Slipstream
Worth it · Short indie · 2018
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $9.99.
- Length
- 1.4h
- Value
- $7.14/hr
- Reviews
- 88% positive
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Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, Intel HD Graphics 5000, 502 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Arcade-style racing game inspired by the spirit of the early 90s, with drifting mechanics and exotic tracks.
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
The value story
It has never been cheaper than $3.99. That was December 2019. Its cuts run 25 percent off as a rule. There have been 40 in the 8 years tracked, about 8 weeks apart.
On value it sits in the top 4 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 87 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 93 percent. Among the games that feel like it, New Star™ GP ($9.99, scores 84) beats it on value, while it beats Razortron 2000 ($4.99, scores 65).
75 from critics against 88 percent from players, and the player number comes from people who own the game.
Of the 356 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, none come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written April 2020 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 81 percent of the 340 reviews written there were positive, against 88 percent overall, and those are 35 percent of everything written about it.
Finishing takes 1.4 hours; clearing it takes 10, which is 6.9 times the campaign.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, and at 1.4 hours it is short enough to finish on one.
The drop-off
38% start to 3% 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
2 players online when we last checked, on Sep 27, 14:49 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Everything about this game is amazing, the cars, the gameplay, the music, the graphics. It's a beautiful experience to come home and play this after getting crushed at work. Just sit down, crank up the music and rip it down the corners
Love this game. Love the dev. Love the music. If Slipstream 2 ever releases, instant purchase regardless of price or reviews. Thank you so much for giving us such an amazing experience.
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
Slipstream scores 68/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/732810/slipstreamReviews 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 26, price as of Oct 1.
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