80's OVERDRIVE

80's OVERDRIVE

Steam Deck Verified

Insane Code · Racing · Nov 19, 2020

Worth it for the right player.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $0.99.

74%
Mostly Positive
788 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 99 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 78 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 48 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 788 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
64% of themes are praise18% are divided18% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The visuals are undoubtedly striking, with beautiful pixel art and stylish parallax backdrops that bring the VHS decade of excess to life.
99 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The addition of upgrade systems, police chases, traffic, and weather changes adds good variety and challenge to the gameplay.
78 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
👍 PROS: Visual eye candy: the gorgeous pixel-art style and heavy 80s synthwave vibe look incredible.Masterclass soundtrack: an absolute banger of an OST if you enjoy retrowave and electronic beats.Satisfying progression loop: you can genuinely feel the performance jump after upgrading your engine, steering, or adding nitro.Perfect for quick, casual gaming sessions or playing on the go.
73 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
There’s a campaign mode with upgradeable cars and police chases, which sounds awesome on paper—but it's fairly shallow in execution.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
A controller is recommended but the game only accepts digital input – this could be a wink to the past but it’s really annoying when playing with analogues sticks.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
The absence of more expansive features, such as multiplayer or more dynamic progression systems, means that its appeal is strongest when approached as a quick, nostalgic experience rather than a long-term commitment.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Graphics99 reviews
Gameplay78 reviews
Audio73 reviews
Story and characters31 reviews
Controls12 reviews
Multiplayer10 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty31 reviews
77%
Interface7 reviews
57%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes48 reviews
60%
Bugs13 reviews
46%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
65
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.