Progress Racer RPG (2025)

Developer: Cameron Ladjevardi, David Elliot
Publisher: David Elliot
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Casual, Indie, Racing, RPG, Strategy
Rating: 4.8 of 5, 128 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 10 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A calm, incremental driving game where you automatically progress and strategically spend distance as currency to upgrade your vehicle.

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What players say

Players describe Progress Racer RPG as a short incremental game that is not a true idle game because it requires steering on winding tracks and pauses for upgrade menus. The anime story and well-paced upgrades keep players invested for the first playthrough, though many find it repetitive after the first prestige and tedious toward the end.

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