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KartRider: Drift
KartRider: Drift is the only online free-to-play, cross-platform kart racer with deep kart and character customization in stunning high-definition. Eight players can race online in up to teams of four and face off in item or drift focused races with karts and characters you personalize.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“If Mario Kart and Kart Racers 2 had a disabled kid, this would be it”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“so fun !”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“It was good while it lasted.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPrice tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
(Japan-Region Specific Notice)
Please note that this notice is specific to KartRider: Drift players in Japan, and can be viewed with the Japanese-language setting.
Feb. 26 (UTC) Closure - Global/Console/Mobile Service
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Global/Console/Mobile Service Closure
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[COMPLETE] Scheduled Maintenance - December 18
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[COMPLETE] Scheduled Maintenance - November 6
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Racing |
| Player tags | Racing · Free to Play · Multiplayer · Casual · Cute · Arcade · Anime · Cartoon · Funny · Third Person · Massively Multiplayer · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · In-App Purchases · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Thai |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.nexon.com/kartdrift/en/main |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 or above (64-bit) Processor: Intel 1st Gen i3 / AMD FX-6000 Series Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 760 / AMD Radeon HD 7950 Storage: 30 GB available space Additional Notes: