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Inertial Drift cover art

Inertial Drift

Level 91 Entertainment · PQube · 2020-09-11

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IndieRacing

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Sep 11, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Nov 15, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Sep 11, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 30, 2020 (Xbox One), Sep 11, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 15, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S)

An arcade racer that tears up the rule book with innovative twin-stick controls, completely re-imagined driving mechanics and a huge roster of fiercely individual cars and tracks.

Inertial Drift is a 2020 Indie and Racing game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (85% of 1687 reviews).

4
playing now
85%
positive of 1.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
64/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
4.24★
PlayStation Store rating (435 ratings)
8h
to beat · rushed 4h · completionist 16h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 86 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity down 59% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 49,583 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 34k–76k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,687 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$3.92-80%
Gamesplanet$4.34-78%
Steam$4.99-75%
GamersGate$5.00-75%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2024-09-12) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 110 of 139 observed days · $2.93 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
18618620202026Week of 2020-09-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1712026-09-15 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 14 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 17 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 10 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 11 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 12 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 17 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 14 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 9 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 8 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 12 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 7 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 8 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 6 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 8 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
482Sep 2020Aug 2026Sep 2020 — avg 42 · peak 131Nov 2020 — avg 8 · peak 21Jan 2021 — avg 6 · peak 20Mar 2021 — avg 4 · peak 16May 2021 — avg 3 · peak 8Jul 2021 — avg 3 · peak 10Sep 2021 — avg 2 · peak 11Nov 2021 — avg 4 · peak 14Jan 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Mar 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11May 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Jul 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Sep 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Nov 2022 — avg 8 · peak 27Jan 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16Mar 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16May 2023 — avg 8 · peak 24Jul 2023 — avg 6 · peak 21Sep 2023 — avg 5 · peak 15Nov 2023 — avg 4 · peak 14Jan 2024 — avg 4 · peak 15Mar 2024 — avg 6 · peak 21May 2024 — avg 12 · peak 52Jul 2024 — avg 6 · peak 16Sep 2024 — avg 48 · peak 177Nov 2024 — avg 7 · peak 18Jan 2025 — avg 6 · peak 16Mar 2025 — avg 6 · peak 17May 2025 — avg 6 · peak 17Jul 2025 — avg 12 · peak 163Sep 2025 — avg 7 · peak 22Nov 2025 — avg 6 · peak 21Jan 2026 — avg 7 · peak 17Mar 2026 — avg 6 · peak 18May 2026 — avg 6 · peak 17Jul 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.10$1.532020-09-112026-10-112020-09-11 — best price $15.292020-12-07 — best price $13.592021-02-05 — best price $11.892021-03-29 — best price $19.992021-07-16 — best price $12.582021-09-27 — best price $19.992021-11-25 — best price $6.232022-01-17 — best price $10.492022-03-11 — best price $10.992022-05-30 — best price $19.992022-08-15 — best price $17.472022-10-18 — best price $11.992022-12-13 — best price $9.002023-03-06 — best price $7.992023-05-03 — best price $19.992023-07-21 — best price $7.002023-10-16 — best price $6.992023-12-19 — best price $7.992024-02-18 — best price $19.992024-04-22 — best price $19.992024-06-28 — best price $3.992024-09-10 — best price $4.802024-12-03 — best price $15.292025-02-10 — best price $4.992025-04-16 — best price $19.992025-06-28 — best price $1.532025-08-21 — best price $2.002025-12-04 — best price $19.992026-02-26 — best price $19.992026-05-14 — best price $3.712026-07-26 — best price $15.962026-08-20 — best price $4.992026-09-14 — best price $4.992026-10-05 — best price $3.922026-10-11 — best price $3.92
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
94.4%
earned "Oh... I Get It!"
19.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPFull controller supportRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing2 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2020-12-09, latest 2022-11-15 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)8,6100%40
Steam (Steam)3,2323%40
PS4 (PlayStation)8456%41
PS5 (PlayStation)7316%41
Switch (Nintendo)430%0

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

Player tags

PvPIndieArcadeCasualRacingDrivingPhysicsStylizedDifficultController

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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