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Backseat Drivers

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

A punishing 2-4 player driving test of your relationships. Gramma can't see and you can't drive. Together, you'll navigate the world's worst detour in an ancient car that handles even worse than it looks.

What works

  • Funny and chaotic multiplayer experience
  • Friend pass allows playing with friends easily
  • Humorous story and characters
  • Engaging cooperative gameplay
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Motion sickness and dizziness reported
  • Bugs and desync issues affect gameplay
  • Controls can be frustrating and unintuitive
  • Some levels feel repetitive or broken
  • Voice chat and technical problems

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

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More competitive

Games that feels like Backseat Drivers but with more competition against others

  • Slackers - Carts of Glory

  • Super Totally Ultimate Dad Showdown

  • Nippon Marathon

  • Bogos Binted?

  • Intoxicated Driver

  • Airport Security Sucks!

Less violent

Games that feels like Backseat Drivers but with less combat and destruction

  • In Sink: A Co-op Escape Adventure

  • KeyWe

  • Overcooked! 2

  • Wobbly Life

  • Totally Reliable Delivery Service

  • Embr

Less story-driven

Games that feels like Backseat Drivers but with less narrative immersion

  • One-armed cook

  • BBQ Simulator: The Squad

  • One-armed robber

  • Among Us

  • SOS OPS!

  • The Break-In

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Backseat Drivers: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fellowship, Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026