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Sunset Drive 1986

Mehmet Uluç Şahin · 2021-01-20

Steam

ActionCasualIndieRacingEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 20, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Sunset Drive 1986 is a solo developer game with 80s retro style arcade driving game and an endless highway. You can either have a relaxing experience and enjoy the chill music, or you can upgrade your cars to break speed records while completing missions.

0
playing now
85%
positive of 246 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Drive 1986 is an arcade driving game inspired by 80s nostalgic themes. Drive on an endless highway, complete missions to gain money and upgrade your car with multiple game modes, including; Free Ride, drive the way you like without a rush. Timed Mode, try to get away on the highway as far as possible without falling below the increasing speed limit, and Distance Rush, drive longest possible distance without letting timer run out. Experience a relaxing driving experience with neon lights and chilling retro music. Or upgrade your car and experience extremely high speeds with high tempo "ou(Storyline via IGDB)

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  • · Top 56% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2021-06-24)via IsThereAnyDeal

Players online

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Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$0.002021-01-202021-09-032021-01-20 — best price $4.492021-01-27 — best price $4.992021-04-12 — best price $3.742021-04-19 — best price $4.992021-06-24 — best price $2.992021-07-08 — best price $4.992021-09-03 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Russian

Player tags

3D1980sArcadeCasualRacingRhythmRunnerDrivingBuildingRelaxing

Census log

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

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