The Karters 2: Turbo Charged

The Karters 2: Turbo Charged

Steam Deck Playable

Pixel Edge Games · Racing · Jul 17, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $17.99.

92%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 105 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 2 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
66% of themes are praise17% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
-Character customization with multiple choices to take and you can unlock more stuff in the challenges for single player (a type of campaign to get unlockables, not battle pass challenges).
105 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Currently, the project has two huge advantages: gameplay and mod support.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
While The Karters 2: Turbo Charged is a phenomenal (albeit flawed) kart racer with TONs of potential, I can only recommend this game to fans of Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled, fans of modding support in their games, and people who have friends that enjoy racing in private online lobbies away from the hardcore players.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Now, The Karters 2: Turbo Charged is a kart racer that aims to be a highly replayable kart racer with it's Steam Workshop modding support, even supporting 6-PLAYER split screen.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Starting from the menu, there are a handful of modes to choose from and the arcade ones are pretty fun (yes, even the "crappy mobile games" inspired ones), but as soon as I starded racing I quickly realized how bland everything actually is, aside from the speed factor.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics and Art Style are bright, cartoony and fun!
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+2 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 love8 themes
Story and characters105 reviews
Gameplay58 reviews
Multiplayer42 reviews
Co-op20 reviews
Interface19 reviews
Graphics17 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Crashes104 reviews
94%
Servers and matchmaking12 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat19 reviews
74%
Difficulty16 reviews
69%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $17.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
1
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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