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Zenith Trace

2025

Should you play it?

Zenith Trace is a dark and intense offroad racing game set on an infernal island where the elements have gone wild. Ash-filled air, molten lakes, scorched terrain, and punishing trails become your battleground.

What works

  • Unique twin-stick drifting mechanic
  • Varied car handling and customization
  • Nostalgic arcade racing vibe
  • Engaging progression and leaderboards
  • Beautiful visuals and soundtrack

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited multiplayer and social features
  • Repetitive content and few tracks
  • Some difficulty spikes and ai issues
  • Story mode is minimal and weak
  • Occasional bugs and performance issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Defunct

  • Inertial Drift

  • Arizona Derby

  • Screw Drivers

  • TrackMania² Valley

  • Inertial Drift: Sunset Prologue

More violent

Games that feels like Zenith Trace but with more combat and destruction

  • Carmageddon Max Pack

  • Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now

  • FlatOut

  • Jet Racing Extreme: The First Encounter

  • FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition

  • Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise Of Clans / Ex Machina: Meridian 113

Less story-driven

Games that feels like Zenith Trace but with less narrative immersion

  • Parking Garage Rally Circuit

  • Insane 2

  • Crash Drive 2

  • Offroad Mania

  • Super Woden: Rally Edge

  • Slipstream

More social

Games that feels like Zenith Trace but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Drift86

  • KartRider: Drift

  • Beach Buggy Racing 2: Island Adventure

  • Touge Shakai

  • HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™ 2 - Turbocharged

  • Project Torque - Free 2 Play MMO Racing Game

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Zenith Trace: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026