⚜ SteamCozy

Home / Games / $1 Ride

$1 Ride

$1 Ride

$1 Ride is a casual game with a fast paced, timing and reflex testing game-play style. Travel through space at warp speed! Collect power ups to increase your speed or risk your fuel to collect money, missiles and more.

Released Jul 28, 2016 Developer BeHappy Studios Publisher Back To Basics Gaming Platforms Windows CasualActionIndieArcade
View on Steam ↗ $0.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.

48.3%positive967 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“nice”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“It desperately wants to be Galaga but it just sucks”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Read more reviews ↗

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$0.99−50% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$1.99base price
$0.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-17
US0.99 USD−50%
UK0.89 GBP−50%
Australia1.40 AUD−50%
Canada1.19 CAD−50%
Japan132 JPY−50%
Brazil3.97 BRL−50%
China5.50 CNY−50%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$0.8 China Japan Canada Australia US UK≈$1.2

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $2.5 $5 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 11, 2017
Sol Ni Koro - Greenlight + Kickstarter

Sol Ni Koro is an epic 3D RPG mixed with 2D pixel sprites. Inspired by the golden era of video games, designed for the modern era. Steam Greenlight page http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetai

Apr 11, 2017
Sol Ni Koro - Greenlight + Kickstarter

Sol Ni Koro is an epic 3D RPG mixed with 2D pixel sprites. Inspired by the golden era of video games, designed for the modern era. Steam Greenlight page http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetai

Games like $1 Ride

From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.

UNDEFEATED UNDEFEATED 88.3% · 4,198 reviews shares Casual, Action, Indie, Indie Zuma Deluxe Zuma Deluxe 95.6% · 2,773 reviews shares Arcade, Casual, Action, Indie Zuma's Revenge! Zuma's Revenge! 93.9% · 1,617 reviews shares Arcade, Casual, Action, Indie Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 91.6% · 909 reviews shares Arcade, Casual, Action, Indie TrackMania Nations Forever TrackMania Nations Forever 91.0% · 11,709 reviews shares Arcade, Casual, Action, Indie AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome 76.8% · 784 reviews shares Arcade, Casual, Action, Indie Shatter Shatter 93.1% · 979 reviews shares Arcade, Casual, Action, Indie Beat Hazard Beat Hazard 94.3% · 5,078 reviews shares Arcade, Casual, Action, Indie

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresAction, Casual, Indie
Player tagsCasual · Action · Indie · Arcade (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Official sitehttp://www.backtobasicsgaming.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7/8/10 Processor: 1.5Ghz or better Memory: 128 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9.0 Compatible Storage: 45 MB available space