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Absolute Drift cover art

Absolute Drift

Funselektor Labs Inc. · 2015-07-29

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreAmazon

ActionCasualIndieRacingSimulationSports

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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.

Absolute Drift is an Action, Casual, Indie and Racing game released in 2015, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (88% of 3189 reviews).

4
playing now
88%
positive of 3.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (24 ratings)
4.31★
PlayStation Store rating (1,285 ratings)
5h
to beat · rushed 3h · completionist 9h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 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.

Trailer

Absolute Drift trailer thumbnail

Absolute Drift: Zen Edition Announcement Trailer | PS4

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 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 9% of 27,656 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 80k–191k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,189 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$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 160 of 201 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

602026-09-15 00:00 — 4 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 4 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 4 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 6 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
620Mar 2015Aug 2026Mar 2015 — avg 0 · peak 1Jul 2015 — avg 6 · peak 117Nov 2015 — avg 8 · peak 36Mar 2016 — avg 8 · peak 32Jul 2016 — avg 17 · peak 55Nov 2016 — avg 16 · peak 50Mar 2017 — avg 15 · peak 58Jul 2017 — avg 14 · peak 48Nov 2017 — avg 11 · peak 36Mar 2018 — avg 9 · peak 26Jul 2018 — avg 7 · peak 21Nov 2018 — avg 5 · peak 14Mar 2019 — avg 4 · peak 14Jul 2019 — avg 9 · peak 27Nov 2019 — avg 8 · peak 21Mar 2020 — avg 6 · peak 17Jul 2020 — avg 8 · peak 31Nov 2020 — avg 6 · peak 28Mar 2021 — avg 9 · peak 43Jul 2021 — avg 5 · peak 14Nov 2021 — avg 5 · peak 16Mar 2022 — avg 4 · peak 19Jul 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Nov 2022 — avg 5 · peak 14Mar 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16Jul 2023 — avg 5 · peak 12Nov 2023 — avg 4 · peak 10Mar 2024 — avg 4 · peak 12Jul 2024 — avg 4 · peak 11Nov 2024 — avg 4 · peak 10Mar 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Jul 2025 — avg 20 · peak 160Nov 2025 — avg 5 · peak 17Mar 2026 — avg 5 · peak 11Jul 2026 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$1.792015-03-272026-10-142015-03-27 — 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 $14.992026-09-23 — best price $6.752026-10-14 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1832026-05-28 — 12 pageviews2026-06-01 — 5 pageviews2026-06-05 — 4 pageviews2026-06-09 — 10 pageviews2026-06-13 — 14 pageviews2026-06-17 — 9 pageviews2026-06-21 — 16 pageviews2026-06-25 — 17 pageviews2026-06-29 — 9 pageviews2026-07-03 — 12 pageviews2026-07-07 — 9 pageviews2026-07-11 — 8 pageviews2026-07-15 — 14 pageviews2026-07-19 — 5 pageviews2026-07-23 — 16 pageviews2026-07-27 — 10 pageviews2026-07-31 — 11 pageviews2026-08-04 — 13 pageviews2026-08-08 — 8 pageviews2026-08-12 — 5 pageviews2026-08-16 — 11 pageviews2026-08-20 — 8 pageviews2026-08-24 — 14 pageviews2026-08-28 — 14 pageviews2026-09-01 — 7 pageviews2026-09-05 — 15 pageviews2026-09-09 — 16 pageviews2026-09-13 — 7 pageviews2026-09-17 — 8 pageviews2026-09-21 — 10 pageviews2026-09-25 — 18 pageviews2026-09-29 — 12 pageviews2026-10-03 — 11 pageviews2026-10-07 — 10 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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

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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