Race The Sun

I remember this game from around 2014-2015 when there was a Humble Bundle giveaway. I skipped out back then on getting a key for the game, but it's always intrigued me and piqued my interest. Decided to buy the game in 2024, paying full price for it even (yes, I am INSANE).
Honestly? Replayable and relaxing. I don't find the controls to be difficult, the turning feels responsive, although not a fan of the fact that after a turn, your aircraft "drifts" a little bit, sometimes making for precision to be really difficult. Had a fair few frustrating deaths with it.
There is one big "BUT" with this version of the game, primarily in the fact that the online servers seem to be offline. I say "seem", because while the "News" feature is completely broken and doesn't load anything, playing the game still actually gives you your "daily rank", implying people are playing this? I don't buy it though, considering the 24-hour peak as of March 5th, 2024 is only 14 people. Don't get how my daily rank could be in the thousands when there's so few people playing.
There's another caveat. There is a mobile version of the game called "RACE THE SUN CHALLENGE EDITION", and with my brief time with it - it seems to be the same game as this, just free-to-play and with microtransactions...which makes the older Steam version better by default for me. Please do keep this in mind before purchasing and whether you're fine with that or not. I'm personally fine with it, but you might not be.
I like this game but I just wish this version of the game, you know, the one that costs money wasn't so abandoned. It's fun, relaxing, challenging and OW MY EARS when you crash into something.

It's a fairly simple, minimalist runner where you go until the sun sets or you crash. That's not to say it's bad, though - it's very well made and pretty chill. There are numerous powerups you can use and the levels are procedurally generated. There are also upgrades and decals you can customize your ship with.
In addition to the main game mode there's a couple variations that are pretty fun; Apocalypse for a brutal challenge or Labyrinth for a chill maze. Note that the servers are offline now, so the leaderboards no longer function.

Clean. Aesthetic. Simple w/o being easy. Challenging w/o being Dark Souls. A great game to play while on the phone with your long-winded mother or listening to an audio book. This game is a must-have for my wife and me.

This is a game that everyone should have in their library. It's great for families too, my oldest loves to compete with me and my younger ones don't care how many times they die, it's still a blast for them.
You can break it out for a quick game or two even when you're short of time in your life. Its always exciting and its always fun. The game has aged like good wine, it could even be released today with no alterations.
Really, go ahead and just buy it. You'll not regret it.

One of my favorite pick up and play games on the Vita. Wonderful memories. So glad it's on Steam too. A perfect portable game once again on the Deck. <3

Used to play this game on Xbox. It's super fun so I bought it here too. So peaceful and fun to play.

A nice little game to come back to from time to time when I feel like it. Gotta keep racing.