The Game Census
PalmRide cover art

PalmRide

Pixelbois · 2021-09-16

Steam

CasualIndieRacing

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Sep 17, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

PalmRide, the retrofuturistic fast-paced driving game inspired by classic games, and the modern outrun aesthetics. Drive through busy streets of the city, climb the tallest mountains, or just chill out on your way to the beach. Avoid obstacles and be the first in the leaderboard! Be the rad guy!

82%
positive of 140 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (31 reviews).
  • · Top 40% of 15,565 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.8k–6.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 140 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2021-11-15) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $3.99 · on sale 2 of 4 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
292920212026Week of 2021-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$3.99$1.002021-09-162026-07-092021-09-16 — best price $2.592021-10-25 — best price $2.592021-10-28 — best price $2.592021-11-11 — best price $3.992021-11-24 — best price $2.592021-12-10 — best price $1.002021-12-28 — best price $1.002022-01-27 — best price $2.592022-02-12 — best price $3.992022-05-30 — best price $3.992022-07-07 — best price $3.992022-09-23 — best price $3.992022-10-31 — best price $3.992022-11-29 — best price $3.992023-01-05 — best price $3.992023-03-23 — best price $3.992023-07-13 — best price $3.992023-10-09 — best price $3.992023-11-28 — best price $3.992024-01-04 — best price $3.992024-03-21 — best price $3.992024-07-11 — best price $3.992024-09-23 — best price $3.992024-11-24 — best price $3.992024-12-04 — best price $3.992025-01-02 — best price $3.992025-03-20 — best price $3.992025-07-10 — best price $3.992025-08-04 — best price $3.992025-10-06 — best price $3.992026-07-09 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

44
achievements tracked
40.3%
earned "To the mountains!"
6.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2D3D1980sIndieRetroArcadeCasualRacingRhythmDriving

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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