A top-down drift game
Drift racing
in your browser
DRIFTIT is a free drift game you play straight in the browser. Throw a low-poly car sideways through 20 hand-built tracks, chain slides for score and set the fastest three-lap time on the online leaderboard.
- tracks
- 20
- worlds
- 6
- laps a run
- 3
- top multiplier
- ×10
The game
How it plays
One camera straight down, a handbrake and 13 cars to open with stars. Every track is a short time attack you will want to run again.
- 01
Slide, don't grip
Flick the handbrake into a corner, catch the slide with counter-steer and feed the throttle to hold the angle. The car is built to go sideways.
- 02
Chain it for points
Points come from speed and angle. Stay sideways and the multiplier climbs by ×0.5 every 1.5 seconds, up to ×10. Straighten up for more than half a second and the drift banks.
- 03
Three laps, one target
Every track is a three-lap time attack against a target time, and two stars on one open the next. Touch a wall and the run starts over.
- 04
Race your ghost
Your personal best rides along as a ghost car, so you can see exactly where the time went.
- 05
One board per track
Join with a name and an email (or sign in with X) and your fastest run goes on that track's online leaderboard, under your name.
- 06
Share the run
Every finish makes a result card with your time and rank, ready to post on X.
Six places to slide
6 worlds
Every track lives in one of the low-poly worlds, each with its own light, weather, kerbs and crowd.
Greenfield CircuitMeadow · middayShort grass, red-and-white kerbs and a grandstand crowd.
Red Mesa RacewayDesert · afternoonSand, drifting dust and yellow-and-black chevrons.
Maple RidgeAutumn · golden hourFalling leaves, long shadows and blue-and-white kerbs.
Frostbite PassAlpine · morningSnowfall, pine trees and cold morning light.
Neon HarbourNightGlowing kerbs, container stacks and your own headlights.
Test LotAirfield · free roamThe playground: cones, donuts and the big course, no clock.
From the Oval to the Final
20 tracks
Hand-built courses, each three laps against a target time. Two stars on one open the next; warm up in the free-roam playground first if you like.
- 01
Oval
Two long sweepers. Handbrake in, throttle to hold the angle.
- 02
Sweepers
Five corners, three radii. Link the long right into the flick.
- 03
Chicane
Sweeper, chicane, hairpin. Transition cleanly, then hold it long.
- 04
Hairpin
A long straight into a hairpin. Brake late, flick, hold.
- 05
Esses
Two chicanes back to back. Transitions are everything.
- 06
Long Left
Everything goes left. Re-learn your hands.
- 07
Kidney
An oval with a kink. Do not lift too early.
- 08
Double Hairpin
Two hairpins joined by a short straight. Keep the rotation going.
- 09
Carousel
A 270° carousel. Settle the angle and ride it out.
- 10
Snake
Alternating sweepers. Link them into one long slide.
- 11
Mirror Chicane
The chicane course, mirrored and narrower.
- 12
Spiral
Radii shrink corner by corner. Manage your speed.
- 13
Switchback
Hairpin, chicane, hairpin. Precision over speed.
- 14
Boomerang
Two long arcs meet at a point. Commit early.
- 15
Long Right
The snake, mirrored and tighter.
- 16
Zigzag
Six flicks in a row. Rhythm.
- 17
Tight
Small radii everywhere. Short, sharp inputs.
- 18
Endurance
The long one. Stay clean for three laps.
- 19
Precision
Narrow. Every wall is close.
- 20
Final
Everything at once.
- FREE
Playground
Free roam. Cones, donuts, and the big course.
Keyboard or gamepad
Controls
Everything is on the keyboard, and a gamepad works the moment you plug it in.
Keyboard
- W A S D or ↑ ← ↓ →Drive
- SpaceHandbrake
- RRestart the run
- CCamera: top-down or chase
- EscMenu and track select
- MMusic on / off
- − +Volume (in the menu)
Gamepad
- Left stickSteer
- RT · LTThrottle, brake
- AHandbrake
- YRestart the run
- XCamera
- StartMenu
Phones and tablets get touch controls, but a computer is the best way to play.
Online
Leaderboard
Every track has its own board, ranked by the total time of your fastest three-lap run. A tie goes to whoever set it first.
Join with a driver name and an email, or sign in with X, and your name goes up next to your times, on every device you sign in on. Driving never needs it: a run you finish as a guest waits on your device and goes up once you join.
Set a time- 01Ovalno time yet—
- 02Sweepersno time yet—
- 03Chicaneno time yet—
- 04Hairpinno time yet—
- 05Essesno time yet—
- 06Long Leftno time yet—
- 07Kidneyno time yet—
- 08Double Hairpinno time yet—
- 09Carouselno time yet—
- 10Snakeno time yet—
- 11Mirror Chicaneno time yet—
- 12Spiralno time yet—
- 13Switchbackno time yet—
- 14Boomerangno time yet—
- 15Long Rightno time yet—
- 16Zigzagno time yet—
- 17Tightno time yet—
- 18Enduranceno time yet—
- 19Precisionno time yet—
- 20Finalno time yet—
Optional · cosmetic only
Garage Pass: $4.99, one-time
DRIFTIT stays free. If you want to support it and make your car your own, the Garage Pass is a single $4.99 USD purchase (plus VAT where it applies), not a subscription. It changes how your car looks, never how fast it goes.
- 01
All 19 cars now
Every car in the garage opens right away, the 6 show cars with their body kits included. Without the pass the 13 regular cars open by earning stars; the show cars come with the pass only. Looks only: every car drives the same.
- 02
Decal Studio
Put your own decals and livery on your car, and keep as many saved designs as you like.
- 03
16 pro decal sets
Sixteen ready-made decal sets, designed in-house, to put on any car or build your own livery from.
- 04
Show it off
Your name glows on the leaderboard with a neon light running round your row, and drivers who hover it see your decorated car.
- 05
No advantage
Cars and decals are cosmetic, and leaderboard times come from driving only. The pass buys looks, not lap time.
- 06
Simple to buy, simple to refund
Sign in, pay once through Paddle, and the pass is on your account instantly, on every device. Changed your mind? Full refund within 14 days, no questions asked.
Payments are handled by Paddle.com, our reseller and Merchant of Record. See the Terms, Refund Policy and Privacy.
Questions
FAQ
Is DRIFTIT free?
Yes, free to play. It runs in your browser: no download, no install. You only join, with a driver name and an email or with X, to put times on the leaderboard. There is one optional purchase, the Garage Pass ($4.99 USD, one-time): it is cosmetic only and gives no gameplay advantage.
Can I play it on a phone?
Yes. Phones and tablets get touch controls: a round stick on the left, gas, brake and a handbrake on the right. A keyboard or a gamepad on a computer is still the best way to drive.
Which browsers does it run in?
Any current desktop browser with WebGL 2: Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari.
Are all the tracks open?
Oval and the Playground are open from the start, and two stars on a track open the next one. Your personal bests and ghosts are saved in your browser.
How does the leaderboard work?
One entry per driver per track: your fastest three-lap total. You join with a driver name and an email (or sign in with X), so the board shows your name and your times follow you to any device.
Can I get a refund on the Garage Pass?
Yes. Within 14 days of purchase, no questions asked: use the link in your Paddle receipt email, find the order at paddle.net, or email us. A refund removes the pass from your account. See the Refund Policy.
What does signing in with X share?
Your X account id, @handle, display name and profile picture, nothing else. It is read-only: DRIFTIT never posts and never reads your posts. See Privacy.
What happens when I hit a wall?
On a timed track any wall contact ends the run and it restarts from the grid, so clean lines pay. In the free-roam playground you just lose the drift you were holding.
Say hi
Contact
DRIFTIT is made by one developer. Ideas, bug reports or just a fast lap you want to show off: write an email or follow along on X for new cars and tracks.