The game had a free-to-play weekend a few months ago, and I must say that it was somewhat disappointing, particularly in terms of gameplay, but not “aweful”. I personally find the monetization model repulsive. The game is just barely half a year old, but it already has 3 season passes for $10 each. It remains on my wishlist for whenever it is available as a complete bundle for a few euros, but I definately don’t see me getting it anytime soon.
As far as gameplay goes, I much prefered the Lego Expansion for Forza Horizon 4 back then.
As far as playing it on the steam deck: It played fine I wasn’t able to notice any framedrops, but the fan was spinning up more than I would have expected, given the graphics.
EDIT: If you’re looking for a fun “toy racer”, you might be interested on Hot Wheels Unleashed: https://store.steampowered.com/sub/730504/
It also suffered from a predatory monetization model when it was released, but the GOTY edition is a complete bundle.
I’d recommend not getting its sequel (Hot Wheels Unleashed 2), until it too gets the GOTY treatment as a complete bundle.
I liked Hot Wheels Unleashed, but I realized after playing it on GamePass (when they came out with the GOTY edition a year after it released) that there were tons of cars and such that you can’t get anymore. They also used FOMO and predatory monetization during the game’s run.
The game had a free-to-play weekend a few months ago, and I must say that it was somewhat disappointing, particularly in terms of gameplay, but not “aweful”. I personally find the monetization model repulsive. The game is just barely half a year old, but it already has 3 season passes for $10 each. It remains on my wishlist for whenever it is available as a complete bundle for a few euros, but I definately don’t see me getting it anytime soon.
As far as gameplay goes, I much prefered the Lego Expansion for Forza Horizon 4 back then.
As far as playing it on the steam deck: It played fine I wasn’t able to notice any framedrops, but the fan was spinning up more than I would have expected, given the graphics.
EDIT: If you’re looking for a fun “toy racer”, you might be interested on Hot Wheels Unleashed: https://store.steampowered.com/sub/730504/ It also suffered from a predatory monetization model when it was released, but the GOTY edition is a complete bundle. I’d recommend not getting its sequel (Hot Wheels Unleashed 2), until it too gets the GOTY treatment as a complete bundle.
I liked Hot Wheels Unleashed, but I realized after playing it on GamePass (when they came out with the GOTY edition a year after it released) that there were tons of cars and such that you can’t get anymore. They also used FOMO and predatory monetization during the game’s run.
It was fun though.