The Game Census
Formula Retro Racing cover art

Formula Retro Racing

Repixel8 · 2020-05-14

SteamPlayStation Store

IndieRacing

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: May 15, 2020 (Xbox One), May 15, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 30, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Apr 15, 2022 (Nintendo Switch)

Formula Retro Racing is a retro style arcade racing game that’s influenced by the classic arcade racing games of the early 90’s.

73%
positive of 95 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$5.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (27 reviews).
  • · Top 38% of 45,286 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.9k–4.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 95 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2025-07-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.99 · on sale 2 of 4 observed days · $4.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
151520202026Week of 2020-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$12.99$1.492020-05-152026-10-082020-05-15 — best price $12.992021-01-05 — best price $12.992021-02-15 — best price $12.992021-07-08 — best price $12.992021-10-28 — best price $2.992021-11-24 — best price $2.992021-12-22 — best price $2.992022-01-27 — best price $2.992022-05-23 — best price $4.492022-06-23 — best price $4.492022-11-22 — best price $2.992022-12-22 — best price $2.992023-06-29 — best price $2.992023-11-21 — best price $3.592023-12-21 — best price $3.592024-03-14 — best price $2.992024-06-27 — best price $2.992024-11-27 — best price $2.992024-12-20 — best price $2.992025-03-13 — best price $2.992025-06-26 — best price $2.992025-07-28 — best price $1.492025-09-29 — best price $1.492026-06-25 — best price $2.992026-10-01 — best price $2.992026-10-08 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenFull controller supportFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

IndieRetroArcadeRacingClassicFast-Paced

Census log

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

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