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Absolute Drift cover art

Absolute Drift

Funselektor Labs Inc. · 2015-07-29

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreAmazon

ActionCasualIndieRacingSimulationSports

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 03, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 12, 2018 (iOS), Dec 04, 2018 (Android), Jul 29, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 29, 2015 (Mac), Jul 29, 2015 (Linux)

Absolute Drift is a racing game about becoming a master at the art of drifting.

3
playing now
88%
positive of 3.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (24 ratings)
5h
to beat · rushed 3h · completionist 9h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Absolute Drift is a racing video game developed and published by Funselektor Labs. It was released on 29 July 2015 on Windows, OS X and Linux. It was also released on 29 August 2016 on the PlayStation 4 and 25 August 2017 on the Xbox One respectively as Absolute Drift: Zen Edition. Physical media copies on disc were released for the PlayStation 4 platform through Limited Run Games on 13 October 2017, and was limited to 4,000 printed copies. A Nintendo Switch version was released on 3 December 2020.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 76 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 30% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 20% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 80k–191k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,186 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.19 at Epic Game Store (2025-07-29) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 162 of 172 observed days · $13.80 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
747420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-08-11 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 4 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 4 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 3 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 7 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 6 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 6 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 3 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$1.792015-03-272026-08-302015-03-27 — best price $9.992016-07-28 — best price $11.572017-07-05 — best price $11.992018-08-27 — best price $6.592019-07-16 — best price $5.992020-05-11 — best price $5.992021-02-22 — best price $11.992021-09-23 — best price $11.992021-12-11 — best price $11.992022-03-12 — best price $10.552022-05-30 — best price $11.992022-08-12 — best price $5.992022-11-24 — best price $3.592023-01-23 — best price $3.592023-04-01 — best price $11.992023-05-22 — best price $3.592023-07-18 — best price $11.992023-09-18 — best price $2.992023-11-22 — best price $3.592024-01-15 — best price $2.992024-03-08 — best price $2.392024-05-10 — best price $3.602024-07-15 — best price $4.052024-09-16 — best price $4.052024-11-18 — best price $4.502025-01-21 — best price $11.992025-04-04 — best price $11.992025-05-30 — best price $11.992025-08-14 — best price $3.592025-10-20 — best price $11.992025-12-08 — best price $3.572026-02-10 — best price $4.792026-03-26 — best price $11.992026-05-12 — best price $5.992026-07-23 — best price $11.992026-08-29 — best price $14.992026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2442026-05-28 — 12 pageviews2026-05-31 — 14 pageviews2026-06-03 — 9 pageviews2026-06-06 — 8 pageviews2026-06-09 — 10 pageviews2026-06-12 — 18 pageviews2026-06-15 — 12 pageviews2026-06-18 — 16 pageviews2026-06-21 — 16 pageviews2026-06-24 — 14 pageviews2026-06-27 — 8 pageviews2026-06-30 — 7 pageviews2026-07-03 — 12 pageviews2026-07-06 — 9 pageviews2026-07-09 — 8 pageviews2026-07-12 — 4 pageviews2026-07-15 — 14 pageviews2026-07-18 — 15 pageviews2026-07-21 — 10 pageviews2026-07-24 — 12 pageviews2026-07-27 — 10 pageviews2026-07-30 — 14 pageviews2026-08-02 — 11 pageviews2026-08-05 — 11 pageviews2026-08-08 — 8 pageviews2026-08-11 — 14 pageviews2026-08-14 — 8 pageviews2026-08-17 — 14 pageviews2026-08-20 — 8 pageviews2026-08-23 — 6 pageviews2026-08-25 — 5 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
43.8%
earned "Hoon Airlines"
15.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudStatsSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,6739%20
Switch (Nintendo)270%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

ArcadeRacingDrivingPhysicsSurrealAbstractRelaxingTop-DownDifficultMinimalist

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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