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Synthwave Driver
A nostalgic road trip on an endless highway, driving iconic '80s cars through a neon-filled paradise. Let the synthwave soundtrack guide you toward the horizon, leading you into a world of nostalgic vibes.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“A surprisingly short game but for only $2 on sale I feel I got my money’s worth and enjoyed the experience. Plays a lot like Retrowave but with a few tweaks and some technical issues. The Good (+) I like the presentation more than Retrowave (+) I like the variety of music more…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“I spent 99p on this. Game may well be abandoned. This is a Retrowave clone. Use mouse to deal with main menu. Controller works once you start racing. Free migraine if : You don't turn down brightness & contrast. Easy to 100%. Game does not count in Steam Showcase. No reason to…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Unfinished. At the time of writing, the last (and only...) early access update was 12 months ago. Please fix cockpit view of cars dimming the lighting compared to other camera views. Makes the game too dark and therefore cockpit view unusable in 2 out of 3 cars I bought. Please…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
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First Update
Our first update is here, and it’s packed with some cool new features and improvements for all drivers out there: NEW FEATURES 🔹 2 new vehicles! 🔹 Dynamic Rain: A new random rain option that requires
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Action, Casual, Indie, Racing, Simulation, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Racing · 1980s · 1990's · Old School · Cyberpunk · Simulation · Retro · Casual · Automobile Sim · Rhythm · Runner (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Hungarian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Czech, Turkish * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 23 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 - 64bit Processor: Intel Core i3 6300 or Equivalent Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce® GT 640 or Equivalent Storage: 6 GB available space