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Drift Boss is a one-button driving game about staying on a road that refuses to go straight. Your car runs along a narrow strip of track floating in empty space, and every few seconds the strip kinks to the left or right at a sharp angle. Miss a corner and the car drops off the edge. There is no map, no finish line and no opponent; the only goal is to string together as many turns as you can before the first mistake.

A run is short, usually under a minute while you are learning, and a crash puts you straight back at the start. That makes it a good palate cleanser between longer matches of Island Battle Royale or a few rounds of Bomber Royale: nothing to load, nothing to loadout, and your reflexes get a different kind of workout.

What makes it addictive is the rhythm. The car keeps moving at its own pace, so you are not managing speed, only timing. Once you feel the beat of the corners, runs get long and a little hypnotic, and then a tight run of back-to-back turns breaks the streak and you want another go.

How to play

The car drives forward by itself. You control only the steering moment: press and hold to drift the car around the bend, release to straighten out. The listed keys are Left and Right to steer and Up or Space as the action key, and on a touchscreen a tap does the same job. If you crash, press a key to restart.

A round is a loop of watch, wait, press. Look at the next corner, wait until the car is near the bend, then commit to the turn. Turning too early sends you off the inside edge, and turning too late carries you off the outside.

Tips

• Look a little ahead of the car, not at it. The next corner is what you are timing, and the current one is already decided.
• Tap in short, even presses rather than holding down. Smaller corrections keep the car near the middle of the track.
• Play to a steady beat. If you catch yourself rushing, let a corner go by, restart and settle into the rhythm.
• Use fullscreen if the track looks small. A bigger view makes the edges easier to judge.

Similar games here

Most of this site is shooters, so Drift Boss is the odd one out. If you like the fast restart loop, Bullet Bros and Paint Strike are also quick to jump into, but they ask you to aim and fight. Rocket Bot Royale and 1v1.LOL are matches against other players, while Drift Boss is a solo score chase against yourself.

It suits short breaks, keyboard or touch, and anyone who enjoys games that are simple to learn and hard to master.