Revved for its full PC release first (out now) and marking an exit from its well-received Early Access period Distance is a futuristic-styled arcade racer that takes cues from the likes of San Francisco Rush 2049 and is the spiritual sequel to Refract Studios' previous indie title, Nitronic Rush. In it you take control of a tricked out car allowing you to fly, jump and wall ride through the game's neon streaked levels, requiring some deft and at times exacting controls.Aerial platforming elements make up the core of the gameplay, with the general freedom of movement and verticality, as the player balances flight and nitro boost limits with trick cooldowns and unorthodox maneuvers allowing for faster times and creative routes. Set to an appropriately electronic soundtrack that variously shifts from moody to energetic the visual style stays minimalist with an on-car HUD displaying essential racing details.
The single player is spread across the game's primary Adventure and Arcade modes, with multiplayer supporting up to 12 players online or over LAN and up to 4 players via local split-screen. For the PC version a full-featured level editor is included allowing for custom level creation, while available for all versions is Trackmogrify, a novel procedural level creation feature which transforms typed text into customized tracks. See below for more.
* Available on the Steam version via the Community Workshop.
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