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Brakes Required

A semi-realistic low-poly racing game for PC. Find the braking point, hit the apex, chase your own ghost lap after lap.

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Brakes Required logo: a glowing low-poly brake disc with a yellow caliper

Screenshots

In the game today

Features

  • 01

    Three tracks

    A short Test Circuit, Hangar Park Circuit and the hilly Monte Seco Raceway.

  • 02

    Lap and sector times

    Every sector timed, with a live delta to your best lap.

  • 03

    Ghosts to race

    Race your own best lap, the driver just ahead or the leader.

  • 04

    Driving aids on the fly

    Four aids, each OFF, MID or HIGH, switched right on the HUD.

  • 05

    Keyboard or controller

    Keyboard or gamepad, rebindable controls and adjustable vibration.

  • 06

    A good automatic gearbox

    Shifts for you, so you can focus on braking and the line.

  • 07

    Five camera views

    Chase, bonnet, nose, isometric and orbit.

  • 08

    A HUD that shows the physics

    Revs, pedals, steering, tyre grip circles and a track map.

Planned, not in the game yet

Coming next

  • Planned

    Multiplayer

    Race other drivers online, side by side on the same track.

  • Planned

    Dynamic weather

    Weather that changes during a session – and so does the grip.

  • Planned

    Licence tests

    Earn your licences in short driving challenges.

  • Planned

    Track refinement

    The tracks get more detail and polish.

  • Planned

    Pit stops with tyre changes

    Come into the pits and leave on fresh tyres.

Online leaderboards

Every valid lap you drive goes onto the board of its track and physics version, with a ghost of your best lap that other drivers can race. You pick your nickname at the first start; it is shown publicly.

Open the leaderboards →

Get on track

Download the latest playtest build and tell me what you find on Discord.

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