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Retro Racers

Retro Racers sets the pace for 2D top-down classic racing games. Put the pedal to the metal while speeding by your opponents cars to unlock 12 exciting tracks. Collect the 4 classic power-ups along the way…

1 April 2017

Retro Racers is an arcade developed by LoadUpGames.com, released 1 April 2017 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Retro Racers is

Retro Racers is an arcade game developed by LoadUpGames.com and released in 2017. It is available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Retro Racers sets the pace for 2D top-down classic racing games. Put the pedal to the metal while speeding by your opponents cars to unlock 12 exciting tracks. Collect the 4 classic power-ups along the way (Acceleration, Top Speed, Nitro Boosts and Traction). Avoid oil slicks and time the opening and closing of gates for shortcuts. Return to your childhood in Retro Racers!
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Retro Racers launched on 1 April 2017, within three weeks of Mass Effect: Andromeda, Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition, Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition and Zero Escape: The Nonary Games. It was a Xbox Series launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Mass Effect: Andromeda, Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition, Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition, Zero Escape: The Nonary Games.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Retro Racers come out?
Retro Racers was released on 1 April 2017 for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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