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BAFL - Brakes Are For Losers cover art

BAFL - Brakes Are For Losers

Oudidon · Dear Villagers · 2017-10-18

Steam

Racing

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 18, 2017 (Mac), Oct 18, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 19, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 18, 2017 (Linux)

BAFL is all about pure arcade fun. Challenge your friends, pick a funky car and outrun them with your driving skills and dirty tricks. Ram them out of your way or pick up bonuses to wreck them.

BAFL - Brakes Are For Losers is a Racing title released in 2017, priced at $0.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (77% of 71 reviews).

0
playing now
77%
positive of 71 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
63/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$0.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 19:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 5 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 41% of 2,371 Racing games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

Estimated sales: 1.8k–4.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 71 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.75 at GamersGate (2024-09-16) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 84 of 118 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
8820172025Week of 2017-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 14:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 20:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 19:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$10.00$0.652017-10-182026-08-272017-10-18 — best price $7.112018-01-04 — best price $9.992018-05-17 — best price $9.992018-09-07 — best price $9.992019-02-12 — best price $9.992019-07-16 — best price $9.992019-12-13 — best price $8.672020-02-03 — best price $8.492020-05-04 — best price $9.992020-07-09 — best price $9.992020-08-27 — best price $1.992020-10-27 — best price $9.992020-12-14 — best price $1.922021-01-31 — best price $8.382021-03-26 — best price $7.672021-05-19 — best price $9.992021-08-06 — best price $9.992021-11-26 — best price $1.992022-03-02 — best price $10.002022-09-12 — best price $1.692022-12-30 — best price $9.992023-04-10 — best price $9.992023-07-25 — best price $1.842023-10-18 — best price $9.992024-01-08 — best price $0.992024-04-11 — best price $9.992024-08-02 — best price $0.952024-11-22 — best price $0.792025-02-20 — best price $1.002025-06-27 — best price $0.992025-09-25 — best price $9.992025-12-16 — best price $0.842026-03-01 — best price $9.992026-05-16 — best price $1.002026-08-03 — best price $0.842026-08-27 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
43.4%
earned "Survival Instinct"
7.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play Together

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Player tags

2DIndieArcadeCasualRacingDrivingColorfulStylizedTop-DownController

Census log

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

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