MegaRace 1 (2017)

Developer: Cryo Interactive, Jordan Freeman Group
Publisher: Microids
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Genres: Action, Racing
Rating: 3.7 of 5, 43 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 10 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More games like this Watch the trailer

or watch the trailer on YouTube

How it feels

Aggressive, high-velocity futuristic racing with a campy, over-the-top FMV presentation that feels like a virtual reality game show.

fast-pacedaggressivearcade-likeretrocampyover-the-tophigh-speed

What players say

Players love the silly FMV host Lance Boyle but are split on the game itself. Many call it a rail shooter, not a true racer, and it runs through DOSBox with no widescreen support. The Linux version literally downloads nothing, and some say the price is too high for a 30-minute 1994 game.

Screenshots

More games like this

More by Cryo Interactive

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.