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Tune a customizable car, learn to hold long slides, and drift solo, in tandem lobbies, or on community-made tracks.
Released 17 Nov 2017
Drift Side By Side
Tune Drift Cars
Create Custom Liveries
Master realistic drift physics, tune 120+ cars and drift online with up to 16 players across platforms. Compete in TOP-32, build unique setups and explore hundreds of community-made Workshop maps.
Developed by CarX Technologies, LLC · Published by CarX Technologies, LLC
Drive drift-focused cars across city streets, mountain roads, and racetracks. Build and link slides to earn drift points, or take on time-attack runs.
Choose from a large car roster and customize each vehicle with parts, body kits, engines, and detailed handling settings. Create liveries to change its appearance, and adjust the setup to suit your driving style.
Practice alone, join or host multiplayer rooms for tandem drifting, or enter TOP-32 events. Progress through in-game unlocks, and use Steam Workshop content to find community-made maps and custom vehicle designs.
Players who enjoy the game often highlight the satisfaction of learning to control a drift, the range of mechanical and visual car customization, and relaxed tandem sessions with friends or other players. Workshop maps and other community creations also give some players more places and ways to drive. Reviews differ on how realistic or accessible the handling feels.
CarX Drift Racing Online is one of the most realistic drift simulators on the market and an open, highly customizable experience for players of any level.
The game features realistic physics developed with the CarX Motorsport team (a regular competitor in RDS GP). Driving assist for controllers and keyboards will immerse you into the gameplay right away, and steering wheel setups will let you experience all the challenges and adrenaline of real drifting.
Multiplayer with no restrictions: Create your own rooms or join an existing one. There are no rules! Have tons of fun driving with other players, or show off your mastery on dozens of configurations in TOP-32 mode.
Chat, drive around, create unique liveries and car setups, share them with other players, experiment, or just enjoy the atmosphere!
You can expect over 120 cars with a wide selection of body kits and parts, as well as a flexible livery system that allows you to bring any visual style to life. Build the car of your dreams, whether that's a JDM-style car or a vintage muscle car.
Every car can be adapted to your driving style. Five types of modifications, a variety of engines, and over 50 available settings allow you to flexibly configure your car to any racing style.
Drive along city streets, mountain serpentines, or racetracks. The game has 19 tracks and a workshop with hundreds of community-created maps. Every track is a challenge to your mastery and a new opportunity to discover your car's potential.
We value the contribution of every player, whether you're a competition organizer, mods creator, guide writer, or vlogger. Exciting community events will constantly be popping up on our socials and on the game's Steam page. Grow your community or brand with us!
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 36 |
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| Players | 1–16 |
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| Multiplayer | CarX Drift Racing Online supports both single-player and online multiplayer. Players can create custom rooms or join existing lobbies, with reviews repeatedly citing rooms of up to 16 players. The game supports online PvP and online co-op style free driving, tandem drifting, competitions, chat, and cross-platform multiplayer. |
| Multiplayer & mods | The game supports Steam Workshop and community mods, including custom maps and modded servers. Reviews state there are multiplayer lobbies dedicated to mods and that friends can join modded lobbies, but mod support quality and performance are reported as inconsistent. |
| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 31 listed on Steam |
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| Website | Official website |
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