biker Mice/Rock N Roll Racing style turning and skidding, but you can drift for much tighter turning and immediately power out of that with a boost. I prefer classic style, cuz I've played enough of these the feel is burned into my brain, and they're solidly done. You have a little extra wiggle than the old 8/12 way facing, which you'll need here and there. A little tap will turn a gradual wall…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4757Steam reviews · Jun 21, 2023 · 4 h played

    The game is really fun, but a bit repeative. The tracks you play on are getting more complex and you also have some Rally Tracks, where you don't move in a circle, but from A to B. You unlock new classes, which enables you to use better and faster cars which increases the difficulty. If your Car is too slow, you can upgrade it with the money that you have won. The repetive part is, that the upgrades are getting expensive, so that you need to play multiple races to get enough money to upgrade…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2549Steam reviews · Nov 28, 2022 · 2 h played

    Looks like a good racing game and it could be great, if only the controls didn't suck.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3881Steam reviews · Nov 16, 2022 · 2 h played

    Fantastic game ! I'm 47, played SuperCars 1&2, Super OffRoad, Nitro, Overdrive, Jupiter's Masterdrive and the likes back in the old Amiga days and this is by far the best Top-down racer I've played in years. Magnificient pixel art, wonderful handling (classic hard, having so much fun I did not even tried the other mode), fantastically panting races....and a lot to do (races, time trials, takedowns, cup, customization...)what Can I say? I love this and I played Ultimate racing 2D, Roadclub,…

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  • Steam user Steam user …8401Steam reviews · Sep 3, 2022 · 16 h played

    The controls are super tight! I guess the reason why some reviewers think the car is not responding to a direction input is that the car only has one pixel image for a direction angle of around 22.5° so that a 90° turn has the car changing its image only 4 times. It's easy to see when you drive in a cardinal direction and input a small direction change: the car will not change its image, but will change its movement direction! That's why some may think the car is not responding, "lagging" or…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1094Steam reviews · Aug 5, 2022 · 1 h played

    The controls on keyboard are awful and but even with a controller the controls don't exactly feel good.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7520Steam reviews · May 30, 2022

    Could have been a really fun game but the controls are dodgy. Point mode works as expected once you get used to it but I wanted to use classic mode. For some reason when turning right it would sometimes turn left, while turning left worked all the time, i would find myself having to turn all the way around 270 degrees to the left to make a right hand turn like zoolander. I tried another controller but couldn't get the game to recognise it even though it works in windows and other games.…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0810Steam reviews · Nov 26, 2021

    It's great! Looks super retro but has a lot of modern game design elements. So far, I'm loving this game!

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  • Steam user Steam user …8893Steam reviews · Aug 8, 2021 · 3 h played

    fun little game, very responsive controller support

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  • Steam user Steam user …7360Steam reviews · Jul 26, 2021

    game of the year

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  • Steam user Steam user …3347Steam reviews · Mar 27, 2021 · 3 h played

    Great racing action, play it!

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  • Steam user Steam user …6794Steam reviews · Jan 2, 2021 · 2 h played

    I got this when it was on sale and I absolutely love it. I wish my game were as fun to play as this one! They have the right look and the right gameplay. I love it. Once I found the classic control method, I was very happy. It takes a bit to get used to the drift and boost mechanic, but once you get it, It's great.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5293Steam reviews · Dec 30, 2020

    Scratches the R.C. PRO-AM itch.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0922Steam reviews · Mar 13, 2020 · 13 h played

    So like im really new to racing games, but this is enjoyable. The first hour will be just you figuring out the controls, but after that you would start to be challenged by all the missions. I had a lot of fun so do buy it when it's on sale.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2067Steam reviews · Nov 5, 2019 · 106 h played

    This game is fantastic, controls are perfect, level of challenge is solid, graphics and sounds great. 9/10

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  • Steam user Steam user …3113Steam reviews · Oct 29, 2019 · 4 h played

    If you liked that one old game, Mini Car Racing, this will surely remind you of it, except there's no guns, and it's mostly about drifting. Either way, it's really satisfying once you get the hang of it.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8615Steam reviews · Jul 1, 2019 · 1 h played

    Has RC Pro AM vibes, controls are a bit floaty but that's with the "hard" controls activated. great game all around

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  • Steam user Steam user …1738Steam reviews · Feb 19, 2019 · 7 h played

    I truly like this game and it feels like I went back to my child time tho. The pixel art is amazing and so cute, although I read the article that dev team was supposed to make the game tough but still I think it's so adorable. I saw that this title was released on PS4 & XB1 first and since then, I was interested on this game, and am so happy that I could enjoy this game on Steam. I really like the music and match the game perfectly. Very recommended.

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