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What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
37 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“Fun driving game with a nice soundtrack. It can get repetitive, and I wouldn’t consider it a racing game. But, it’s a fun game to zone out and relax with”
“I had this game on my old account, and I really liked it. I've come back to it now and it's still amazing. The visuals are stunning and the music, too. If you're reading this review wondering if the game's worth it,…”
“This game is a very fun racing game. Love it. Worth the 3 bucks, it's sooooo good. I'm almost 9 hours in and I am trying to get every achievement :) It goes on sale frequently for $2 or under. I would really recommend…”
30 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“The visuals and soundtrack are cool, however the gameplay is very limited. It's just driving in a straight road endlessly while dodging other cars and that's about it. There are different modes and maps sure, but there…”
“I am assuming that the price is what gives this game such high ratings. And they aren't wrong... It's a great deal, but it gets repetitive quickly. Overall, I recommend. Two critical comments: 1. I wish the faster cars…”
“I had this game on my old account, and I really liked it. I've come back to it now and it's still amazing. The visuals are stunning and the music, too. If you're reading this review wondering if the game's worth it,…”
18 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“The visuals and soundtrack are cool, however the gameplay is very limited. It's just driving in a straight road endlessly while dodging other cars and that's about it. There are different modes and maps sure, but there…”
“Fun driving game with a nice soundtrack. It can get repetitive, and I wouldn’t consider it a racing game. But, it’s a fun game to zone out and relax with”
“I had this game on my old account, and I really liked it. I've come back to it now and it's still amazing. The visuals are stunning and the music, too. If you're reading this review wondering if the game's worth it,…”
15 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“I am assuming that the price is what gives this game such high ratings. And they aren't wrong... It's a great deal, but it gets repetitive quickly. Overall, I recommend. Two critical comments: 1. I wish the faster cars…”
“Fun driving game with a nice soundtrack. It can get repetitive, and I wouldn’t consider it a racing game. But, it’s a fun game to zone out and relax with”
“I had this game on my old account, and I really liked it. I've come back to it now and it's still amazing. The visuals are stunning and the music, too. If you're reading this review wondering if the game's worth it,…”
5 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“i like all the cars in the game its really simple to use and controll, I WOULD play again :)”
15 of the 78 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“RewindApp is known for doing asset flip games and I was curious if this is just a one hit wonder or if they did it again. Well, who would've thought, it's just another asset flip trash game. Retrowave is simple, like as…”
“RewindApp is known for doing asset flip games and I was curious if this is just a one hit wonder or if they did it again. Well, who would've thought, it's just another asset flip trash game. Retrowave is simple, like as…”
“The visuals and soundtrack are cool, however the gameplay is very limited. It's just driving in a straight road endlessly while dodging other cars and that's about it. There are different modes and maps sure, but there…”
7 of the 78 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“RewindApp is known for doing asset flip games and I was curious if this is just a one hit wonder or if they did it again. Well, who would've thought, it's just another asset flip trash game. Retrowave is simple, like as…”
“The visuals and soundtrack are cool, however the gameplay is very limited. It's just driving in a straight road endlessly while dodging other cars and that's about it. There are different modes and maps sure, but there…”
“Get it for 1$ max. Barely any gameplay, you clip through cars quite often, the gamemodes are all the same and the achievements are just a waste of time.”
5 of the 78 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Get it for 1$ max. Barely any gameplay, you clip through cars quite often, the gamemodes are all the same and the achievements are just a waste of time.”
“It's an asset flip with barely no gameplay, that lives from its aesthetics of music and vibes. For a time waster at discount price it's fine, but not really worth it.”
“If you can get it REALLY cheap then maybe worth it. The game is extremely limited. A driving game where there aren’t even any corners, just a long straight road into eternity. Even the hardest mode is relatively easy…”
4 of the 78 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Get it for 1$ max. Barely any gameplay, you clip through cars quite often, the gamemodes are all the same and the achievements are just a waste of time.”
“good game but i will say you get what you pay for. On one hand this game is fun has, cool vibes, does the 80s thing well and it has decent music, however, the game is janky as ♥♥♥♥, bugs are very common, and the…”
Counted across 78 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“I liked the music and vibes but the gameplay is very limited. You're just holding down the forward button and dodging around cars while vibing with the music. There's a few different modes but they all feel like the same thing after playing for more than 30 minutes. Beware:…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ𝗞𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗸𝘆ㅤ-ㅤ𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ▶ 0:58 ━━❍─────── 4:19 ⟳ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤᴠᴏʟᴜᴍᴇ : ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▯▯”
— a player, Steam review · 34 hrs played“You get what you pay for. Retrowave is not a racing game. It's an endless driving experience with traffic as your obstacle. There are 5 different modes to play (multiplayer is empty, though), but they all end up playing the same way. Every aspect of the game is OK, but it feels…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:27 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price 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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Dear 80's fan, First of all, I'm happy to announce the creation of the official Retrowave Discord. Here you can talk about the game, synthwave, vaporwave, 80s, etc... Let's try to build the biggest 80
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Dear 80's fan, First of all, don't forget to follow my social networks : ːretroVHSː Youtube ːretroVHSː ːrollerskatesː Instagram ːrollerskatesː ːretrogamingː Steam Creator Page ːretrogamingː ːretrowave
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Dear 80's fan, Big update for all outrunners! -> 2 new cars. -> New map "BRIDGE". -> New map "Cybercity II". -> Steam Achievements have been added to the game. -> New music has been added. -> A new St
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Dear 80's fan, Small update for all outrunners! -> New car. -> New map "GRID". -> Saved scores are now the best and not the last. -> The leaderboard now contains 200 places instead of 100. -> Brazilia
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Dear 80's fan, Small update for all drivers! -> New car. -> New wheels. -> Turkish language is now available. -> Romanian language is now available. -> Bug fix, The chosen language remained in English
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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 | Action, Casual, Indie, Racing, Simulation |
| Player tags | Racing · 1980s · Indie · Casual · Retro · Simulation · Action · Music · Relaxing · Cyberpunk · 1990's · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese, Russian, French, Traditional Chinese, Polish, Romanian, Turkish, Hungarian, Portuguese - Brazil, Czech, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 44 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7/8/10/11 - 64bits Processor: AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHZ, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHZ Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6450, Nvidia GeForce GT 460 Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: Integrated