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Slipstream cover art

Slipstream

ansdor · 2018-05-21

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

CasualIndieRacing

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Third person

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.

Slipstream is a $9.99 Casual, Indie, and Racing game released in 2018, estimated to have 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive sentiment across 1744 reviews.

2
playing now
88%
positive of 1.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
52/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
4.48★
PlayStation Store rating (226 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 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

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 46 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (139 reviews).
  • · Top 6% of 29,079 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 44k–105k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,744 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.49-25%
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 30 of 77 observed days · $3.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
13113120182026Week of 2018-05-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
200Jan 2018Apr 2026Jan 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2Jun 2018 — avg 5 · peak 23Sep 2018 — avg 1 · peak 7Dec 2018 — avg 2 · peak 7Mar 2019 — avg 18 · peak 139Jun 2019 — avg 5 · peak 19Sep 2019 — avg 2 · peak 9Dec 2019 — avg 4 · peak 13Mar 2020 — avg 2 · peak 9Jun 2020 — avg 3 · peak 10Sep 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8Mar 2021 — avg 1 · peak 6Jun 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Sep 2021 — avg 4 · peak 18Jan 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Jul 2022 — avg 4 · peak 16Oct 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Jan 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7May 2023 — avg 2 · peak 10Aug 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Dec 2023 — avg 1 · peak 7Mar 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Jun 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Oct 2024 — avg 2 · peak 5Mar 2025 — avg 2 · peak 8Apr 2026 — avg 2 · peak 7
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$3.992018-05-222026-10-142018-05-22 — best price $8.992018-11-22 — best price $8.492019-02-14 — best price $7.492019-05-30 — best price $4.992019-10-28 — best price $4.992019-12-19 — best price $3.992020-07-22 — best price $4.992020-12-01 — best price $9.992021-07-08 — best price $9.992022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-06-23 — best price $8.492023-06-30 — best price $7.492023-11-28 — best price $7.492024-01-25 — best price $7.492024-02-23 — best price $7.492024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-06-17 — best price $9.992024-09-01 — best price $7.492024-12-19 — best price $7.492025-02-28 — best price $7.492025-09-12 — best price $7.492025-11-05 — best price $7.492026-01-23 — best price $7.492026-03-03 — best price $7.492026-04-29 — best price $9.992026-07-17 — best price $7.492026-09-01 — best price $9.992026-09-07 — best price $9.992026-09-13 — best price $9.992026-09-19 — best price $9.992026-09-25 — best price $7.492026-10-01 — best price $7.492026-10-07 — best price $9.992026-10-13 — best price $7.492026-10-14 — best price $7.49
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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-06-28 (Steam store data)

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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