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Single-player games like Initial Drift Online

Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Initial Drift Online, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.

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Ranked picks

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    Track Day: From Street to Circuit — Steam game cover

    Track Day: From Street to Circuit

    Single-player alternative to Initial Drift Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Initial Drift Online.

    Inspired by beloved classic games, Track Day has an innovative career mode and authenticity in heart. Buy a used car and modify it for racing part by part. Compete with amateurs, then get the pro license and try to make a name for yourself in your home country before you raise the stakes.

    SportsIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kanjozoku Game レーサー Online Street Racing & Drift — Steam game cover

    Kanjozoku Game レーサー Online Street Racing & Drift

    Single-player alternative to Initial Drift Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Massively Multiplayer with Initial Drift Online.

    90s Osaka Kanjo Night Street Racing and Drift Online with True JDM Cars, Online PvP, Engine, Body and Suspension Tuning!

    2022SportsSimulationMassively Multiplayer4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Drift Horizon Online — Steam game cover

    Drift Horizon Online

    Single-player alternative to Initial Drift Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Initial Drift Online.

    Drift Horizon Online - immersive drifting simulator featuring smooth optimized visuals, realistic physics, and authentic car sounds including blow-off, exhaust, backfires and tire skids.

    2017ActionSportsSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Assetto Corsa — Steam game cover

    Assetto Corsa

    Single-player alternative to Initial Drift Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Initial Drift Online.

    Assetto Corsa v1.16 introduces the new "Laguna Seca" laser-scanned track, 7 new cars among which the eagerly awaited Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio! Check the changelog for further info!

    2014SportsIndieSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CrashMetal - Cyberpunk — Steam game cover

    CrashMetal - Cyberpunk

    Single-player alternative to Initial Drift Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Initial Drift Online.

    CrashMetal - Cyberpunk The Hokuta City streets await your engine rev. Can you beat everyone in this race for first place? Upgrade your car, take care of its appearance and defeat everyone on the streets of the Hokuta City.

    2020ActionSportsIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Need for Speed™ — Steam game cover

    Need for Speed™

    Single-player alternative to Initial Drift Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Initial Drift Online.

    Ready to own the streets? Get behind the wheel of iconic cars and floor it through Ventura Bay, a sprawling urban playground. Explore overlapping stories as you build your reputation – and your dream car – and become the ultimate racing icon.

    2020ActionAdventureSimulation7.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vector 36 — Steam game cover

    Vector 36

    Single-player alternative to Initial Drift Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Initial Drift Online.

    Race across the terraformed surface of Mars in your Skimmer, a completely customizable hover racing vehicle. Piloting skill and engineering make the difference between winning and losing in Vector 36, a Physics-Based Racer. Available with and without VR or HOTAS.

    2017ActionIndieSimulation10.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit — Steam game cover

    Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

    Single-player alternative to Initial Drift Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Initial Drift Online.

    Need for Speed Hot Pursuit launches you into a new open-world landscape behind the wheel of the world's fastest and most beautiful cars. From Criterion, the award-winning studio behind the Burnout series, Hot Pursuit will redefine racing games for a whole new generation.

    2010RacingDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Walking Dead — Steam game cover

    The Walking Dead

    Single-player alternative to Initial Drift Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.

    2012Adventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Touge Shakai — Steam game cover

    Touge Shakai

    Single-player alternative to Initial Drift Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Initial Drift Online.

    Touge Shakai (Mountain Pass Society) is an online Touge Racing Game based on Japanese car culture in the 90s. With an emphasis on balance between realism and fun gameplay, the physics are tailored for competitive drift racing, while giving a challenge to all players.

    2023SportsIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Retrowave — Steam game cover

    Retrowave

    Single-player alternative to Initial Drift Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Initial Drift Online.

    Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, '80s supercars speeding down an endless highway... Welcome to the world of Retrowave!

    2022ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Drift86 — Steam game cover

    Drift86

    Single-player alternative to Initial Drift Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Racing with Initial Drift Online.

    Get in your favorite car and set records alone or with friends in this unique arcade game!

    2019IndieCasualRacing1.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Drift Of The Hill — Steam game cover

    Drift Of The Hill

    Single-player alternative to Initial Drift Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Initial Drift Online.

    In DOTH you will have to master the art of drifting in the mountain passes!

    2020IndieSimulationRacing1.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Karting — Steam game cover

    Karting

    Single-player alternative to Initial Drift Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Initial Drift Online.

    Climb aboard your kart and beat records alone or with friends in a unique arcade game!

    2021IndieSimulationCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hentai Temple — Steam game cover

    Hentai Temple

    Single-player alternative to Initial Drift Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Initial Drift Online.

    Hentai Temple is a classic Sliding puzzle game but with a slight Japanese touch ...

    2018StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Retrowave World — Steam game cover

    Retrowave World

    Single-player alternative to Initial Drift Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Initial Drift Online.

    Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, chrome robot women, speeding 80s supercars... Welcome to Retrowave World!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Retrowave 2 — Steam game cover

    Retrowave 2

    Single-player alternative to Initial Drift Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Initial Drift Online.

    Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, '80s supercars speeding down an endless highway... Welcome to the world of Retrowave!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →