Static Shift Racing Reviews

The game is good so far, the customization is pretty good and the parts are inexpensive for the cars themselves. The only issue i have with the game as it is right now is that the rewards we get for completing a series are kind of lackluster. 2000 coins and a little bit of xp along with some customization for my car isn’t gonna help much if I can’t level up to upgrade my car performance wise. I feel like the later levels are a challenge and I have to end up just skipping them with race tickets most of the time because my car performs the same as it did from the first series. If there is any way to lower the level to upgrade the performance or give us more xp and cash for completing a series, that would be awesome! Another thing that bugs me is that there’s only 5 cars at launch and one of them needs real cash to buy and the other two are super expensive(one being priced at 50 grand and the other one unlocked after you have two cars at lvl 5 and i don’t feel like wasting money on buying another tier one car.) I’m sure there will be more cars added as the game is updated more but if there could be a way to earn credits in game, that would be nice! Other than that, i’m really enjoying the game so far and I hope to keep playing it more as it gets updated!

The graphics, sound designs, user interface, music, all come together for a rather engaging experience. This game feels console quality. The addition of controller support is also greatly appreciated.

Something that would be great to see is if we could get rid of the control interface. It would be great to just use a controller and take full advantage of the screen. I think that a game that plays and looks as good as this would greatly benefit from this. The energy system is also slightly annoying as I’d like to play for longer play sessions but its nice to see the drifting activists can be played at no cost. The open world is great and clearly shows that the developers and artists took great detail in creating it.

I’ve played several racing games across all kinds of different consoles. This game has borrowed different game ideas and mechanics from various titles and its done it very well. I can also see a clear inspiration of Initial D, which is great! I look forward to further updates!

I saw this after trying the new CarX game because it won’t run well on my XR, and Jesus Christ did it blow me away! Absolutely amazing game, even better than CarX! This game runs well, isn’t too complicated, and is an all around good game. I also really love how they have music by actual artists that fit driving and drifting perfectly! The only complaints I have is the nitro/boost controls. I would prefer just a button press instead of swiping then pressing the acceleration button as it slows you down. There’s only about 5 cars at the moment but that can be changed with updates. Other than that amazing job devs! Keep it up! Can’t wait for updates!

The game so far is great but I have questions that I can’t find anywhere because of how new the game is. Like are the races REAL Time? Vs REAL Players or are they just ghost? Where is the speedometer? I would like to see how fast I am going. Do mods change anything about car speed/handling/acceleration? Or are mods only changing the look? Will there be playing with friends online added? It would be awesome to be able to race my friends. I was so excited to add my friend on this only to see there is no friends option and the world is just a bit empty alone. If there is anywhere I can go to follow development on the game like a roadmap or something, that would be awesome. I want to give the game 5 stars but I’ll wait to see what direction the game takes. It feels like a great single player drift racing game but I can’t tell if the other players are real players or not.

I rate this a 5/5 star game because how it looks and the feel of the game makes me wanna play more. It got me hooked when I realized that they had a open world. The customization in this game is good but can be better. Not to expensive to buy certain body mods or paints so your not really having to struggle to make your car how you want it which I like. I do have a problem with the bug that’s on the driving, like for instance when you initiate a drift i pull the handbrake and put a little power on it but it immediately stops me. I try it a couple more times and it does it again and again. But I learned that I keep the hand real and let it cruse for a second then put some power on it and it seems to work. The map looks so good, the art style reminds me a little of initial D, but it’s a little to small. Not a lot to see and not a lot of cars to look at.

Everything about this game is impeccable and great, you’ve got the roots for a racing game that will leave a memorable mark on the racing game genre on StaticShiftRacing Store for the foreseeable future. The free-roam shocked me as I haven’t seen a racing game of this quality attempt that, and the handling physics are absolutely fantastic. Customization is also impressively deep along with the visuals being unique to the game itself. Soundtrack is also extremely satisfying, I’m loving the return of rock and punk to the genre. I took off one star because: 1. I hope there is a way to have a one-time purchase to rid the game of the racing passes/energy mechanic which no one is a fan of and 2. The game is online-only, which already severs part of the user base by a bit. There needs to be an implementation of an offline mode, no excuse for that.

My one issue is if you unlock mods for your car, let’s say a new bumper. You spend credits to equip it. If you unlock another bumper you also have to spend credits to equip that one. But let’s say you want to go back and use your original one, you also have to spend credits to go back and use that old one. I feel like if you unlock it, you shouldn't have to spend credits to equip it again. Once you unlock something it should be yours. Seems kinda broken.

Other than that, this game is addicting. Love the open world. Love the cars, and the sounds, and the mods. I feel like this game has huge potential.

Great job devs!!!!!

Really cool game I love the drift and it’s by far my favorite game I’ve downloaded in a really long time,love the no adds,but just a few ideas,if you guys can put all the players in the maps because it feels like I’m alone until I get into a challenge,and if you can add friends and drift together it would be really nice,I love the game, no hate at all,just a few ideas if you guys can put those in the game it would be a perfect all around game,still has my 5 stars tho,just would love to see other people drifting around the map because it feels lonely just drifting alone

I’m giving this game five stars even though I haven’t played more than a couple minutes. The game looks really good but until the devs put in tilt steering I won’t play it. I don’t like button steering. A lot of players don’t. Why the devs of some race car games don’t incorporate tilt steering is beyond me. It’s so much smoother. Let me know when you decide to put in tilt steering and I’ll come back and give this game a shot. Until then, I’ll find something else.

Good game, still it needs a couple of things to improve like the difficulty of the series after level 4 or 5 (for me it’s hard sometimes, but for people that are not that good, it might be impossible) and to get more money for the series, like I get it, there aren’t that many cars so money has to com slowly so you don’t buy everything at the beginning, but getting only 2k for each series, is a little low. Also I would like that each time that there’s a new update, it says what has changed, because I’ve already updated the game twice since it’s release but I don’t even know what has changed

So far so good! The graphics are great for a mobile game, the gameplay so far is great as well. Things i think would make it even better: a pause menu, the ability to change steering control type (instead of tap to steer maybe drag to steer, it would keep drivers from hitting the walls), speedometer, and maybe audible gear changing? I understand this game is brand new, but again, its amazing! (Also I absolutely love the 3rd gen civic!)

Probs my fav driving/drifting/racing. It’s not overly complicated. The only gripes that I have are the amount of grinding and hitting the wal. Maybe have daily rewards, or bonus xp to earn.I feel like I’m not earning enough xp for the amount of grinding I’m doing. Also, implement wall taps. Drifting has wall taps and shouldn’t be penalized if you wall tap rather than obviously crashing into the wall. It’s a bit frustrating losing a challenge cause I just barely skimmed or touched the wall

Downloaded this on a whim and it’s quite good! Definitely mobile NFS Underground 2 vibes, with the awesome soundtrack, free roam map, even the garage/dealership, and car customization. The drifting/handling is very satisfying, there are multiple race/game modes to keep it fresh, and there’s Xbox controller support! Definitely top of the list for casual racing game and the controller support makes it legit feel like console gaming. And did I mention it runs at a smooth 60fps? This game was such a pleasant surprise.

Game has alot of potential. Looking at the reviews so far for a newer game people seem to like it. The drift mechanics and how clean the game runs is surprising for a mobile game nowadays. The map is small right now but obviously has spots on the map for easy expanding. The game with the proper care and added online, more cars, and more ideas game can blow up easily. Keep the game growing looks good so far…

The physics and graphics look great and being able to go to the soundcloud page of the song playing is a rlly cool detail but theres no way to change the music or see whats playing besides during the couple seconds the little box pops up which is kinda annoying. If that got changed along with making the game less grindy like if you got money from doing races along with reducing the amount of races per session would make the game way more enjoyable

Honestly I don’t understand why Apple doesn’t recommend decent games like this. People obviously put tons of work and time but instead it doesn’t even get recommended when I search “open world” nor “racing”
Good job to the developers, and since this seems very recent, I’m proud to say that I’m here at the beginning of this journey!

I love StaticShiftRacing . It has a need for speed/burnout paradise vibe to it. The graphics and car movement are nice. I’m looking forward to new content. A manual transmission option, more cars, and a bigger map would all be amazing. Also, an online mode would bring tons of people to StaticShiftRacing as you would be able to play with your friends. Keep up the great work :)

this game gives me midnight club and need for speed underground 2 vibes.. love it been playing none stop since i downloaded it. please don't change any of the physics of the game just add more cars and parts and this game will be on the chart for best racing games on the mobile platform!.

amazing job devs!!! wish i could give 10 stars!

An honest review, this game is on track to being one of the, if not the best mobile racing game. Zero ads, open world, amazing graphics, smooth gameplay, great fps, it has it all. Some recommendations for the future include; open world multiplayer, more vehicles, more customization, and other minor improvements. A props to the devs and team who worked on this game so far and I hope to see how it develops in the future.

I love mobile games and I really see this one holding the reign for best car game on StaticShiftRacing store for awhile. driving mechanics feel great, easy game to jump into, and gives huge need for speed vibes. customization to just the free roam driving this game is packed with amazing graphics and detail. Please keep this up!

Look, this is game is really good. Surprisingly the graphics were not bad, really smooth too but some improvements can be done. I know this game is farely new but there are not enough cars at all. Also, what's the point of drifting if it's better to turn normally because the cars grip way too much and I think the controls are kind of confusing because the reverse button is only the circular break and not the pedal break. After that, it is way too hard to earn money, and for the drifing races too, even for a little scratch on the rear bumper, it made me lose my 1k lead which gets on my nerves because it take likes 30 mins for the race tickets to load back. Also the cars are really expensive. Last but not least, how are we going to customize our cars if we can't even get credits to buy some body kits in the blackmarket. I think I would much rather have an add for a few credits because I am free to play. But I know that the game is still pretty new and hopefully they make adjustments and improvements so looking forward to this game to pop off this year. Please keep on updating the game regularly so we players would know you guys still take care of the game unlike Fr Legends which I'm pretty sure that that (correct spelling btw) company gave up on that game. So thank you and please continue improving on the game to it's limits.

This game is absolutely beautiful. I scroll through StaticShiftRacing Store looking for cool drifting games all the time and this one beats all the rest. The graphics are really nice. The controls are really easy to get the hang of. Currently there’s 7 car options and each one can be fully customized. My favorite is definitely the 180sx (it doesn’t go by that tho) but I would love if they added an rx7 cause it would just fit the games vibe. I only have two small problems with this game. 1, there are some customizations that require in-game purchases but they aren’t more than like 3 bucks. 2) the map is somewhat small. It’s limited to one town but it has quite a few spots to swing the back-end out. It would be nice if they added map extensions in a future update. Overall I’d give this game a solid 9/10.

This game is great but the problem I have is if I’m not 1 shorting races I have to wait 20 minutes just for 1 race ticket makes no sense I usually just open this game like once a day due to the fact that im not a god and I have to keep retrying the same level then once I complete it I have to wait even longer for more race tickets… I can’t actually enjoy the game … why is there only a limit to 5 race tickets it should be at least 10 now I have to keep waiting everyday just to play this game… it’s really not that serious & it makes me just want to delete the game completely. I know I’m not the only one that feels this way it gets boring and repetitive. I can’t even do anything while I wait because the “open world” has nothing inside you just free roam “while you wait” nobody has time for that this is a free mobile game and it’s trying to be taken as serious as a console game. You should let everyone enjoy it without having to wait over an hour to fill up the “race tickets” and if I don’t 1 shot a race it’s over. I’m not going to keep retrying and waiting just to play it’s easier to just delete the game and forget about it completely.

This game is exactly what I’ve been looking for that nobody else on mobile has made. A free world car game with good mechanics and multiplayer. But I do have some things to say that I don’t like. The amount of grinding you have to do per level is a little ridiculous. For example there’s 2 parts to each level. Each part has 5 races. And you don’t always win the first try. I can see why they do this but it’s just a lot a lot of grinding to get the customization I want. So honestly I just bought the customization which is probably what y’all wanted but the game is really good to the point where I thought that it was worth spending money. Also I think that being able to control your camera would be a good option which y’all don’t have. And being able to adjust steering sensitivity also would help. And I think adding to where we can adjust the buttons would help out alot to. This game is very good and I can see the potential it just needs some minor tweaks.

I just downloaded this game an hour ago and so far this is by far the BEST mobile racing experience I’ve ever had. The handling model and drift physics are superb and on par with CarX, the game is beautiful and very reminiscent of NFS 2015, customization is diverse and the car selection is pretty good for a mobile game.

The one thing that hooked me to this game is the race pass system. I bloody hate it when mobile racing games introduce gas that gets used whenever you race, and this game has it. But it doesn’t ruin the game considered its open world, there still fun little “PR stunts” you can do and driving around never gets boring!

Props to the devs for providing us with what looks like a huge competitor to CarX Street and other open world mobile racers. You guys are awesome <3

I have never posted a review of a game before this one but I felt it deserved it, this is a simple but fun game to play, the level system is odd at first but you can tell its build that way to last. The cars I have gotten to race with feel great and unique, each car has a different feel to them and have a wide range of options to choose between to make your car yours. The only things I could ask for is more car and more map to play around on but so far my hope are up and I will be continuing to play the game and enjoying the time while playing. Great game would recommend for car fans that want a chill experience, also online lobby’s would be awesome to get to experience in this game so please add them devs

This game is a breath of fresh air among the world of trashy, money grab mobile racing games. Its new so I can excuse the lack of content (cars, map size, etc) for now. Its really well polished for how new it is and you can tell the developers care, which is pretty rare for games, especially mobile ones, today. I would recommend setting up a discord server for the community to provide suggestions and talk with each other. Extremely promising game, please just don't fall into the short term money trap because if you sell the game out this early it will never develop the community its deserves. Keep working hard and Im almost 100% sure this game will become really popular.

You need to make it easier to level up in the game not make it easier for people to just spend money on the game to level it up. It’s fun I do like it but make it more playable. Not nothing isn’t easy if you can’t upgrade the engine can’t go faster to beat a timed trial if the car is just too slow without being able to upgrade it. I like my cars to look good but I also would like them to be fast. So making cosmetics the only things to unlock at first isn’t the way to have me keep playing this game. I need easier ways to mod the engine and the vehicle’s overall performance. Can’t adjust camber too stiff when drifting. Once again good game just needs work. I’ll be back on it after there’s a reasonable update.

Insanely few cars, I didn't count, but up to 7-8 for sure. It resembles nfs carbon on minimalks or street racing syndicate at the initial stages in the form of a trial test of the game. There is something to work with. I wish you success and good luck in your endeavors.
My opinion on the refinement , what exactly I lacked for a more satisfying game :
- the effect of what you're driving! ( camera shake, blurriness, speedometer, slip at the start, control by tilting the phone and not a sensor, and a more lively city)
Explore other games: nfs carbon, srs 2005, do not waste time on new games, get acquainted with old legends and add to this game.
Good luck.

I downloaded this game just for the fact that I wanted a new driving game that I could chill out to it was fun for the first couple days doing the challenges and just driving around but soon I realized that the challenges are very repetitive and that we need some different challenges to do because it’s kind of boring that after you complete one set of races it’s pretty much the same challenges but in all this game is very well made with good upgrades and good cars to buy the only thing that is keeping me from a 5 star is the repetitiveness of the challenges but if you are looking for a chill car game then this is a good game for you.

The game is amazing and there’s lots to occupy time with in here. With that being said, the wait time to refill the Race Passes required to run events needed to progress is ridiculous. Especially when it takes as long as it does to progress even if you win every event first go it takes forever, which is awesome, but not when you have to wait excessively long times. There is so much to do in this game and it takes so long to progress that there definitely needs to be zero wait time on race passes, or make them DIRT CHEAP to buy with the purple cards.
Amazing game, but either remove the wait time on race passes or something, or significantly reduce the time it takes to refill them and make them DIRT CHEAP to lurches with other in-game currency PLEASEEEEEEE

I love this game. The graphics, cars and mods are amazing and top quality. However, when you get later into the game and unlock faster cars, the events seem near impossible to pass. For example, one of the Drift Trials requires a score of over 16,000 points in 30 seconds with a tier 2 car but with a tier 1 car it’s barely 6 or 8 thousand. To beat these later challenges it feels like I have to play perfectly and exact or else you’ll never beat the event. With the tier 1 car I was passing events with flying colors but now I can’t even beat one. Maybe it’s a skill issue but I’m having trouble playing the game now with such a hard difficulty…

I would like the cars to be less expensive, have a way to get "Black Market Credits" without having to pay for them using real money, and I know that there is a quest line to get them free, but it seems insane to grind and get 10,000 in game cash, just for 60 "Black Market Credits" since you only give us 1-2k cash for at least 6-10 races and any trials/drift zones that we have to complete, adding on to the fact that you can only do 5 races without having to wait 30 minutes for 1 more shot at any 1 race that was not completed previously, and then the cars that you have to unlock with a few other cars that have to be level 5+, and then you make us pay ludicrous amounts of coins for the cars that we have unlocked but have not purchased, and the levels to unlock the customizations that actually look decent, getting the "X-Wing" for any of the cars is insanity, not to mention the stance and neon options that are only unlocked at the highest level, level 30, and every level is, again, taking up at least 6-10 tickets. But the graphics are top notch. I hope you developers take some of my advice, and I hope to see the future updates fix some of these problems.
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I like this game the graphics are pretty good, drifting feels nice, driving around with people is cool, and it runs decent on older devices. I do think some things could be improved in the future if possible. Expansion of the map, new cars, tire smoke colors (not sure if its in the game I haven't seen it), music playlist with genres/songs to pick, higher limit for race passes & no limit for ads to watch. It takes 30 minutes for each race pass so thats 2.5 hours to get 5 again. Maybe changing the limit to 10 would be good or after every series you complete it fills up your race passes to full 5/5 again. Expansion of the map with 3 more areas would be nice. I don’t know how well that would run on my phone but it would be cool lol. Thank you for the work put into this game.

I’ve played this game a decent amount and I must say the foundation is incredible, best graphics I’ve ever seen in a video game, intuitive controls, great vehicle physics, easy, not over complicated menus. But it seems a little bare bones. I have some fun recommendations I’d like to see added if the game is still in development.

A speedometer, should be easy to add just a nice little touch.

Different camera angles, the current one is fine but maybe adding the standard racing game camera angles would be cool, like a good cam, roof cam, chase close, chase far, all that good stuff.

More performance mods, currently it’s just packages, but I’d like A style similar to forza if that’s possible in a mobile game, it doesn’t have to be as in depth but just some simple engine, transmission, and exhaust upgrades would be cool

Less grindy, as is, this game is way too grindy in my opinion, it takes multiple hours to get off the starter car or even just to upgrade it, this is my only real actual complaint with the game.

There’s always more to add in a game like this and I really hope the developers stick with it because it could be absolutely incredible in the future!

I downloaded this game out of boredom on a work trip and I enjoyed it for the first hour or so even told my friends to download it so we can cruise. We really enjoyed the game but the level progression is GRIND HEAVY.. only 30xp after a series of 8 events and I’m trying to get the 240sx but I need to buy another car before I can buy the 240sx? So that set me back $15,000 and now I gotta keep racing to level up my new car for new parts. It’s hard enough to repeat the series over and over again to unlock parts it’s just very repetitive. I repeat.. very repetitive to the point I get bored and tired of doing the same races where I get 30xp and $1,500. Can do achievements in the meantime to get more cash but leveling up is the biggest negative for me about this game. It’s already time consuming to do 8 events and only get 30xp which barely helps you level up.

As a JDM fanboy, I’ve been loving this game and can’t believe I didnt stumble upon it sooner. Everything from the drifting to the customization they have to offer so far has been more than enough and is so well polished. This game has so much potential it’s insane! Can’t wait to see what they do with it. Would love a Mark 4 Supra to make it’s way into the game at some point but I don’t doubt they have that in the works. I could also see them adding controller support in the future but that’s ultimately up to them and I’m okay without it! The game is a 10/10 for me, would 100% recommend getting this game! Love supporting good developers like these who put out great work like this! Keep it up developers!

This game is awesome, the graphics are fabulous. The car sounds, the driving, is all good but the problem for me is the amount of time and grinding you have to do just to get certain parts of the car you have. I personally feel like it would be best if in each series you was to get more parts or make it where you only earn money (decent amount) on the series and have all parts unlock instead unlocking them thru the series itself because for example I grinded a car out for about 3-4 hrs and I’m only lvl 4 of 30. I’m dying to want to modify my car but I can’t cause I gotta grind 20+ more lvls. To truly enjoy the game you would have to spend money to modify the car how you like or else be prepared to be stuck on your phone for a couple races cause on top of that when you run out of energy you have to wait a bit to get them back and get back to racing.

The game is fun and all, I’ve been playing for several days but holy is it got some issues. First of all the infinite drift is crazy, I’ll be trying to race someone and I magically start drifting and I can’t get out of the drift causing me to lose a race. Also THE MOMENT YOU GET A SOMEWHAT DECENT CAR. Everything starts to get extremely hard. The sprint trials are practically impossible sometimes with crazy turns and small gaps. The circuit races and regular races are extremely difficult as well. I’ll be getting a pimped out car with several runes as my opponent. And they always seem to flawlessly go through the entire track making me unable to make a single mistake or else I have to literally forfeit every single time. And don’t get me started on the blue tickets. WAITING THIRTY MINUTES JUST TO PLAY A MISSION. Genuinely crazy. 15 would have seemed more reasonable but no, the game subjects you into paying for more. And yes, I have spent money on the game and still lost all the blue tickets due to insane challenges. I love this game but it seriously needs to fix its issues.