Choose Blood Drift
Choose Blood Drift if you want an Indie and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. Blood Drift launched in 2018.
Blood Drift vs Barely Racing
Blood Drift and Barely Racing both land in Action, Casual, Racing 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, Casual, Racing on Steam. Blood Drift (2018) is 5 years older than Barely Racing (2023). Blood Drift is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Barely Racing (2.99 USD vs. 8.99 USD). 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 Barely Racing
Choose Barely Racing if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Barely Racing launched in 2023.
Both Blood Drift and Barely Racing sit in Action, Casual, and Racing on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Blood Drift |  Barely Racing | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual, Early Access, Racing | Action, Casual, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 8.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 3 reviews | 86.7% positive (15 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player |
| Developers | Zero Flag | Fragile Software |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Casual, Racing on Steam.
- Blood Drift (2018) is 5 years older than Barely Racing (2023).
- Blood Drift is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than Barely Racing (2.99 USD vs. 8.99 USD).
- Barely Racing is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Blood Drift has no Deck rating yet.
Blood Drift vs Barely Racing — FAQ
- Should I play Blood Drift or Barely Racing first?
- If you want chronology, Blood Drift (2018) came out before Barely Racing (2023). 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 Blood Drift and Barely Racing similar?
- They overlap on Action, Casual, Racing 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.
- Does Blood Drift have multiplayer like Barely Racing?
- No. Barely Racing supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Blood Drift is listed as single-player only.