Drift Circuit
Play Drift Circuit free online. Hold to turn and slide your car into long drifts around a sunset race track, bank drift points and stay on the asphalt.
How to Play Drift Circuit
Your little car drives itself around a closed race circuit, always pressing the gas. It goes straight on its own, and it only turns while you hold the button. Every track runs clockwise, so every corner is a right-hand bend.
Hold through a corner and the back of the car steps out into a drift. The wider and longer the slide, the more drift points build up. Let go and the car straightens out, and as soon as it is pointing straight again, the drift points are banked into your score.
Each full lap adds 100 points plus a bonus for a quick lap, and makes the car a little faster. Every three laps the track changes to a new circuit with different bends.
If the car leaves the asphalt, that is a strike. The drift you were building is lost and the car is put back on the track. Three strikes end the race.
Controls
Touch
- Touch and hold anywhere on the game to turn. Lift your finger to straighten out.
Mouse
- Hold the mouse button to turn and release it to go straight.
Keyboard
- Hold Space, the Right arrow or D to turn. P or Escape pauses, M mutes.
Tips and Tricks
- Start turning a little before each bend. The car keeps sliding outward for a moment after you press.
- Short taps fix your line on the straights without throwing away speed.
- A big drift is only worth something once it is banked, so straighten out before you run wide.
- The car gets faster every lap, so turn in earlier as the race goes on.
About the Game
Drift Circuit takes the feel of a drift racer and squeezes it into a single button. There is no brake and no left turn, only the timing of when you hold and when you let go.
The circuits are smooth closed loops drawn over a warm low-poly sunset, and the car leaves smoke trails and skid sounds as it slides. Your best score is kept in this browser and can go on the Top 10 board.
Drift Circuit FAQ
Can the car turn left in Drift Circuit?
No. Every circuit runs clockwise, so the car only ever needs to turn right. Holding turns it, letting go keeps it straight.
When are drift points added to my score?
They build up while the car slides and are added as soon as the car straightens out again.
What counts as a strike?
Leaving the asphalt. The car is put back on the track and you get a short moment of safety, but the drift you were building is lost.
How often does the circuit change?
Every three laps. There are six circuit shapes, and the car keeps getting faster each lap.
