Burnout Drift
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Drift HuntersBack to the main gameBurnout Drift is a 3D drifting game where you earn money by keeping your car sideways as long as possible. Start with a Ford Mustang, bank cash from your drifts, and gradually work up to classics like the Nissan 350z and supercars like the Bugatti Veyron. It plays free in the browser with no download and no account, so it works unblocked at school or work too. The game was built by BoneCracker Games in Unity and released in April 2017. It has 12 cars, three tracks with different surfaces and layouts, and a customization shop where you can tune handling, swap wheels, and change colors.
What is Burnout Drift?
Burnout Drift is a single-player drifting game focused on chaining long slides around corners to rack up points and cash. You pick a car, choose a track, and then balance throttle, brakes, and steering to keep your car in a controlled drift. The longer the drift, the more money you earn. Cash goes straight into the garage where you can buy new cars or tune the one you have. Crashing ends your drift chain and wipes your accumulated points, so smooth hands matter more than raw speed.
Steering and drifting controls
Most of the action runs on keyboard. The handbrake and NOS keys are worth learning early.
| Action | Key |
|---|---|
| Accelerate | W or Up arrow |
| Brake | S or Down arrow |
| Steer left / right | A/D or Left/Right arrow |
| Gear up / gear down | Left Shift / Left Ctrl |
| Handbrake | Space bar |
| NOS boost | F |
| Slow motion | G |
| Start / stop engine | I |
| Change camera | C |
Three tracks and what sets them apart
Each track has a different surface and layout that rewards a different driving style. Ridge is the easiest place to build cash fast; the others add difficulty in different ways.
| Track | Surface | Character |
|---|---|---|
| Ridge | City asphalt | Wide road, gentle corners, best for long earning drifts |
| Rocky Pass | Mountain tarmac | Tighter turns, more varied corners, good middle-ground challenge |
| Winter Pass | Snow | Slippery surface adds extra slide, slower overall speed, toughest of the three |
Cars and customization
You start with a Ford Mustang. Earning cash from drifts lets you buy 11 more vehicles, from the Nissan 350z (a drifting classic) through pickups to supercars including the Bugatti Veyron. Each car has its own handling profile. Beyond buying new cars, the garage lets you adjust tuning to find a handling balance that suits your style, and you can fit new wheels and change the paint color.
Tips for building longer drift chains
- Start on Ridge. The wide layout gives you room to practice without hitting walls.
- Use the handbrake (Space) to initiate the drift, then feed in throttle to hold it.
- Counter-steer gently: too much input snaps the car straight or into a spin.
- NOS (F) gives a speed burst but can break your drift if you are already on the edge of control.
- Crashing resets your drift points to zero, so a clean run beats an aggressive one.
- Slow motion (G) is useful when learning a tricky corner on Rocky Pass or Winter Pass.