# Initial Drift — user reviews

> 140 indexed App Store user reviews of Initial Drift by Przemyslaw Gajc, rated 3.10/5 from 98 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/initial-drift/id1512034398/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/initial-drift/id1512034398.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 25 · 4★ 18 · 3★ 21 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 28

## What do users think of Initial Drift?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🎮 Fun and engaging gameplay mechanics
- 🎵 Great atmospheric eurobeat soundtrack
- ⚙️ Realistic car physics and weight simulation
- 🏎️ Excellent drifting mechanics when mastered
- 🔋 Low battery consumption and lightweight
- 🎨 Charming retro visual style
- 📱 No internet requirement for offline play
- 🏁 Challenging difficulty curve rewards skill
- 🚗 Multiple unique vehicle options
- 🗺️ Well-designed mountain pass courses

**Cons**

- 🎛️ Steering feels unresponsive and sluggish
- ⚖️ Excessive understeer in vehicles
- 🚧 Cars stick to guardrails excessively
- ❌ No handbrake mechanic available
- 🎮 Controls feel heavy and unforgiving
- 📊 Limited map variety and selection
- 🚗 Limited free car options
- 💰 Expensive paid car purchases
- 🔊 No option to disable sound effects
- 🎮 Steep learning curve frustrates new players
- 📱 Controller support issues and inconsistencies
- 👻 No ghost racing or leaderboard features
- 🎨 Graphics could be more detailed
- 💾 Account system doesn't properly save progress

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Controller support not working properly on PS4/PS5
- Frequent account logout issues
- Leaderboard doesn't refresh properly
- Game lag and optimization issues
- Inconsistent turning behavior at different speeds
- Physics glitches when hitting walls
- Wheel steering center point inconsistency
- Missing maps in free mode for some users

**Most requested features**

- Adjustable steering sensitivity slider
- Handbrake mechanic for better control
- More maps and courses
- Multiplayer racing mode
- More free cars without paywall
- Vehicle customization and body kits
- Manual transmission with clutch option
- Inside cockpit camera view
- Ghost racing and leaderboard system
- More game modes
- Portuguese language support
- Better controller support
- Sound toggle option
- More Initial D and MF Ghost licensed cars
- Improved AI opponent difficulty
- Better crash physics

## Newest reviews (16 of 140)

### 2/5 — 操作性がイマイチ

*2026-06-05, version 1.23*

操作がオートアクセル、画面タッチでボタンのようなものもないので初見ではまずまともに走れないでしょう。
他者のようにお勧めはしません。

### 4/5 — Ok ko quảng cáo

*2026-03-26, version 1.23*

Game có trình thì chơi zui ko trình chê v thoi;)

### 2/5 — ハンドル操作に難あり

*2026-02-15, version 1.23*

まず他のレビューにもある通り曲がりにくい。と言うかハンドルを切るのが遅いのか、なんだか動きが重たすぎるように感じます。
そしてブレーキを踏んでドリフトを始めると今度はオーバーステアに。曲がりにくいと言う前提があることでさらにオーバーステアが出やすくなっているとも思います。
慣れれば走れるようにはなると思いますが...

### 3/5 — 走りにくっ

*2025-12-28, version 1.23*

ちょっと無理だなこりゃ

### 2/5 — Gumtape mi yapıyoruz belli değil

*2025-10-31, version 1.23*

Araç döndürmek inanılmaz zor, viraja girerken freni tokatlayıp dönmeye çalışmanız lazım ama ona rağmen çok zor iki dakika anca tahammül edebildim

### 2/5 — Game khó chơi

*2025-10-21, version 1.23*

Game còn khó hơn cả game TQ (FR Legends)

### 4/5 — Сделайте тюнинг авто и больше карт

*2025-08-23, version 1.23*

Машины норм но почему норм машины попали в скины я не понял если это разные авто.Игру чувствую будет хорошее бушующее

### 4/5 — Ад

*2025-07-26, version 1.23*

Игра долбаный ад. Но мне понравилось.

### 4/5 — Need more attention

*2025-01-27, version 1.23*

THIS GAME WILL BE SUPER FUN WITH MORE CONTROL SUPPORT, like the joystick, ad more cars and also more phisycs, and improve the graphics

### 4/5 — So good 🤩

*2025-01-06, version 1.23*

Pros: the drifting is fun, easy to learn,
Cons: the first mountain pass is hard to beat. And there’s no proper initial d style racing or mf ghost

### 2/5 — うーん微妙…

*2024-09-18, version 1.23*

まずコースが峠ばっかりなのが残念かな。あと何と言っても車が曲がらないです。タイトルにもある通りおそらくこのゲームは「頭文字d」を再現したゲームだと思います。まああまりオススメはしませんね。

### 2/5 — The physics are awful

*2024-08-20*

The car doesn’t turn properly, you press the turn arrow and it just doesn’t, I understand your supposed to drift with the brake but even then it’s just bad

### 4/5 — It’s good, but

*2024-04-16, version 1.23*

It turn slow

### 4/5 — Kinda wonky

*2024-03-14*

Very fun, but a bit too difficult.

### 4/5 — Trueno

*2024-01-12*

Everything is okay but steering could definitely be more responsive. I still had fun and will play more.

### 5/5 — Great game!

*2024-01-09, version 1.23*

Taco meat fujiwater would be proud

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Berbat

*2026-05-14, version 1.23*

oyunu kadın sürücü yapmış olabilir erkekler kendini kötü hissetsin diye gerçek araba sürmek daha kolay

### 1/5 — Not capable of drifting

*2025-10-03, version 1.23*

Such a waste, the game looks nice but the controls are all off, I can’t set the sensitivity and if I want to go left or right it’s like the car is unresponsive and kept on slipping everywhere

### 1/5 — The progress didn’t save

*2025-01-23, version 1.23*

Please fix it bruv

### 1/5 — Böyle oyunun amın

*2024-04-07, version 1.23*

Telefonu kırmamak için zor durdum .

### 1/5 — Péssima jogabilidade

*2024-01-05, version 1.23*

O jogo em si é muito bom, porém não dá pra jogar, possui poucos carros e também o carro não vira pro lado, você mantém pressionado o botão de ir pro lado direito ou esquerdo e o carro só vai um pouco para o lado, simplesmente impossível de jogar de uma maneira que no qual possa se divertir sem se estressar.

### 1/5 — Bad drifting

*2023-08-02, version 1.23*

The drift are not really following my leads and it also has a weak turn. This is really not good for beginners i hope you will see this before downloading it. Such a waste of time fownloading

### 1/5 — Неоч

*2023-06-30, version 1.23*

Даже в яндексе игры лучше…

### 1/5 — Drifting in real life is easier than this

*2022-12-30, version 1.23*

Seriously, the car drives as if it didn't have tires on the front wheels

### 1/5 — Controls suck

*2022-11-18, version 1.23*

When you click to turn it takes a full flipping year to turn

### 1/5 — A drift game where you can’t drift

*2022-09-12, version 1.23*

Add an E brake and whatever Invoilible7 said or whatever is name is, bro preaching

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — C’est un bon jeu

*2026-05-20, version 1.23*

Une bonne expérience de jeu

### 5/5 — Nicee

*2026-01-19, version 1.23*

In my opinion difficult at first but once I get good it’s super fun

### 5/5 — 曲がらなすぎて今これ

*2025-12-10, version 1.23*

朝倉ぁぁぁ

### 5/5 — たのしいなー！！

*2025-12-06, version 1.23*

たのしすぎ
ドリフトすれば曲がりますー

### 5/5 — Always keep coming back to this. Highly underrated

*2025-09-16*

This game and Drifto are the best car games I’ve played on mobile. I love the physics of this game it’s great.

### 5/5 — 暇つぶしに良い

*2025-04-10, version 1.23*

オンラインでみんなで走れるようにしたり
ドリフトが練習できる場所があればな

### 5/5 — So good 🤩

*2024-08-25*

Pros: the drifting is fun, easy to learn,
Cons: the first mountain pass is hard to beat.

### 5/5 — iPhone 12

*2024-07-07, version 1.23*

Oyun oynanabilir grafikleri tatlı reklam çıkmıyor biryerden sonra sıkıcı gelebilir fakat vintage içerik üretilebilir ne için yüklediğinize bağlı full ayarda 60fps

### 5/5 — Boredom killer

*2024-05-21, version 1.23*

Really nice to to just sit down and just race through a long course. Very fun gane, although I would like to have an option to disabled all sounds

### 5/5 — Me like this

*2024-05-19, version 1.23*

Even tho the driving physics are hard,I managed to drift properly.I enjoy your game and that racing game.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-31.*