Underplayed Gems

Drive//Shaft (2017)

Drive//Shaft cover
Developer
Spotted Zebra Software LLC
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Indie, Racing, Sports
Rating
3.5 of 5, 70 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 18 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A frenetic, low-visibility night race where you and friends compete to grab a ball first, feeling chaotic but accessible.

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What players say

Players say this is a fun game to mess around in with friends, but the online is dead and single-player has no AI opponents, so it is basically unplayable alone. The car physics and damage model are barebones but enjoyable for a dollar, though development stopped long ago.

Screenshots

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