

Season passes appeared in the previous entry and are here again in KartRider: Drift, iterating on the former’s success additional karts, characters and emotes are unlockable via the Racing Pass, and bonus "premium" challenges available to players who buy the Premium Racing Pass. Nexon’s latest entry in the series, KartRider: Drift is rendered using Unreal Engine 4 graphics and – perhaps more importantly this time around – has seen its initial launch on both PC and mobile.Īmong the modes is Time Attack, where racers aim for the top of the leaderboards, and there are of course customisation options as well. The game amassed 23 million players in just over a year. Inspired by the original PC version, the mobile title made improvements to gameplay to merge competitive aspects with something more "fun and casual", Nexon producer Dennis Bernardo told us in an interview.

Much more recently, KartRider Rush Plus launched in 2020 and raced to 10 million downloads in its first two weeks, starting out with more than 50 tracks and 20 karts. The first KartRider game was a Nexon title released in 2004, starting out as a South Korean service and localised in China in 2006 before expanding elsewhere.

Cross-play won’t be featured between the two games. Īvailable on Steam, Nexon Launcher, the App Store and Google Play Store, KartRider: Drift follows in the tracks of its 2020 predecessor as a separate, standalone title. You need be 18-years-old to subscribe to PlayStation Plus for online play, but can create sub-accounts for younger players of 7-years or older to play online with PlayStation 4.Following on from the success of its KartRider Rush Plus mobile adaptation, Nexon has released a new free-to-play addition to the franchise on mobile and PC, titled KartRider: Drift. You need be 18-years-old to to subscribe to Xbox Live Gold for online play, but can then configure family accounts for younger players to play online with Xbox One. KartRider Rush is rated PEGI 3+ and ESRB EVERYONE.ħ+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Users Interact: The game enables players to interact and communicate with each other, so may expose players to language usually associated with older rated games. Rocket/missile projectiles depict a targeting crosshair on intended targets before players shoot small explosions are seen as drivers spin out. Some game modes allow players to use cartoony weapons (e.g., banana peels, water balloons, storm clouds with lightning) to slow down opponents. KartRider Drift is Rated ESRB EVERYONE for Mild Fantasy Violence.
