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Drift Hunters is a free 3D drifting game built around one thing: sliding a tuned car around long corners and racking up points. There is no finish line to chase here. Instead you pick a ride, dial in its setup, and carve through 10 locations earning points for every clean drift. Those points buy upgrades and unlock new cars, from an entry-level hatch all the way up to exotic machines. The arcade handling is forgiving enough to pick up fast but deep enough that mastering a long, linked drift takes real practice.
Drift Hunters at a glance
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Genre | Driving |
| Platform | Web browser (desktop & mobile) |
| Price | Free to play |
| Rating | 4.7/5 from 50,160 votes |
How to play
You start by choosing a car and heading out to a track. The whole loop is built on drifting: the longer you hold a slide, the higher your points multiplier climbs, and the more you bank to spend back in the garage. Steering, the handbrake, and manual gear shifts are all on the keyboard, and learning to feather the throttle mid-slide is what keeps a drift alive instead of spinning out.
| Control | Key |
|---|---|
| Steer | WASD or arrow keys |
| Handbrake | Space |
| Shift up | Left Shift |
| Shift down | Left Ctrl |
| Change camera | C |
Cars, upgrades and tuning
There are 26 fully customizable cars in total, including the BMW M3, Toyota Supra, Nissan 370Z, and Dodge Challenger Hellcat. You start unlocking them at around 8,500 points, with the priciest model costing well over 134,000. Every car can be upgraded across brakes, weight, gearbox, turbo, and engine, from cheap street parts up to expensive pro-level kit. Beyond raw upgrades, fine-tuning settings like camber, offset, ride height, and brake balance let you shape the handling to your style. Beginners are usually better off perfecting an entry-level car before splashing out on a dream ride.
| Area | What you can change |
|---|---|
| Performance | Brakes, weight, gearbox, turbo, engine |
| Tuning | Camber, offset, ride height, brake balance and pressure |
| Visuals | Body color, rim design and color |
| Unlock cost | From 8,500 points up to 134k+ for the top car |
Best tracks and tips
Some of the 10 locations are friendlier to long drifts than others. Emashi and Forest are the standouts thanks to their long, sweeping corners and lack of tight hairpins, with Forest offering the longest corners for the most drawn-out slides. To keep your multiplier growing, use the throttle carefully when approaching corners mid-drift, and swing the car side to side on straights to keep the drift technically alive. Tuning matters as much as driving, so experiment with setups to find the sweet spot where your car holds an angle without snapping loose. Maps with plenty of open space reward patience over aggression.
Performance and who made it
Drift Hunters has a smooth arcade-racer feel and looks sharp for a browser game, yet it runs well even on low-spec devices, with adjustable graphics to suit your machine. You can play it free in full screen, theatre, or regular mode, and there are Android and iOS apps if you want to drift on the go. The game was created by Studionum43, the studio of developer Ilya Kaminetsky. That mix of accessibility and depth is why it has stayed a favorite among drift fans.
Play Drift Hunters on mobile
Drift Hunters also has a mobile app. Keep playing here, or get it from Google Play and the App Store.
Drift Hunters gameplay video
