Race in Desert

Race in Desert sends cars to places where there is no asphalt at all, and the road is replaced by dunes, stones and cliffs. These are arcade competitions where you have to drive to the limit and at the same time dodge obstacles placed by the generous hand of the developers. The courses require memorization: where to accelerate and where it is better to slow down, which trajectory will lead to the finish line and which will throw you down. Rivals behave impudently - they overtake in dangerous places and cut off, so collisions happen constantly. There is plenty to choose from: there are about a dozen cars with different characteristics. In addition to single races, there are modes with a time limit and additional goals such as maintaining first place. The controls are simple, so the main difficulty is not in technology, but in the ability not to lose control of the situation at speed, when there is nowhere to go. It’s also worth noting that you don’t have to go through the routes the first time: some of the turns open only after you remember where the cliff ends. Sandy dust and narrow passages add tension, and a collision almost always ends in loss of ground. It is this exactingness that holds interest, despite the modest design. One more detail: the cars differ in handling so much that after changing cars you have to get used to turning again. In terms of quality, this is an unpretentious project: graphics and physics do not pretend to be realism. But as a short arcade game where you want to replay the level for a better result, the Race in Desert performs its task without unnecessary difficulties.