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Race the Sun is an arcade-inspired racing game where you helm a solar-powered craft. Your objective is simple, hurdle towards the sun dodging obstacles for as long as possible before the sun sets.
Unfortunately, Race the Sun is not available on Android, Switch, Xbox One or Xbox X|S. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:
Release Date: 19/08/2013
Out Now: Mac, PC, PS Vita, PS4 and iOS
Players: 1
Genres: Action, Race and Traversal
Accessibility: 13 features
Components: 3D Third-Person
Developer: Flippfly (@Flippfly)
Costs: Purchase cost
Here are our hand-picked short list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed Race the Sun. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Race the Sun.
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Absolute Drift is a skill-based racing game where the focus is on accuracy and elegance rather than just speed. Your aim is to use a controlled skid to get around corners with the perfect racing line and score more points.
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Haste Broken Worlds is a super fast racing and reaction game where you guide a running character through a changing landscape.
Haste Broken Worlds is a super fast racing and reaction game where you guide a running character through a changing landscape. You play by directing your character to avoid running into things, using boosts and gliding to find the best way forward.
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Lifeslide is an adventure where you fly a paper plane through an ever-changing landscape.
Lifeslide is an adventure where you fly a paper plane through an ever-changing landscape. It's a metaphorical journey through the stages of life as you learn to use eddies and up-drafts to soar higher and further.
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Tori combines physical and virtual play.
Tori combines physical and virtual play. The game comes with toys that you place on a play surface to control the game’s spaceships and catapults.
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Horizon Chase 2 is the latest game in the Horizon Chase series of arcade racing games with a focus on competitive fun rather than realism; its graphics make it look like it was plucked from the nineties’ arcades, with a nod to Outrun and Lotus Turbo Challenge.
Horizon Chase 2 is the latest game in the Horizon Chase series of arcade racing games with a focus on competitive fun rather than realism; its graphics make it look like it was plucked from the nineties’ arcades, with a nod to Outrun and Lotus Turbo Challenge. It balances modern affordances with retro visuals to create a brilliant way for families to race each other.
Out Now: Android, Apple TV, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, iOS and iPhone, iPad
Here are our hand-picked long list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed Race the Sun. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Race the Sun.
Flower is a traversal collecting game where you control the breeze across fields of grass and blow petals into other flowers to make them bloom.
Flower is a traversal collecting game where you control the breeze across fields of grass and blow petals into other flowers to make them bloom. Flower is simple and single-purpose in evoking the feeling of the wind.
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Vane is an ethereal adventure in a ruined desert where strange golden dust transforms a free-spirited bird into a determined young child.
Vane is an ethereal adventure in a ruined desert where strange golden dust transforms a free-spirited bird into a determined young child. The premise is not all that uncommon, but Vane stands out for how you soar over the desert and climb your way through dilapidated architecture and a crow-infested oasis.
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Jett: The Far Shore is a sci-fi adventure where you play inquisitive pilot Mei, exploring a mysterious planet on a nimble jet-powered craft. It draws on films like 2001: Space Odyssey and takes its time building atmosphere.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator (Microsoft Flight Sim 2020) is a flight simulator game in the long-running series.
Microsoft Flight Simulator (Microsoft Flight Sim 2020) is a flight simulator game in the long-running series. Along with a huge range of aircraft, you can learn to fly, the game recreates the entire Earth using textures and data from maps and three-dimensional models of famous cities and features.
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The Pathless is a mythic adventure about an archer and an eagle in a vast forest.
The Pathless is a mythic adventure about an archer and an eagle in a vast forest. You use timed button presses to use your bow and discover the open world, unlock a mystical island and dispel a curse of darkness that grips the world.
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Feather is an adventure traversal game that brings you, as a bird, to a beautiful island. You can explore freely, collecting items and soaring on the breeze.
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Exo One is a surreal exploration game where you guide a small transforming object to drift, flow and soar across enigmatic landscapes with a gravity-based movement system.
Exo One is a surreal exploration game where you guide a small transforming object to drift, flow and soar across enigmatic landscapes with a gravity-based movement system. The game aims to create an out-of-body other-worldly experience with atmospheric, diffused visuals merged with ethereal sound effects and a hypnotic electric guitar soundtrack.
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Fugl is a flying simulation game where you play a bird and launch yourself into the sky to explore a vast world.
Fugl is a flying simulation game where you play a bird and launch yourself into the sky to explore a vast world. Rather than search for things, fight, or take on challenges, all you have to do is wend your way through the air currents and glide your way forward.
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The Falconeer is an action game where you play a pilot who flies a weaponised falcon through dramatic locations.
The Falconeer is an action game where you play a pilot who flies a weaponised falcon through dramatic locations. You battle the rivalling factions to uncover the secrets of long-forgotten gods and ancestors.
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Here are a selection of games with a similar theme to Race the Sun:
These are our hand-picked alternatives to Race the Sun. This doesn't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Labyrinth. These selections also include games that offer a different experience but address a similar theme or topic.
Flamme Rouge is a quick and tactical bike racing game.
Flamme Rouge is a quick and tactical bike racing game. You control a team of two riders around the puzzle piece track to get to the finish first.
Klask is an action board game that combines aspects of table football and air hockey.
Klask is an action board game that combines aspects of table football and air hockey. Your aim is to use your under-the-table-magnet-controlled player to push the ball into the opponent's goal.
Escape: The Curse of the Temple is a cooperative traversal game where teams try and escape an ancient temple before it collapses.
Escape: The Curse of the Temple is a cooperative traversal game where teams try and escape an ancient temple before it collapses. You repeatedly roll dice to move from room to room, adding new tiles to the catacombs as you go.
These are games of a similar genre mix to Race the Sun. This includes games from the Action, Race and Traversal genres. We pick out games of a similar PEGI rating to further hone these generated suggestions.
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Cruis’n Blast is a brash over-the-top racing game based on a series of big arcade machines. Competing with games like Ridge Racer, OutRun and Daytona USA, it offers whacky racing with big and bombastic visuals and characters.
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Dirt Rally is a series of racing games, originally called Colin McRae Rally.
Dirt Rally is a series of racing games, originally called Colin McRae Rally. They simulate the experience of dangerous and perilous rally stages.
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F1 Race Stars is a racing game loosely based on the 2012 Formula One season.
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Hotshot Racing is a simple and fast racing game where you have to drift around corners and hit the apex on razor-sharp bends in coastal, jungle, alpine and Las Vegas desert environments.
Hotshot Racing is a simple and fast racing game where you have to drift around corners and hit the apex on razor-sharp bends in coastal, jungle, alpine and Las Vegas desert environments. It all looks like you've gone back to the 90's arcades but the gameplay is right up to date.
Chompy Chomp Chomp Party chaotic multiplayer chase-em-up game.
Chompy Chomp Chomp Party chaotic multiplayer chase-em-up game. It's a game about chasing and catching other players like all manner of playground games.
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Rekt 2 is a stunt racing game where your car works like a skateboard.
Rekt 2 is a stunt racing game where your car works like a skateboard. Play brings the previous game's fast action jumps, tricks and battles to 16-player online matches.
Shaun White's Snowboarding is a series of snowboard racing games that focuses on recreating, move for move, the downhill and halfpipe snowbound experience.
Shaun White's Snowboarding is a series of snowboard racing games that focuses on recreating, move for move, the downhill and halfpipe snowbound experience. You race down a mountain landscape steering with intuitive controls and performing point-earning tricks.
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Clumsy Rush is a wacky obstacle course where you compete against friends and family to claim the crown and finish first.
Clumsy Rush is a wacky obstacle course where you compete against friends and family to claim the crown and finish first. In addition to the bizarre obstacles, you must overcome the (intentionally confusing and finicky) controls, where each button moves a different leg.
Out Now: Switch, Xbox One and Xbox X|S
If you like the sound of Race the Sun but it doesn’t offer the accessibility you require, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with more Accessibility Features. You can view a full breakdown in our Race the Sun Accessibility Report.
In addition to the similar games listed above, which have been linked to this game specifically in the database, you may find games with a similar theme to Race the Sun in the following lists: