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Total Arcade Racing vs Driftwood

Total Arcade Racing and Driftwood both land in Action, Sports, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Sports, Indie on Steam. Total Arcade Racing (2021) is 4 years older than Driftwood (2025). Total Arcade Racing scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Driftwood (93.2% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose Total Arcade Racing

Choose Total Arcade Racing if you want the Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Total Arcade Racing launched in 2021.

Choose Driftwood

Choose Driftwood if you want an Adventure game with Online PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Driftwood launched in 2025.

Both Total Arcade Racing and Driftwood sit in Action, Sports, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.

Side-by-side comparison

Total Arcade Racing vs Driftwood — Steam metadata comparison
Total Arcade Racing — Steam game coverTotal Arcade RacingDriftwood — Steam game coverDriftwood
Released20212025
GenresAction, Sports, Indie, Simulation, Casual, RacingAction, Sports, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual, Racing
PlatformsWindows, macOSWindows
Steam DeckUnratedDeck Verified
Price9.99 USD19.99 USD
Steam reviews100% positive (19 reviews)93.2% positive (949 reviews)
MultiplayerMulti-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-opMulti-player
DevelopersPretty Fly GamesStoked Sloth Interactive

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Total Arcade Racing vs Driftwood — FAQ

Should I play Total Arcade Racing or Driftwood first?
If you want chronology, Total Arcade Racing (2021) came out before Driftwood (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
Are Total Arcade Racing and Driftwood similar?
They overlap on Action, Sports, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
Total Arcade Racing vs Driftwood — Verdict (2026) · imho.run