Retro Garage vs Initial Drift Arcade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retro Garage
Step into a virtual garage and become a mechanic specializing in classic Soviet and European vehicles. Repair intricate car parts, customize vehicles with unique modifications, and even test your creations in thrilling races. Expand your workshop and collection as you progress.
- Repair classic USSR and European cars
- Replace or fix over 50 car parts
- Customize vehicles with modifications
- Buy and sell cars for profit
- Participate in drag and track races
- Expand workshop and garage
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Become a car mechanic and repair retro cars of the USSR and Europe! Each car consists of 50+ parts in 3 categories: body, chassis and engine. - Customers come to your car service with breakdowns of any complexity and urgency. Look for damaged parts, order new ones or try to fix them yourself. - Buy cars in different conditions: from a new car with no mileage to a rusty vintage vehicle from a junkyard. Unlock modifications: redesign a sedan into a convertible, a wagon into a sport, etc. Car tuning: painting, tinting, lowering. After repairs, you can sell the car at a profit or leave it at your car parking for collection. - Racing! Take part in drag races with opponents at 1/4 mile or test your car on the racing and ring tracks. Swap engines, experiment and set records. - Expand the workshop, warehouse, garage, unlock new cars and locations with each level. The game features the most popular serial cars 40s - 90s of the last century, which came off the conveyors Soviet and Europe car factories. Join our communities: show your car parking to other players, be the first to know about updates: - https://www.facebook.com/retrogaragegame - https://www.instagram.com/retrogaragegame - https://www.youtube.com/@retrogaragegame
Initial Drift Arcade
Experience high-speed driving and drifting on mountain roads. Earn in-game currency to purchase and upgrade a variety of cars. Compete globally for high scores and master challenging tracks with adjustable physics and steering options.
- High-speed drifting on mountain roads
- Car purchasing and upgrading system
- Race against the clock and opponent ghosts
- Global high score competition
- Multiple driving physics and car styles
- 27 upgradable cars across 7 classes
- Support for gamepad and keyboard controls
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Drive at tremendous speed, drift on narrow mountain roads, earn money to buy new cars and upgrade current ones to become the fastest driver on the mountain passes. Game features: - race against the clock (4 medals to achieve in each track), compete with your opponent's ghost - global highscore, competition with players from around the world - low poly graphics - 7 route themes located in 3 different worlds - 2 type of driving physics to choose - suitable for both beginners and advanced players - 2 different driving style of cars - drift for downhill and grip for hillclimb - 27 upgradable cars, divided into 7 classes, diversifying the driving style and requiring the player to various levels of car control skills - 21 routes in 168 variations - easy to play, hard to master - 7 steering options (gamepad and keyboard support) - 3 type of camera to choose - addictive gameplay Music by Snabisch: https://opengameart.org/users/snabisch https://soundcloud.com/snabisch https://makeagame.bandcamp.com/music and Rezoner: https://soundcloud.com/rezoner https://rezoner.bandcamp.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Retro Garage at 90% against Initial Drift Arcade's 0%. Retro Garage also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.8 vs 2.0). Initial Drift Arcade's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Retro Garage is free to download; Initial Drift Arcade costs $2.99 up front. Retro Garage sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Initial Drift Arcade asks for nothing beyond the download.
Retro Garage holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retro Garage has 4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Retro Garage's written reviews are positive against 0% of Initial Drift Arcade's.
| Parameter | Retro Garage | Initial Drift Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (4K ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #90 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 233 MB | 447 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WM Games LTD | Przemyslaw Gajc |
Customer experience
Retro Garage
Initial Drift Arcade
Bugs and requests
Retro Garage
Reported bugs
3 issues- Roof rack installation issue blocks progress
- Rear window installation bug after roof replacement
- Inconsistent part availability across different cars
Requested features
5 requests- Add more car models and brands
- Implement engine swaps and performance upgrades
- Include an open-world driving mode
- Introduce multiplayer and car sharing features
- Allow for more customization and personalization
Initial Drift Arcade
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Retro Garage
- Piggy Bank$1.99
- Money Bag$2.99
- Wallet$2.99
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- Money Case$4.99
- Credit Card$4.99
- Safe$9.99
- Money Truck$9.99
Initial Drift Arcade
No in-app purchases
Questions
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