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Star Drift Evolution

Catze · 2021-08-27

Steam

Racing

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 30, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Speed up and powerslide through twisty corners in this minimalistic arcade racer. No braking required. Stay on the throttle and feel the adrenaline of highspeed drifting. Race against AI, leaderboard ghosts or friends online or in split screen. Easy to learn, hard to master!

Star Drift Evolution is a $14.99 Racing game released in 2021, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (95% of 259 reviews).

1
playing now
95%
positive of 259 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 23:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 13 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (55 reviews).
  • · Top 24% of 2,389 Racing games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 5.2k–12k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 259 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$3.74-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.74 at Steam (2023-11-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 4 of 5 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
545420202026Week of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-16 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 20:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 23:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$3.742020-10-302026-10-062020-10-30 — best price $8.092020-12-22 — best price $7.192021-02-11 — best price $7.192021-07-19 — best price $14.992021-09-03 — best price $14.992021-11-01 — best price $14.992022-01-05 — best price $14.992022-02-03 — best price $14.992022-05-30 — best price $14.992022-07-07 — best price $14.992022-08-22 — best price $14.992022-11-29 — best price $14.992023-01-05 — best price $14.992023-03-23 — best price $14.992023-11-28 — best price $14.992024-01-04 — best price $14.992024-02-19 — best price $14.992024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-07-11 — best price $14.992024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-02-17 — best price $14.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-08-04 — best price $14.992025-10-06 — best price $14.992026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-10-05 — best price $3.742026-10-06 — best price $3.74
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
80.2%
earned "First Star"
2.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller support

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2782%40

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

Player tags

ArcadeRacingDrivingPhysicsStylizedTop-DownDifficultControllerMinimalistCompetitive

Census log

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

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