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2018 racing game 2018 video game
Distance
Steam coverart
Developer(s)Refract Studios
Publisher(s)Refract Studios
Director(s)Jordan Hemenway
EngineUnity
Platform(s)
Release
  • September 18, 2018
  • July 19, 2024 (PlayStation)
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Distance is a 2018 racing game by Refract Studios for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation consoles. Following a crowdfunding campaign and an early access launch in 2014, it was released in September 2018 and is scheduled for release on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 in July 2024.

Gameplay

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Distance is a racing game where the player controls a vehicle with the ability to fly. Courses feature obstacles like gaps or saws.

Development and release

Distance was developed by Refract Studios, founded by former DigiPen Institute of Technology students in Seattle. The game is as a spiritual successor to Nitronic Rush, a student project developed at DigiPen and released in 2011, which intellectual property is owned by DigiPen. In October 2012, Refract launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign seeking $125,000 for Distance. It features the addition of a multiplayer mode compared to Nitronic Rush.

The game was released into early access via Steam on December 9, 2014. A PlayStation 4 version was announced on December 2, 2014 and showcased at PlayStation Experience 2015 with PlayStation VR on December 4, 2015. Distance was fully released for Windows on September 18, 2018. PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 versions are scheduled for July 19, 2024.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic74/100
Review scores
PublicationScore
Gamekult7/10
CD-Action5/10

The PC version of Distance received "mixed or average" reviews according to review aggregation website Metacritic. Reviewing the early access version in September 2017, Ali Jones of PCGamesN found the multiplayer to be the best part due to the availability of thousands of courses. Upon release in September 2018, Gamekult noted the delayed development and found it to be an exhilarating racing game.

References

  1. Webster, Andrew (December 26, 2012). "Designing race cars of the future in 'Distance'". The Verge. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  2. Zacny, Rob (April 24, 2014). "Distance: Oh hell yes". PCGamesN. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Mejia, Ozzie (October 22, 2012). "Distance: Making a spiritual successor to Nitronic Rush". Shacknews. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  4. Matulef, Jeffrey (October 19, 2012). "Creators of superb free racing game Nitronic Rush take to Kickstarter for follow-up". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  5. Barker, Sammy (December 2, 2014). "Distance Is the Eyeball Melting PS4 Racer You've Been Asking For". Push Square. Gamer Network. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  6. "Distance announced for PlayStation VR". Gematsu. December 4, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  7. Linken, André (August 9, 2018). "Distance: Indie-Racer verlässt nach vier Jahren die Early-Access-Phase". PC Games (in German). Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  8. "Distance for PS5, PS4 launches July 9 [Update: Delayed to July 19]". Gematsu. July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  9. "Distance critic reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  10. ^ "Test: Distance, le petit frère démoniaque de Trackmania". Gamekult (in French). September 21, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  11. "Distance". CD-Action. December 2018. p. 70.
  12. "Distance". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  13. Jones, Ali (September 15, 2017). "Distance brings Rocket League-style acrobatics to the race track". PCGamesN. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

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