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Slipstream cover art

Slipstream

ansdor · 2018-05-21

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

CasualIndieRacing

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Apr 07, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 07, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Apr 07, 2022 (Xbox One), May 21, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 21, 2018 (Linux), May 21, 2018 (Mac)

Arcade-style racing game inspired by the spirit of the early 90s, with drifting mechanics and exotic tracks.

1
playing now
88%
positive of 1.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
52/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

After a somewhat troubled development period that lasted for more than two years since the successful Kickstarter campaign, back in January 2016, the game is finally ready to hit the road. Inspired by the games, sounds and visuals of the late 80s and early 90s, Slipstream takes its basic formula from the arcade classic OutRun: a road trip across exotic landscapes around the world, with branching paths at the end of each stage allowing the player choose the next destination. The driving gameplay gets an additional layer of depth from two core mechanics, drifting, which is required to get aroun(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 15% of 9,647 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 44k–104k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,740 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at GOG (2019-12-11) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 16 of 35 observed days · $6.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

602026-08-11 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 4 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 4 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 3 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 3 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$3.992018-05-222026-08-302018-05-22 — best price $8.992018-10-30 — best price $8.492018-12-20 — best price $7.492019-02-14 — best price $7.492019-05-17 — best price $4.992019-06-26 — best price $4.992019-10-28 — best price $4.992019-12-03 — best price $9.992020-05-27 — best price $4.992020-07-22 — best price $4.992020-11-25 — best price $4.992020-12-22 — best price $4.992021-07-08 — best price $9.992021-12-01 — best price $9.992022-04-25 — best price $9.992022-06-23 — best price $8.492023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-07-13 — best price $9.992023-11-28 — best price $7.492024-01-16 — best price $7.492024-02-12 — best price $7.492024-02-23 — best price $7.492024-03-19 — best price $7.492024-04-18 — best price $9.992024-06-17 — best price $9.992024-07-30 — best price $6.992024-09-17 — best price $7.492024-12-19 — best price $7.492025-01-17 — best price $7.492025-06-26 — best price $7.492025-09-12 — best price $7.492025-10-28 — best price $7.492025-11-25 — best price $7.492026-01-23 — best price $7.492026-02-18 — best price $9.992026-03-19 — best price $7.492026-04-29 — best price $9.992026-06-25 — best price $7.492026-08-28 — best price $9.992026-08-30 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

29
achievements tracked
38.2%
earned "Day Tripper"
6.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam WorkshopGamepad RecommendedSteam Cloud1 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Greek, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,2747%29
Xbox One (Xbox)86119%24
PS4 (PlayStation)29248%24
PS4 (PlayStation)25148%24
PS5 (PlayStation)20449%24
Switch (Nintendo)920%0

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

Player tags

2D1980sIndieMusic1990'sArcadeRacingDrivingColorfulRelaxing

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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