Riptide GP2
Worth it · Action · 2014
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $6.99.
- Length
- 6.8h 8.2h to 100%
- Value
- $1.03/hr
- Reviews
- 89% of 584 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Rev up your rocket-powered hydro jet and put your racing skills to the test. Riptide GP™2 features dynamic racing on fully interactive water surfaces, a deep career mode with tons of upgrades, customizable riders and skills, online and local multiplayer, and fully integrated controller support.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, GeForce 6800 / Radeon X1800 Shader Model 3 or greater, 246 MB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
69 discounts in the 13 years on record, a median of 50 percent off across all of them, roughly 8 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 3 percent on value. It is better reviewed than 93 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, SpeedRunners ($14.99, scores 84) beats it on value, while it beats HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™ 2 - Turbocharged ($39.99, scores 30).
More about Riptide GP2
Inside the two-hour refund window, 83 percent of the 139 reviews written there were positive, against 89 percent overall, and those are 32 percent of everything written about it.
At 6.8 hours it is a handheld-sized game, and Valve rates it Deck Verified.
The drop-off
44% start to 2% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
- Players online
- 1 when we last checked, on Sep 27, 11:54 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Used to have this game on my Kindle years ago. Still very fun, even if its pretty much dead.
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Riptide GP2, developed and published by Vector Unit, is a high-octane watercraft racing game that successfully captures the thrill of speed and the beauty of motion on dynamic, ever-shifting water surfaces. It's a title that thrives on its simplicity and polish, offering an arcade-style experience that balances accessibility with depth. From the first race, the game's smooth performance, intuitive controls, and...
To start off, I don't this this is an avoid to buy game. It's just not hitting the right mark for a racing game. If you can get this game for cheap like I did for a simple game to ad to you library then I would say go for it. The cons start at the steering. I'm playing on a rog, but for some reason the steering with the joystick is only on or off. There is not middle. You would probably play better with a keyboard...
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Cite this score
Riptide GP2 scores 70/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/257790/riptide-gp2Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.