Fake Racing (2021) - Every PC Rally Game
0Fake Racing by Roman Shuvalov, 2021.
Whilst this (currently Early Access) game lacks "rally" in the title or description, it plays close enough to an arcade rally game to very much be considered one, with drifting and handbrake the order of the day, much like Sega Rally Championship.
The unique look here is a quasi 1-bit renderer (actually it renders a few more than 2 colours if you look closely). Currently it has 3 different shades you can pick from, which I've covered each of here. It also supports VR! Note: due to the unique look of the game, video capture/edit/YouTube have a hard time with it, so it looks a lot more flickery here than when in-game. The opening shot (before the car moves) is how sharp it looks all the time!
The game (at the time I made this video) has 1 car (looking a bit like a cross between a Subaru Impreza and a Honda Civic Type-R), 3 playable views (I didn't include the bonnet-cam here, but there is one) and 4 tracks (which can be run in reverse or mirrored). There's also an Elimination Mode under Quick Races, where the slowest cars get removed each lap.
I must mention the AI here, as the other cars put up an extremely stiff challenge (which currently consists of 2 tournaments to unlock extra tracks). Almost one mistake can cost you the race!
Overall a unique-looking and fun title, though short-lived at the moment. It'll be interesting to see what gets added to this one over time.
This is part of the Every PC Rally Game playlist, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYDobL0b26ugFuXASCIC9qmFb9_k4_fqU