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Initial Drift Online cover art

Initial Drift Online

RewindApp · 2023-03-30

Steam

ActionIndieMassively MultiplayerRacingSimulation

Modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Dec 08, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Drift over some of Japan's most legendary mountain passes, compete against your friends or players from around the world in epic battles, make deliveries, buy new cars and set records in the world rankings!

Initial Drift Online is a 2023 Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer and Racing game priced at $4.99, with an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000 and a Mixed review sentiment (62% of 5820 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

52
playing now
62%
positive of 5.8k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2
Nexus mods (167 downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

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

Trailer

Initial Drift Online trailer thumbnail

Initial Drift Online! | Gameplay Trailer

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

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 52 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 126 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~16/week).
  • · Review velocity down 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (600 reviews).
  • · Top 6% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 116k–262k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,820 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2022-01-27) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 11 of 22 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
54654620202026Week of 2020-12-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 546 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

9002026-09-14 23:00 — 60 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 11 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 21 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 37 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 32 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 46 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 41 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 8 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 19 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 33 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 8 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 55 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 46 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 39 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 30 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 58 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 34 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 28 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 58 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 68 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 52 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 90 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 30 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 52 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
6344Dec 2020Aug 2026Dec 2020 — avg 16 · peak 43Feb 2021 — avg 23 · peak 61Apr 2021 — avg 14 · peak 49Jun 2021 — avg 12 · peak 33Aug 2021 — avg 9 · peak 26Oct 2021 — avg 7 · peak 24Dec 2021 — avg 9 · peak 29Feb 2022 — avg 31 · peak 440Apr 2022 — avg 29 · peak 133Jun 2022 — avg 12 · peak 36Aug 2022 — avg 19 · peak 72Oct 2022 — avg 19 · peak 98Dec 2022 — avg 26 · peak 326Feb 2023 — avg 25 · peak 176Apr 2023 — avg 18 · peak 62Jun 2023 — avg 16 · peak 53Aug 2023 — avg 17 · peak 47Oct 2023 — avg 12 · peak 45Dec 2023 — avg 12 · peak 35Feb 2024 — avg 9 · peak 25Apr 2024 — avg 9 · peak 30Jun 2024 — avg 9 · peak 28Aug 2024 — avg 8 · peak 26Oct 2024 — avg 10 · peak 33Dec 2024 — avg 9 · peak 25Feb 2025 — avg 8 · peak 20Apr 2025 — avg 8 · peak 30Jun 2025 — avg 6 · peak 20Aug 2025 — avg 11 · peak 44Oct 2025 — avg 9 · peak 59Dec 2025 — avg 5 · peak 20Feb 2026 — avg 138 · peak 409Apr 2026 — avg 68 · peak 117Jun 2026 — avg 33 · peak 98Aug 2026 — avg 47 · peak 99
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$4.99$0.002020-12-082026-07-282020-12-08 — best price $3.742021-02-11 — best price $3.742021-05-27 — best price $1.992021-06-25 — best price $1.242021-09-21 — best price $1.992021-11-24 — best price $1.242021-12-22 — best price $1.242022-02-04 — best price $0.692022-05-23 — best price $0.492022-08-18 — best price $0.492022-11-10 — best price $0.492023-02-18 — best price $0.492023-03-30 — best price $2.992023-06-19 — best price $1.242023-08-12 — best price $4.992023-11-14 — best price $4.992023-12-21 — best price $1.242024-03-05 — best price $0.992024-05-27 — best price $0.992024-08-24 — best price $0.992024-11-27 — best price $0.992025-01-17 — best price $0.992025-03-20 — best price $4.992025-05-26 — best price $0.992025-07-25 — best price $0.992025-09-17 — best price $4.992025-10-31 — best price $4.992026-01-05 — best price $4.992026-03-12 — best price $4.992026-04-14 — best price $1.242026-06-11 — best price $4.992026-07-28 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

36
achievements tracked
83.6%
earned "High Speed..."
3.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportMulti-playerMMOPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing5 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Japanese

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2023-03-29, latest 2025-03-31 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,7181%36

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

PvPActionMMORPGRacingDrivingPhysicsLife SimRelaxingOpen WorldSimulation

Census log

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

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