Arcline Racing
Drift and boost past five rivals
Game information
- Players
- One player
- Category
- Action
- Controls
- Touch, mouse, keyboard
- Languages
- 20 languages
- Price
- Free
- Played
- 59 times
- Typical session
- 1 min
About Arcline Racing
Every weekend a different stretch of road is closed off and six drivers race it before it opens again: a harbour loop one week, a desert highway or a city ring at sundown the next. Nobody knows the track in advance, so the driver who reads the turns fastest takes it.
Three-lap 3D car races against five rivals on coast roads, desert loops and city circuits at dusk. Win and the next track is new; daily track too.
How to play Arcline Racing
Your car accelerates on its own; you only steer. Hold the left or right half of the screen to turn, or press and slide your finger for finer steering; on a keyboard use the arrow keys or A and D. Hold a turn at speed and the car breaks into a drift: stay in it to fill the boost meter, and let go or steer the other way to come out with a short burst of speed. The longer the drift, the stronger the burst. When the meter is full, tap the bolt button or press Space to fire the boost. Orange pads on the road give a free boost. Walls slow you down but never stop you. Three laps, five rivals: finish first and the next race is on a new track with slightly quicker rivals; finish lower and you can race the same track again. The score counts your finishing place first, with your drifts on top. Every track keeps your best time, and the daily track is the same for everyone.
Controls
- Touch
- Hold the left or right half of the screen to turn, or drag your finger for finer steering, and tap the boost icon to fire a full meter.
- Mouse
- Hold the left or right half of the screen to turn, or drag for finer steering, and click the boost icon to fire a full meter.
- Keyboard
- Steer with the arrow keys or A and D, and press Space, Up or W to fire the boost.
Features
Three track settings
Coast roads, desert loops and city circuits at dusk. Every win swaps in a fresh layout in one of the three settings, with the six-car field turned up a notch.
Drift into a boost
Hold a turn at speed to break into a drift; staying in it fills the boost meter, and coming out clean releases a burst of speed. Longer drifts mean a bigger burst.
Hard mode
Win one race to unlock hard mode, where the five rivals drive faster from the first corner.
Daily track
One track each day is the same for every player, so a fast lap there is a fair comparison, not a random draw.
19 missions, 3 goals per race
Every race carries three goals (win, finish without hitting a wall, land three perfect drifts in one lap) plus a running list of 19 longer missions, from podium finishes to hard-mode win streaks.
Tips
- Hold the turn into long corners: a drift of about two seconds gives the strongest burst of speed, and every drift fills the boost meter.
- Come out of a drift by letting go or steering the other way just as the road straightens, so the burst of speed carries you down the straight instead of into the wall.
- Save a full boost meter for the longest straight on the track, and fire it early on the final lap to pass cars that are too far ahead to catch in the corners.
- Some pads sit off the racing line, to one side of the road: line up for them early, since each one is a free boost.
- A square hit on a wall costs far more speed than a scrape, so if you run wide, turn along the wall rather than into it.
Frequently asked questions
How do I actually win a race in Arcline?
Finish ahead of the other five cars over three laps. Chain drifts through the corners to keep the boost meter full, then fire it on the straights to pass cars you cannot catch by cornering alone.
How many tracks does Arcline have?
Three settings (coast, desert and a city ring at dusk), and the layout itself is new every time you win, so you are rarely racing the exact same corners twice.
Is Arcline hard, and what does hard mode change?
The base game is beatable by reading corners and using boost pads. Hard mode, unlocked after your first win, keeps the same tracks but makes all five rivals noticeably faster.
Does Arcline save my progress?
Your best times, win streak and mission progress save on this device automatically. A sync code moves that progress to another device; there is no account.
Can I play Arcline on my phone?
Yes. Hold the left or right half of the screen to steer, or drag your finger for finer control, and tap the boost icon when the meter is full.
Is there a daily challenge?
Yes, one daily track is the same for every player that day, so your run is measured against everyone else's on that exact layout.
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