Backlane

The city runs on favours after dark, and you just delivered the wrong one. Backlane is a top-down open-city driving game of night jobs, police chases and rivals who want you off the road. Take work off the job board, keep your car in one piece, and spend what you earn at the Motor Club. SIX NAMES IN THE ARCHIVE Your first job turns up an archive naming the six people who own this city at night. Beat them one at a time: race a street champion round the park, wreck an armoured van for the toll gate keys, cross a bridge with every patrol in town behind you, and find out whose voice has been sending you work. TWO ISLANDS, TWO BRIDGES Start in Old Town, North Quay and the Waterfront. Open the toll gates and cross to the Yards, a working dock of warehouses, gas tanks and container stacks, where the work pays better and the lanes between the containers can save your skin. FIVE KINDS OF WORK Beat the clock on courier runs. Collect hot cargo and shake the patrols. Boost a marked car and bring it home without a scratch. Win street races checkpoint by checkpoint. Run targets off the road in takedowns. HEAT One star brings a patrol. Three stars bring five cars and roadblocks. Get out of sight and stay out of sight until they give up, because getting caught costs you the job and a fine. BUILD YOUR GARAGE Earn enough to buy new cars, then upgrade each one's engine, tyres and armour. Every car handles differently. MADE FOR YOUR THUMBS Steer with your left thumb, with gas, brake and drift under your right. Built for short sessions: pick up a job, finish it, put your phone down. Progress saves after every job. FREE, WITH NOTHING TO BUY The full campaign, both islands and every car are free, with no ads, no purchases, no account and no internet needed.