Exploring 50 Dead Racing Games on Steam

[@seP4]

Déjà Drift is continuing its development. It's worth supporting: store.steampowered.com/app/1914390/Dj_Drift/ (not sponsored, just recommendation)

[@genericdataflow1680]

Please encourage ppl who pick it up to ad a review as the Game will only hit the algorithm with ~10 reviews (not free gifts by devs) so to really help the devs give them a review

[@Nolan-xc3yl]

You should do one on Rocky Ride as the company who made this EA (not Electronic Art) is a mystery

[@JessieJamesPlays]

​​@Muskeln-kaufendeto be honest, making garbage and pricing it up to $20 is a douche move

[@cromulom2223]

@Muskeln-kaufende if i sell shitty whey and supplements, and have fun selling the shitty whey and supplements, and people buy this whey and supplements does this make the products good

[@maccer8330]

​@Muskeln-kaufendeCritics are necessary for improvements and development, without them a shitty game will stay a shitty game. See how developers here are not faze by what you call "Insults" from Sepi's Commentary. Because He is right, He is a player trying out the game and just giving honest critivs, If you can't take critics then I dont know man. I think you are the ignorant here.... and lets be real, if a Developer or hell every creator of something enjoyed making it and horribly executed their ideas properly then They pretry much needs to take in those critics for improvement

[@_fudgepop01]

Watching track master: “Huh seems like a neat idea, shame abo- …is that HITLER??!”

[@liamnoel2806]

Thought I was the only one to notice

[@Milotheking]

@@liamnoel2806Samen

[@thebaccyman]

Great choice of default character.

[@peacemaster8117]

Track Master Race.

[@zacharyrollick6169]

Track Master Race

[@NWHCoding]

As an asset developer, and the developer of NWH Vehicle Physics 2 which is frequently the top selling vehicle physics for Unity, this video was interesting to watch. Most of the issues seen in the video (in regards to the driving physics) could have been solved with a bit of tweaking. E.g., the karting flipping over in corners is because the developer placed the center of mass somewhere far below the kart - essentially turning it into a pendulum. The cars that do not want to steer most likely either have CoM or inertia messed up, etc.

[@kohai-kun9261]

A failing on the user's end that ends up being blamed on the dev? Unfortunate par for the course in SWE Keep fighting the good fight brother ✊️

[@imDanoush]

Oh hi!

[@NWHCoding]

@@kohai-kun9261 Well, vehicle physics are quite complex and have a lot of parameters that need to be tweaked just right to get that 'feel' of realism. Just one thing being off can throw the whole thing off. I do provide a setup wizard, but still some knowledge of vehicle physics is velocome on the dev side.

[@NWHCoding]

@@imDanoush Hello there :)

[@lucianacordeiro2885]

I think you mean the center of mass on the kart is ABOVE it, not below it, like how trucks easily flip for being very tall

[@KolMan2000]

It’s always sad to see games that developers genuinely put time and effort into with good concepts get buried in steam to never been noticed. It’s like painting an exhibition for an art gallery but they put it at the back of the museum and don’t tell anybody it’s there. There might genuinely be great stuff that nobody has ever seen or heard of.

[@Thornskade]

Might, but as this video demonstrates it's pretty unlikely. If you're referring to Déjà Drift, it clearly needs more time in the oven as well. I'm sure if they work on it it will go places

[@IWontBuy-RP]

Eh, you comparing it to being in a museum might give a hint why it happens. They should be happy they can even put their stuff in there, like how starting musicians use a distributor which everyone can use to get their stuff on say Spotify. Doesn’t mean it should always be a succes.

[@BeylL7]

That’s why you don’t try to make games, cause that just happens and then you wasted all of your freaking time.

[@alvaruspe7723]

but the time and effort on mostly 95% of these games, was not worthy. Just 1 or 2 games were good (not even great), and that´s it. They deserve to be on the dark side of Steam.

[@kakyoindonut3213]

wow you just described hidden gem

[@DarkPatro56]

That total price was as calculated as the total points in that one Chinese FH5 tournament. Regardless, quite a hefty price to pay for our entertainment. I appreciate the dedication.

[@seP4]

now you know where the prize money went

[@d34thnote79]

To be fair it's likely he refunded many of them, Steam allows for 2 hours of playtime or 2 weeks(without exceeding the 2h) of ownership before you become inelligible for a refund

[@seP4]

i only refunded a few (there is a limit on how many games you can refund in a certain period of time)

[@d34thnote79]

@@seP4 oh I had no idea there was a limit, thanks for the clarification! The video was impressive enough alone but that certainly adds to it

[@Remington510]

@@seP4 also refunds give you a special internal flag on steam which affects some of the community features, such as card drops. No official info though, just autopsy.

[@meehdrescher]

duuude this is your best video so far, the dedication to play the worst games on the platform for this long is insane gives me motivation to continue my own game

[@cynthiacrescent]

freelance trucker is peak kino smh

[@meehdrescher]

@@cynthiacrescent fr that one was actually a decent game

[@adotang_]

I wouldn't call all of them "worst games". Deja Drift and Galaxy's Extreme seem like actually solid games that are only held back by their lack of updates.

[@meehdrescher]

@@adotang_ I think you know what I mean, I think Deja Drift and Freelance Trucker were good games, but most were just trash

[@rosaria8384]

Deja Drift, Freelance Trucker, and Drift Type C are the only good ones tbh. Type C really doesn't deserve its hefty price tag though, but it's actually good in the physics department

[@xHazardous5]

Remember, they paid 100$ to release these games

[@magnatcleo2043]

Quantum Apex has the unique distinction of being the only game to make me ask, "why does the car have antlers?"

[@luiswarthunderyt]

Deja Drift looks like a good game, pity that it has not triumphed. PS: Excellent video Sepi, it shows that you work a lot your videos, keep it up ❤💪

[@seasuper3402]

FYI the dev commented on the video and it wasn't being worked on because it was during their senior year of college

[@TimotejAmbrozic]

Big respect for using the soundtracks from the Need for Madness stages as background music. It was the first game I ever played.

[@foreskinracer8753]

NFM REFERENCE ☠️☠️☠️☠️

[@ahmedm5988]

The devs really put Hitler in the car 5:28 💀

[@Pezevenk_Katili]

💀

[@CWINDOWSsystem32]

I mean, it _is_ a Porsche...

[@konosuhardbass]

​@@CWINDOWSsystem32I mean, yeah but Volkswagen would've been better.

[@UnluckyLeo1]

:(

[@woldemunster9244]

Nice!

[@matirion]

Ah, yes.... Unfortunate/10 indeed. A lot of online games have that issue, because a lack of players means that it can't pay for the servers... It's often a passion project that just doesn't catch on, and they can be amazing but then just flop because nobody hears of them.

[@SEF84]

A lot of these games are pretty much like what I did for the racing game I made for college assignment in both quality and jank. That if I were to release it I'm sure it'll probably something in the list as well, and coming from that, this vid is a great way to show what to do and what to not do for a lot of devs as well like me especially with your insights. I didn't expect the vid is also well researched to the point of joining discord servers and finding which asset store game template it's using, great video!

[@azzor4134]

what not to do: asset flips

[@SlipKnot7866]

"if the core gameplay is broken, it doesn't matter how much content you add, it will still be bad." LOOKIN AT YOU Escape From Tarkov!

[@ThinkingCrimson]

Forget EFT. We gotta turn our attention to Forza Motorsport '24!

[@JokaGaming2K10]

5:35 AYO WTF HITLER IS DRIVING A CAR?!

[@tetee6789]

Must be Volkswagen

[@FastReinforcement]

He had a license yk

[@HilfeichbinFett]

@@tetee6789it’s a Porsche …

[@Bossfightmedia]

What I really enjoy about this type of video is that it showcases that most people are willing to excuse BAD decisions with inexperience, if the base is there. But a passionate beginner project will always be recognizable over a cheap cashgrab.

[@joshs2734]

This video reminds me that for every well made indie title with countless hours of hard work, dedication and care put into them that result in fantastic experiences...there's 100 worthless asset flips and scam games. Really makes you appreciate good indie dev's even more. Great video btw. Wonderful editing. It's clear that a lot of time was spent on this.

[@DKTrue]

I love these types of videos. Keep it up! ❤

[@Wund3rB4um]

Your choice of music in this video shows that you also are a man of culture.

[@Andy_77799]

Nfm 1&2 were great games

[@Icy_Monster]

​@@Andy_77799 I still have them in my pc

[@Andy_77799]

@@Icy_Monster me too

[@boughrorat]

Actual free to play mobile game quality. How can people seriously call games like project cars 3 "mobile game" when these exist

[@brawler5760]

Because people are way too spoiled to make that kind of judgement.

[@IPlayKindred]

​@@brawler5760if i could sum up the racing game community with one word, it'll be "entitled"

[@brawler5760]

@@IPlayKindred Calling the community entitled is being too generous, honestly.

[@IPlayKindred]

@@brawler5760 full heartedly agree

[@emperorcaesar4311]

Some mobile games I've tried have significantly better quality like Real Racing 3, which was good fun until the mobile monetisation kicked in.

[@xKeihatsu]

Babe wake up, Sepi uploaded.

[@NEKOSAIKOU.]

Too sleepy

[@4tehlulz]

Once in a blue moon, the KZbin algorithm recommends a gem of a video. This one was just that! ❤

[@Etobio]

16:00 “Have you seen a racing game where a wooden box represents nitro or speed boost?” Crash Nitro Cart (I think)

[@BoleDaPole]

Ha gotttem!

[@F0nkyNinja]

Beetle Adventure Racing uses wooden boxes for pickups including speed boost.

[@RobertJW]

​@@F0nkyNinjaIf you count HSV Adventure Racing, that's another one that does the same thing. Well, it's really the same game with a different brand of cars, but still.

[@Cramblit]

"have you seen a game where wooden boxes represent nitro or speed boost?" Me as a 90's gamer: "Quite a lot actually"

[@seP4]

well technically we had wooden boxes with questionmarks representing a random powerup

[@Cramblit]

@@seP4 True, and since that game was an asset flip. I'm guessing they just couldn't figure out how to do that, or didn't care enough lol

[@valenkz]

In game 37, those are all politicians from Argentina, its not the first time I see an Argentinian made a meme game out of the country political faces

[@tyleroneal8507]

"this game is on par with big rigs 2" Brilliantly timed, you have a good sense of humor for your style of videos. Happens to be my favorite, thanks

[@snooperty]

Sepi I noticed that you used a lot of songs from an old game called Need For Madness. I used to be a very active member within that community, going by the name 3334. Did you also play or did you simply sample the level songs? So nice to hear them again, an absolute trip through nostalgia :)

[@seP4]

probably the best racing game back in the flash era. didnt play the online though

[@Zzreh]

I actually still have the game on my laptop. Online is dead though sadly :')

[@augury883]

Need For Madness was the best, genuinely get too nostalgic thinking about it, it was so good.

[@adamantiteB]

It was perfect... Perfect, everything down to the last minute details. Carried my childhood and made me love racing games to this day. I have no reminding on how I found out about it but I'm glad I did.

[@SimplisticNFM]

@@Zzreh only partially, it's still alive within the small community

[@bartlx]

This is what you get when people actually start to believe the commercial rap of game engine companies saying "anyone can make a game now", which basically is synonymous with "anyone can scam people now by throwing together a few game assets and call it a game".

[@lordrv2824]

i love the use of Need for Madness music on the background while explaining this "games"

[@fandase1]

this is a great video concept, I was interested for the whole 43 minutes, which is rare nowadays

[@YoloDennis]

I came across you on Forza yesterday... the fact we are at the same skill rating yet you're still over a second per lap faster is very interesting

[@seP4]

6 years of development working as intended

[@Eltraga2]

Using Need for Madness series music for your monologue background brought me back to 2008 man, it's been so long but I reminisce those good old days. Gotta hop back to replay those wonderful gems ❤

[@azym_equinox]

This video has motivated me to publish my game which I developed in unity an year ago and abandoned it cuz I thought it wasn't good enough

[@shiftsync9988]

This is a feverdream. Almost like scrolling through the appstore for Spiderman Rope Hero

[@eukor-si]

23:42 Those are Argentine politicians, in fact the fourth, Axel, came to my town two weeks ago. I'm not going to lie to you that I was surprised to see Argentine politics on your channel.

[@elpatoempatado2404]

Glad to see I'm not the only one who noticed them, lol

[@Zelosis_]

This video was awesome, seriously had fun watching you destroy over half these games lol.. and shoutout to the devs that actually responded!

[@BreakTheCycle106]

29:36 Ah yes, my favorite protogen racing youtuber who totally doesn't lose his mind when playing bad racing games.

[@tl-Jadon]

And has the most diabolical chat when making cars

[@CrashHeadroom]

I'm not sure if you read the comment section bud, but I can actually explain Turbomania Fogracers lol Back in the late 90s there was a very fun, cheap racing game on the PC called Ignition. It was like micromachines on speed, the person who's made this was obviously a fan of that fun old game and tried to make an up to date version ofit.... and failed, badly lol There are to many coincidences I noticed, the lightening bolt on the turbo bar, the fact you get flattened when a bolder hits you, the yellow car was seen on its front cover and a fun one we all liked to unlock during the game and if that wasn't enough, the lay out of 2 tracks are exactly the same as tracks from ignition ((snake island and the moutain map))..... I'd really like to see it re-released on GoG but it's long gone in to the sands of time, along with the other racing game from the same company, "Screamer Rally".

[@officialclizz123]

Did anyone notice that Hitler is in the car in 4:56

[@jaronstudiosalpha1.169]

Yes😂

[@ProbotX-eo5ln]

I just don't get these devs.....

[@Zodliness]

Steam happily refund users upon request (if quick enough), because it's better than losing revenue by completely removing these long-abandoned games from their servers.

[@Andy_77799]

Oh wow, you used Need For Madness soundtrack throughout the video. I haven't heard people talk about that game much but it was part of my childhood.

[@FabianDeAsis]

Three months late, but I really have to thank you. Except for Déjà Drift, the rest of the games in the list really make me think that I could make a good racing videogame. Oh, that is really inspiration!

[@SpaceManRD]

I'm starting out developing games myself, and it's fun to look at some of these janky ones and try to puzzle out what's going on under the hood (no pun intended). I'm pretty sure the 'reset' mechanic in "Race! Make 'm finish...", for example, just propels the car into the air and isn't checking if it's on the ground or not, so it activates whenever you press it.

[@meehdrescher]

can be solved easily by adding a trigger / collider at the bottom of the car which tells a script that the car is grounded

[@sylokthedefiled3047]

Honestly, I hope you keep doing this kind of series every so often. When you do finally financially recover, do it all again, move up to the next set of games to test out, and eventually make your way to the top. It would be interesting to see if any indie games you play end up dethroning the top dogs(via your opinion, that is).

[@Robalogot]

This is why people should be harder on Valve and steam, they need to curate their store. Imagine walking into any other store trying to sell you this junk. It makes it near impossible for small developers to get their work noticed if somebody with some clout doesn't accidentally stumbles on your product.

[@RayWI6]

who'd knew the racing genre was in such shambles :D, your deadpan delivery along with your comedic timing made this a blast to watch, reminds me of another gaming critic - DX

[@VeeAna_troi]

I love your channel, these janky kinda obscure games are right up my ally, lol. Thank you for showing us an Iranian gamer’s POV, it is really refreshing. I wanted to ask though. Do you have more than one person creating content on this channel? I think I can hear at least two distinct voices in your different videos. One is your voice in this video, but, the other sounds more… British.. maybe.. idk just different than you.

[@seP4]

just different voiceovers

[@Batnano]

the saddest part is that they prolly made money from doing this crap. and some of them prolly think that's cuz they did a good job

[@kamilkopacewicz8414]

What I cannot comprehend, why do all those people even try implementing multiplayer. Even AAA publishers struggle with populating their games, not to speak about stability, bugs and how much it costs to maintain and manage it. But alas... what else can you expect from ambitions of a 12 year old

[@newyorkedit0r]

Fuck gaming

[@MsJavaWolf]

Possibly just as an exercise.

[@woohoo2491]

17:20 thumbs up for NFM2 music, thanks for taking me back to 4th grade with that

[@Eltraga2]

NFM series have the best recognizable music. I miss those good old days really bad

[@Buddy_Pall]

i dont understand how some asset flips rank higher than (admittedly flawed) passion projects. Passion projects have devs that do care but are not too good at programming yet.

[@WickedParanoid]

Passion alone isn't good enough. If an asset flip somehow works properly but a "passion project" doesn't, then the latter is objectively inferior as a game. Simple as that.

[@BobbyRunout_EverydayWorld]

I appreciate your open-mindedness and spirit of exploration. Thanks for a fun video.

[@ICantDriveReally]

Really like the music in the background, its from Need for Madness? Thank you for entertaining us still Sep😇

[@kekke2000]

Big respect for creators making something new and intersting. Even if it's not a fully polished AAA title, seeing a new idea come to life is really cool. Obviously not talking about the asset flip monstrosities, but more the Deja Drift kind of games.

[@mohammedkj1239]

Just imagine many developers works at one game ? It’s going to be a lot better then these individual developers doing them own games and it’s glitchy

[@boltez6507]

The chaos in the 21st game might make it fun.

[@Okos-anim]

5:36 Is literally the Austrian Painter in a Toy Car 😂

[@Icy_Monster]

Need for Madness music really made me take a trip down memory lane. The utter fear MASHEEN made me experience...

[@TheAlmightyHeron]

You're like a pioneer out there on the steam store continent! Great video. Inspired me to try more random indie games. 👍

[@IgnoreMyChan]

You're*

[@TheAlmightyHeron]

@@IgnoreMyChan thanks 👍

[@mrfilax3214]

I mean one minute worth of bugs and fails in 30 minutes of gameplay is better than 1 minute of the same but in 30 seconds of gameplay

[@mostafabjn2796]

I Actualy know the game for the next time 43:00 . It is "Driving in Tehran".

[@FlowerOfSloth]

Really appreciate the amount of games covered. Thanks

[@powerdude_dk]

39:46 Ooffff.... He dunked on Ubisoft in 2023 before Ubisoft announced they'd shutdown the "The Crew" servers. Man's a clairvoyant.

[@CharlesVanNoland]

Game-making-kit style engines are designed specifically to trick people into thinking they have what it takes to make fun video games. An asset flip implies malicious intent - that someone is trying to get people's money for a piece of trash they slapped together. A lot of these games are honest genuine attempts at making a fun game, but people are naive, lack skill and understanding, and sometimes are completely oblivious to the poor quality of their "work". It's the Dunning-Kruger effect. Then sometimes their ego is so huge that they cannot see how crummy their own project is, they're blinded by their own "genius" because obviously nobody else could ever figure out how to make a game like they have, and we should all bow down. It's really sad, and these game-making-kit engines enable it. That being said, there's still tons of money-grab asset flips out there too.

[@117johnpar]

Freelance trucker seems like a premise that has legs. Like a really good $10 15 hour polished indie title like clustertruck if they actually put a dev team to smash it out into a full title.

[@real-oz7wh]

just finished watching, you always get the good videos :)

[@Maschinenpistole1]

13:24 Sepi gets hit by a literal bug.

[@alexanderdimov4768]

an incredible amount of effort went into this video gj.

[@someotherpersonontheinternet]

The cart in 34:45 I have spent enough time burning my pc with unreal engine 4 to know that that’s the advanced vehicle physics car. Except I think the devs removed the color of the cart, other than that it’s the same car.

[@some-replies]

You have a unique style to your subtitles and it's pretty damn cool. Nice

[@TheSiummer]

33:35 "back to the factory" literally shein simulator

[@IsmailGamingYt69420]

💀

[@sajjad_javid]

bro i just fall in love with you, best persian channel. I didnt except any of my iranian fellows to have such a rich content in yt. KEEP IT UP

[@docholiday4129]

The fun thing about dumpster diving is that most of the time you find trash, but sometimes you find diamonds in the rough.

[@TheEmeraldSword04]

I remember playing a lot of these games back in elementary and middle school on those old Flash/Unity game sites. I know those sites are beginning to die out slowly, but I'm still shocked how many are being ported over to Steam.

[@vrsgamingvrs7]

I enjoyed watching the video. it has a lot of serious talking about those games and I hope you managed to get your money back.❤

[@m7bgc44dx]

This makes me feel a lot better about a game im working on...

[@chanhkhiemtran9010]

Hope it’s not gonna be as bad as these

[@m7bgc44dx]

@chanhkhiemtran9010 me too 😭

[@BoleDaPole]

Shoot me a key I'll QA it for you for free

[@m7bgc44dx]

@@BoleDaPole alr, what do you want me to send it to you from? (btw the game isn't done yet)

[@Amin_2k]

3:47 no way, that is dedication. Must have taken months to make this video then! respect

[@mutantlavalampderg412]

5:15 also seems that funny ww2 mustache man is the driver

[@GeometryDashKenaz]

Nice use of Need for Madness music in the background 🔥

[@xxpied29xx]

4:56 is that austrian painter in the car😭

[@_odaxelagnia]

Yooo that big project turned out great! Props to your dedication🤝

[@TheRealRuddRants]

12:01 I tried to get this game for years. But I haven't had any luck. That's why I forever abandoned this game. Permanently. Because other track-building racing games are active. Even it's chaotic fun. And you get to play as a plumber on your PC. If you have a capable browser that is.

[@DCUOFactor7]

The Need for Madness soundtrack in the background 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@brigganthewolf1461]

I was DYING when you showed the turbomania bugs & glitches montage 😂

[@brawler5760]

5:54: My justification for playing FH5 instead of TC2.

[@eu9505]

What´s so bad about The Crew 2?

[@n1ch0l4st8]

I'm gonna enjoy some of the games here like Freelance Trucker and Deja Drift , thanks for introducing it to me, Sepi

[@Ravalo354]

23:42 first racing game to ever include Milei as a playable character, 10/10

[@noticiasinmundicias]

🤮

[@leonardotissera5216]

as someone from Argentina, we hate Milei

[@elpatoempatado2404]

​@@leonardotissera5216 you* i dont lol

[@noticiasinmundicias]

@@elpatoempatado2404 eventually you will though, just like the rest of us

[@noticiasinmundicias]

@@leonardotissera5216 fr, I still can't believe he sent 5 billion usd in GOLD to the UK for no fucking reason

[@kratos_6.9]

Thankyou For Reviewing Déjà Drift I'll get back on it after completing my current project.

[@rinhojo9611]

26:44 Congratulations to Old Skool Racer for being the first and only game on this list to feature a working mirror, extra point for that. Honorary 1/10

[@seP4]

...and they removed it so the game could run at 5fps instead of 3

[@rinhojo9611]

Ouch, so the option no longer functions. Then how can you tell when your beautiful Mcclarin is about to get rammed?

[@paulobernardo1449]

What a great video. I'm sold, subscribed and will watch more of your content soon

[@shortcat]

29:31 @VirtuaIceMan is a KZbinr too! He catalogs every rally and F1 game on PC

[@TheUKNutter]

I’ve played many an obscure racer in my time, and thankfully none of the games here I have played.

[@destrudot]

waiting for the flatout 3 lets play

[@isabellthreesixty]

WHOAAA I hear that Need For Madness Level 5 music in the background! Nice one Sepi!

[@isabellthreesixty]

Actually multiple NFM songs, so nostalgic!

[@Desher_ER]

2:25 was that Need For Madness 2 music????

[@lordrv2824]

yeah, latter at 27:22 you hear the monster playground song, and at 29:20 the King arena song

[@dyn9726]

This is truly one of the racing video ever

[@Yamaha01.]

My god, "Supercar Drift" was one of my childhood games i played on a browser. It bring back many good memories like that one rally game with similiar asset music, bro that melody is stuck in my head. Garbage game but enjoyable very much.

[@BelleauMusic]

Haven't laughed that hard at anything in a while, the Big Rigs 2 review tops it

[@sudarshanchauhan6005]

41:32😂😂 He proved Zendaya wrong.