Slipstream is an arcade developed by ansdor, released 21 May 2018 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Slipstream is
Slipstream is an arcade game developed by ansdor and released in 2018. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Blender Game Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
After a somewhat troubled development period that lasted for more than two years since the successful Kickstarter campaign, back in January 2016, the game is finally ready to hit the road. Inspired by the games, sounds and visuals of the late 80s and early 90s, Slipstream takes its basic formula from the arcade classic OutRun: a road trip across exotic landscapes around the world, with branching paths at the end of each stage allowing the player choose the next destination. The driving gameplay gets an additional layer of depth from two core mechanics, drifting, which is required to get around tight corners, and the gameâ€s namesake, the slipstream, a risky maneuver that gives the player a…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 29 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Slipstream holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 88% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 16 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2 GB RAM and Intel HD Graphics 5000. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.
What it launched against
Slipstream launched on 21 May 2018, within three weeks of Detroit: Become Human, Detroit: Become Human, Dark Souls: Remastered and Vampyr. It reviewed better than all of them. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Detroit: Become Human, Detroit: Become Human, Dark Souls: Remastered, Vampyr.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Slipstream yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Quick answers
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