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Desert Race Adventures

Desert Race Adventures

by Firedrake Games · Published by Black Smoke Studios

★ 87%
Price $5.99
Avg Players 0
Reviews 15
Released Nov 18, 2025
AdventureAutomobile SimCasualDriving
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What players are saying

▼ Not recommended 0 hrs
I am sorry, but the game is just boring. It feels like everything it has to offer is already shown in the screenshots, nothing more. Yes, I spent less than an hour playing, but It just doesn't have any hooks.

The gameplay is completely linear, the obstacles feels absolutely identical and it's all about several sliders going down, Don't get me wrong, «Sliders going down» can provide a lot of fun gameplay, but not here. And refunding this for me is a big deal, because I'm a roguelike-head and played a lot of them, including quite questionable ones. Yet here I felt absolutely empty throughout the entire play session. Worst of all, I'm not sure that content packs and what not can improve this.

It seems like the only thing meant to keep players here is pretty high difficulty in managing resources, but it is so artificial that it achieves quite the opposite. It's not even about "git gud" — I just can't see, why I should.

The art and chiptune are fine though.
5 found helpful Steam ↗
▲ Recommended 1 hrs
Very minimalist turn-based rally management. After a couple Game Overs I was able to figure out a winning strategy and beat the game within the first hour. After that I guess the only incentive to keep playing is to try to climb the leaderboard? I'll give it a few more go's just because it's a nice chill thing to play while listening to a podcast. This whole thing feels like it could be a UFO 50 game (complimentary).
5 found helpful Steam ↗
▲ Recommended 1 hrs
A nice little roguelike management game where you try to get your racing team over the finishing line.

- Nice atmosphere and music.
- Game seems a little too random and it took a few runs to realize most of the mechanics involved.
- Some events felt really punishing, and luck didn't seem to be on my side.
- My co-driver died, but at least that meant that the main driver had more food to eat for rest of the race.
- Runs nicely on Steam Deck.
5 found helpful Steam ↗

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Latest updates

Desert Race Adventures OUT NOW!

204 days ago
Ready. Set. GO! Desert Race Adventures is now out on Steam! 🥳 We're incredibly excited to finally present you with the entire rally adventure. From Brussels to Lomé - the road is yours, so hit the gas and race for the win. We're so very grateful to everyone who's been on this journey with us. Whether you played our Next Fest demo, gave us an early wishlist or just kept an eye on the game as we were getting ready to put it out into the world - thank you! We hope you enjoy the full game. We are looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the game, so please let us know what you think by leaving a review! ❤️ Pedal to the metal!

We Hit the Road November 18th!

231 days ago
Start your engines! This is not a drill! We are beyond excited to announce that Desert Race Adventures will be coming out on Steam on November 18! 🏁 Mark your calendars, and if you (for some reason) haven't wishlisted us yet - there's still time, we won't judge. In the meantime, huge thanks to everyone who's played our demo during (and before) Next Fest! Follow us on socials, so you don't miss any other news, and see ya at the races!

Next Stop: Next Fest!

254 days ago
The time of our launch is getting closer, and we are about to hit our next pit stop - Steam Next Fest! We’re hoping for more people to try our demo and give us feedback. And of course, for more people to wishlist Desert Race Adventures! Come and join us this October at Next Fest, we’ll have fun 😉 Have you played the demo already? Tell us what you thought in the comments, or leave a review here on Steam.Follow us on social media to keep up with the updates! (Launch date soon? 👀)

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