Meant as a throwback to old Sega Super scaler arcade racers, in Incremental Retro Racing you accumulate an ever increasing amount of stars by racing in many ways. Driving top speed, beating the clock, taking over cars, etc.
After each race you can go into the shop and use stars to unlock new vehicles, upgrades, track generation options, the way you earn stars, and more. After a while you'll be making bazillions on your way to try and unlock everything.
The game starts out slow and steady and proceeds to get a lot faster and weirder vehicles and options to modify the tracks will appear. You want to drive narrow roads with maximum hills and curves? Or long straight 30-lane highways with no traffic? There are unlimited tracks.
To add to the old school feel of the retro gameplay Incremental Retro Racing also includes a fully customizable CRT Filter. It will turn your 4K screen into an old tube with static noise and lousy picture. Just don't hit the tv to remove the color tornado but tweak the options instead.
TL:DR;
Incremental Retro Racing is classic arcade racing but with a meta game of getting exponentially more stars in order to modify the rules of the game like driving offroad, through objects, etc. No game over, no hassle, just focus on flow.
The demo is available now on Steam and Itch. Full version releases July 28! (Review copies available).
Exclusive to the full version:
- Extra environment.
- 60+ more unlockables (cars, upgrades, etc.).
- Track generation options.
- 2-3 hours of shop content before the ending unlocks.
- Postgame keeps generating varied tracks forever.
Links:
Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4534200/Incremental_Retro_Racing/
"Forza Killer" Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sERf4ulAfY
Announcement Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLJ36nen8hQ
"Making of" Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=einsGj0eFTY
Presskit incl. layered key art & gameplay videos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IROJiU0faVUlpAB9LJu30Sm13WPezJhb
Data:
Game Title: Incremental Retro Racing
Game Website: https://www.baardmoeder.com
Platform/Price: PC & Steam Deck, $9.99 USD / R$34,99 BRL / €9,99 EUR
Release Date: July 28
Embargo: None.
If you’re curious about Incremental Retro Racing, please try out the demo and wishlist the game now on Steam!
There's also a cheat code available that unlocks all content. Press / Content creators can request a review copy for the full version through email. (Please include a link to your website/content.)
Thank you for your time. Any and all coverage is always appreciated.
Sjors Jansen - Baardmoeder
info@baardmoeder.com
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Gameplay tips:
- Unlocked track generation options appear in the pause menu, changes apply to the next track.
- The game starts slow, but a fully upgraded F1-car gets very fast.
- Upgrades apply to all vehicles.
- Good items to get in the store: max speed upgrades, save up for double star upgrades, hold off on buying bad cars, the starting car is pretty good.
- Driving the tractor offroad + "drive through objects"-upgrade is overpowered.
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About Baardmoeder:
Solo developer from the Netherlands. Best known previous experience includes programming for numerous Tombraider games & Deus Ex 3.