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Crashday Redline Edition

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

Should you play it?

Crashday, the explosive cult classic multiplayer racer, is back! Retooled and remastered, Crashday: Redline Edition brings back the fun and memories of the original with this lovingly crafted tribute edition, featuring all-new and expanded features, including Steam Workshop support. Today is Crashday!

What works
  • Nostalgic and fun vehicular combat racing
  • Robust track editor and steam workshop mod support
  • Variety of game modes including multiplayer
  • Affordable price and frequent updates
  • Good soundtrack and satisfying destruction physics
Things to keep in mind
  • Small and declining multiplayer playerbase
  • Short single player career mode
  • Some bugs and occasional crashes
  • Controls and ai can be frustrating
  • Graphics and physics feel dated

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Crashday Redline Edition: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Fellowship, Status, Cooperation. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Creativity, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Strategy.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Creativity

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  • Domination

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  • Escapism

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  • Fantasy

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  • Health

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  • Idle

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  • Status

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