Launch Control
A strategic quarter-mile drag racer in glossy 3D, seen from behind your car. Launch control does the start; you time every shift just under the redline against four rivals in cars like yours. Climb a ladder of 40 rivals in five divisions, wager earned cash on forecast odds, and tune six separate parts on 40 original cars in the garage: engine, transmission, suspension, tyres, aero and looks, each visible on the car, each moving several stats, each wearing out. Everyone gets the same loaner and the same rivals in Today’s Showdown; friends race your ghost in challenges. No real money anywhere.
Category: Racing, Strategy. Free to play in your web browser.
- One input: launch control starts the car, you shift just under the redline. Perfect shifts win races
- Every race is five cars: you and four rivals in cars tuned like yours; the named ladder rival is one of them
- 40 original cars in six tiers, shaped after the real thing from a supermini to a hypercar, in glossy clearcoat 3D
- Six separate parts with eight levels each, each visible on the car and each moving several stats; they wear out and can fail when neglected
- Materials (scrap, alloy, carbon, chips, rubber) gate the higher levels; cash and materials come only from racing
- A 40-rival ladder in five divisions with purses by finishing position, first-win bonuses and division finals
- Wagers with odds from a race forecast: underdogs pay more. In-game cash only, never real money
- Your sponsor pays by the hour while you are away, and a free crate waits every day
- Helmets, suits, paints, liveries, wheels and four sunny strips as cosmetics
- Today’s Showdown: the same loaner car and rivals for everyone, three runs, best counts
- Friends’ challenges race your recorded run as a ghost
How to play
- Space, Enter or Up: shift when the needle is in the green
- Esc or P: pause
- Tap anywhere (or the SHIFT button) when the needle is in the green
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