Distance
Distance is a survival racing game that combines the intense action of arcade racing with the exploration of an atmospheric world. You control a unique car that allows you to boost, jump, rotate, and even fly through a chaotic and twisted city. The world has a mysterious history, and as you explore you'll be able to uncover pieces of its past. The roads are treacherous and unpredictable with obstacles around every corner. Instead of doing laps on a loop, you'll be trying to survive to the end in the quickest time. Since your car has several abilities, it allows you to not only drive fast on the track but also upside down and on buildings and walls! You can also fly to discover new shortcuts and paths. You'll be able to take on the roads alone, or in multiplayer with your friends! The game is a spiritual successor to the multi-award winning game Nitronic Rush, created by ourselves and 6 others while attending DigiPen Institute of Technology. It was widely praised for its innovative mechanics, visual style, audio design, and atmosphere. Key Features Abilities: The cars can perform many unique actions such as boosting, jumping, flying, and rotating to navigate along and around the track. Adventure: A single player experience to learn how to play the game as well as unveil a short story about the world's mysterious past. Multiplayer: LAN, Online, and Split-Screen play in several modes, such as Sprint as well as Reverse Tag, Stunt, and many others. Level editor: Includes a powerful level editor that can be used to create levels from inside the game and share them with players around the world using Steam Workshop. Original soundtrack: New music from the composer behind award-winning games like Nitronic Rush, Solace, and The Fourth Wall.
What it feels like
The intense arcade racing and parkour movement create a kinetic rush of speed and flow. The mysterious atmosphere and decaying world hint at wistful loss beneath the neon spectacle.
What it's about
The neon-drenched futuristic city and high-tech car abilities evoke cyberpunk's high-tech aesthetic. Uncovering the mysterious history of the world through exploration provides narrative intrigue.
How it plays
Controlling a unique car with boosting, jumping, rotating, and flying abilities is the foundational core of Distance's moment-to-moment gameplay. Chaining boosts, jumps, and flight while managing speed and inertia through the track rewards skillful flow and conservation of movement. Navigating treacherous paths by jumping, rotating around obstacles, and flying through the city treats platforming as central to survival racing.
How it looks and sounds
The neon-drenched city with futuristic arcade aesthetics and glowing visuals define the signature visual identity. The award-winning original soundtrack uses retro-electronic synth-driven music fitting the cyberpunk atmosphere. The music adapts to the intensity of racing action and gameplay moments.
How it's structured
A single-player adventure mode with a mysterious story about the world's past provides a bounded narrative arc. The adventure levels are deliberately authored, with carefully designed obstacles and narrative pacing around the mysterious world. The atmospheric neon city is explored as a continuous space with multiple routes and shortcuts discoverable through flight and parkour.
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