Bears Can't Drift!?
An indie kart racer starring bears, with four-player split-screen, races against up to eight computer opponents and a battle mode about stealing food from picnic baskets.
- 4 local players
KART RACER ON PC / EARLY ACCESS
Super Indie Karts
A retro kart racer in Early Access that mixes flat 16-bit style tracks with low-poly 64-bit style tracks, stars characters from other indie games and supports split-screen for two to four players.
- Early Access
- 4 local players
- Deck Verified
Our verdict
Super Indie Karts is a tribute to the kart racers of the 1990s. It offers two visual styles, flat 16-bit Super tracks and low-poly 64-bit Ultra tracks, and its roster borrows characters from indie games such as Freedom Planet, Runbow, Mutant Mudds, Teslagrad and ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove.
There is a lot of track content. At the time of checking, the Steam page listed 48 tracks across four speed classes plus a mirror mode, more than 30 characters, and modes including Grand Prix, time trials, quick races, Mission Mania and nine battle arenas. Two to four players can play in split-screen; no online play is listed.
It has been in Early Access since 2015, and the store page still describes more tracks and features as coming. Buy it for what is available today rather than for the promised additions.
On the practical side, it runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, has full controller support, and Valve rates it Verified for Steam Deck. For a free alternative that also runs on all three systems, see SuperTuxKart; for a modern indie racer with online play, see The Karters 2.
Based on the documented features of the PC version, not a hands-on review or score.
Good for
- Fans of 1990s kart racers
- Indie game fans who like crossovers
- Linux and macOS players
How Wildlap compares
Super Indie Karts recreates 1990s styles. Wildlap is a 3D kart racer in development, with drift boosts, magnetic ceiling lanes in Abyss Circuit and a garage for upgrades.
We make Wildlap. It is a PC kart racer in development, without a release date or public demo yet.
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