Gradient Flow
Gradient Flow Is A Free-to-Play Minimalist Racing Game.
Race against the timer, your friends in split-screen or other players online.
Gradient Flow features a custom physics engine designed to provide the smoothest and the most consistent driving experience possible.
All playable racetracks are made using the in-game editor and players can easily share their creations and browse other players’ creations.
Free-to-Play users can also create and join online lobbies on dedicated servers.
By opting for the subscription model, players gain the access to global verified leaderboards on every track and gain access to subscriber only lobbies for a more competitive experience.
Players can also choose to customize their vehicle appearance through in-app purchase although some customization is also available to Free-to-Play users.
Game Discussion
Steam User 7
Its like Trackmania if you were a singular orb/wheel.
The controls are solid, making the flow through tracks very satisfying. Combined with the variety of surfaces you will drive on for each track, it offers a good challenge, especially if you want to get all Gold times.
Still some UI changes that would benefit QoL use but the Devs are working hard to make it better.
Its free, and has a fantastic sound track, give it a go.
Steam User 4
Wonderful game with a wonderful Dev team. I had a minor issue and the devs reached out to get it resolved! They're really going above and beyond, especially for a small team.
The game itself is mad fun! Especially for those that enjoy speedrunning/time trials. There is a surprising amount of technique involved in running the perfect line. The game deserves more attention and it's free so why not give it a try if you're on the fence. :)
Steam User 2
It feels good and smooth, but I think depends too heavily on community content at the moment. Would recommend for a casual and enjoyable race, but don't expect too be playing for too long.
Steam User 2
The game is one of those "ill just play for 5 minutes" and an hour later your wondering how Vivi still has 2 seconds on your best time. Originally played the demo a few days ago and saw the full release upgrades, if you like racing games there is zero reason to not try this one out!
Steam User 0
Fun, satisfying and smooth. The perfect racing game.
Steam User 1
This fantastic racing game has satisfying and consistent physics, beautiful graphics, and an active developer.
Steam User 1
This game is a ton of fun. I've always wanted some kind of ball rolling game like Marble Blast but have it be more like Trackmania. It's a very simple game to pick up but hard to master. They recently added tutorials to go over the game's mechanic.
The only mechanic that took long for me to realize how it works is the spark mechanic which is a thing that makes your ball/wheel faster. I feel like i already know how it works but i'm not entirely sure, cos i always happen to fall behind and not build up enough speed to catch up to the ghost.
The game features cosmetic shop but i do wish that there were some more basic free cosmetics. Maybe some stripes on wheel you could have or pattern would be nice. Perhaps country flags like how they are in Trackmania?
I tried out the editor and it's relatively easy to work with it. The building of tracks surprisingly reminds me of games like Roller Coaster Tycoon. Editor is great but i find some issues with it. Namely in people being able to upload tracks with gold times that aren't possible to achieve. The game needs some type of upload evaluation similar to games like Super Mario Maker where you need to go through the course to verify that the course is beatable. I think the times should be generated by how quick the player managed to verify their track before uploading instead of having to type it out. There is also no way to update your tracks and or remove them after uploading them.
But i can recommend this game for people who like time trial like games and or games like Trackmania.