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Matthew Weston · Published by ATR · Official site ↗
Very Positive — 94% positive (380 reviews) · 10 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Drift.Wav is a casual drifting game with a synthwave inspired aesthetic. This game is not meant to replicate / simulate actual drift mechanics, but more serve as a fun & relaxing game where you can slide in a synthwave inspired world. See if you can drift your way to the top of the leaderboard!
Indie, Free To Play, Casual, Sports, Racing · 2023 · More free games
Drift.Wav challenges you to navigate through a synthwave-inspired world, mastering smooth drifts without replicating complex mechanics. Compete on the leaderboard and enjoy the casual racing experience designed by Matthew Weston.
About this game
ABOUT
Drift to earn score which will get you money so that you can expand your collection of unique owned vehicles to drift around with each one having it's own feel in single-player game-modes or with friends on a free-roam map!
100% Free multiplayer with multi-region server support.
20+ Cars to purchase with in-game currency & drift with some customization options!
Work your way to the top of our several leader-boards to show everyone your drifting skills.
Drift around with a custom playlist in our endless or highway mode with chaotic traffic.
Swap your sky-box while drifting to instantly change up the vibe.
Apply a VHS or Pixel effect to get a nice retro feel!
Much more fun to be had all for the price of nothing : )
Special Controls
Super Jump: Hold 'L SHIFT' to activate slo-motion then hold 'SPACE' or 'F' to super jump ;)
Flip Mid-Air: While high up in the air. Hold S to bring speed below 50 then hold 'E' to start flipping
Custom Playlists
In addition, there is a custom playlist feature that allows you to drift to any playlist you want while watching the visual wave-forms of the song move around you!
This feature works with .WAV only.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Windows 7
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD 520
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10, 11
- Processor: Intel Core I5-4440 3,10 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel Core I5-4440 3,10 GHz
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Drift.Wav First Person Update
What's New?First PersonFirst person mode added for all cars except F1 ( still in progress )Use first person by pressing "C" until you enter into first person.Interiors will be updated over the next couple of patches but any further work is being put towards DW II in terms of interior customization, etc.Other FixesLeader-board page now shows top 500 instead of top 50.Leader-board page fixes with names flowing over the panel UI.Custom skybox selection now properly saves and loads as intended.Camera angle selection now saves and loads as intended.Lighting fixes on the garage & gas station when using the lower graphic settings.Other bug fixes and small changes.Read full article on Community Announcements (Westscott)Patch NotesOfficial
Drift.Wav Major Update 1.9.5
What's New?Welcome to Drift.Wav 1.9.5. This update is meant to get this project a tad more modernized while still keeping it classic DW. As my main focus is centered towards developing DW II. I wanted to make sure to get this project updated considering development for DW II is taking longer than expected due to scope and wanting to make sure it's 100% polished and ready to go on release.This update is still in progress and will get several more patches over the next coming weeks.So any feedback feel free to leave on steam forums, this post or our discord!That being said these are some of the new things that have been changed / added to the current DW! Please note that this was an entire re-write of this project in about 2 weeks & there still might be some issues. Any bugs or problems can be fixed & patched. Just join the discord or leave a message on the steam forums and I will get to it as fast as I can.New PhysicsCar's now have a center of mass system and updated physics creating body roll when moving and slightly improving the look and feel of when cars are moving.Updated Air Control physics ( still in progress ). Air control is now alot more sensitive.Pressing Q or E will now rotate the car to get unstuck in either direction.Score is now built by drifting and getting speed & angle vs distance.All distance scores that I can prove to be legit go into a static "hall of fame" list on the leaderboard panel.Multiplayer body roll sync issues now fixed.UI OverhaulUI got a complete overhaul from menu UI to in-game UI.In game now show's your personal high-score / best drift score.Pressing L will now show all leaderboards.UI Glitch effect slider now in settingsLeaderboard & SecurityUpdated the project to use recent versions of unity 6 for security issues.Now using steam leaderboards.Other ChangesAdded FPS slider to better control FPS.Controller motor feedback on collision.Fixed Pixel filter option in settings.Fixed VHS effect option in settings.Added settings menu in paus...Read full article on Community Announcements (✪Westscott)AnnouncementsOfficial
Drift.Wav II Store Page is Now Live!
A complete overhaul of the game while still being Drift.WavNow just entering into beta testing, with over a year into development of Drift.Wav II and I am still hard at work making sure it's levels above anything I've currently released. Make sure to check out the new store page, wish-list & share! Many updates to the page as well as the progress of the game will come very soon so stay tuned!Steam Page now live!Check out the Devlog!Read full article on Community Announcements (Westscott)Patch NotesOfficial
1.9.23 Highway patch 2
What's New! Multiplayer Highway - 6 total AI Cars with 4+ color variants each Driving Off the map will reset room owner to start and other players to room owner. Improved sync of all network objects and improved network load Small bug fixes Lighting changes ( report any bugs in discord and they will be fixed asap )Read full article on Community Announcements (Westscott)Patch NotesOfficial
1.9.22 Multiplayer Highway Patch
What's Fixed? First Person now works for cars that have it enabled Driving off will teleport you to nearest highway road chunk instead of back to spawn Kill Floor Fix Small Map Changes Other Small FixedRead full article on Community Announcements (Westscott)
