Turn Based Racing

TBRlabs

- March 18, 2014

Everyone

Simulation

Contains ads

Offers in-app purchases

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Description

Turn Based Racing lets you race with various cars in levels inspired by existing real-life circuits around the world using a unique new gameplay style - turn based racing! Fast reflexes are not required to win the race - careful planning of your car's path in each turn is what leads you to the victory.

The origin of the gameplay idea comes from a game played on a sheet of paper where the player is limited to moving within the sheet's confined squares. With the advent of car physics simulations in Turn Based Racing, you can now fluently turn around curves, all with different behaviours for different cars.

Features

- First of its kind gameplay. A unique racing experience.
- A variety of cars with different physics parameters and available upgrades.
- 8 race circuits with 34 various tracks.
- Race Offline to gain experience and upgrade your cars, or compete Online against other players’ best results.
- Race against AI opponents or challenge yourself with time-based races.
- Race Replay system allowing watching and analyzing the race.
- Online Leaderboards for all Online races, as well as Global Rankings with the best players around the world.
- Online Challenges with races that are only available for a period of time. Don't miss out on them!

Reviews

4.0

2,714 total

5 1,462

4 568

3 237

2 170

1 277

Ryan Goodall

Fun and addictive If you're wondering if a turn-based racing game could ever even work, well this game proves it really can. Precision of speed control and cornering lines rather than hell for leather action makes for a new racing experience. In-app purchases are simply not necessary at all for the full joys of this game. And so far, no app crashing or bugs on my Samsung. And it's free! Nice one developers.

Raith Munro

TBR really does work well. It's only a shame that it appears to be no longer in development as there are further improvements that could be made. Even if it never gets another release it will remain a top quickie game, and more enjoyable than most (if you like racing and prefer slower paced thinking games).

Vick Ong

Pure Genius! A really novel and suitable way to play racing games on the phone! Would be good if the skidpad gave indications on whether your selection results in braking, accelerating or maintaining the speed. Currently you have to eyeball it, and that can get very inaccurate

Troy McGuire

A great game all around. One improvement I would like is to see a ghost of my car's projected position. Without that, the game is still incredibly fun. Games can be short if small courses are chosen. Various cars and upgrades are available. Very slick.

Jan Vilinger

Great game concept, one of the most interesting racing games I've ever tried. Its sad that the development has propably stopped. Devs, if you are reading this I would be glad to know if you intend to continue the developement, I have some ideas to make the game great.

Joe Graystone

Turn based racing?? Brilliant!! Who knew that this game would be do much fun, turn based racing doesn't sound like it should work but it does. Looking for a game you can play for 5 mins or so in a break? Like racing? Look no further, this is the one for you.

User reviews

Ryan Goodall August 24, 2014

Raith Munro April 25, 2017

Vick Ong February 7, 2017

Troy McGuire March 6, 2017

Jan Vilinger February 28, 2017

Joe Graystone November 13, 2016

Last Hussar February 4, 2017

Fun little time waster, that rewards planning and tactics. Once you get the hang of how one turn impacts the next couple you realise there's a lot more depth than you think. If you've played the board game Formula D then you get the idea.

Jeremy B March 11, 2017

Mind blowingly good! If you are a fan of the technical aspects of racing, this game will scratch that itch very well. After a few races controls become intuitive and it can be quote fluid, despite being "turn based".

Collin P. January 19, 2017

It's a neat concept, and encourages finding the perfect racing line. With that being said the AI can seem to get away with mediocre lines and still pull away, this is especially true in the more difficult levels. Even a fully upgraded performance car still drags behind. There's also an really annoying glitch where I will select my car begin the race and it defaults to the beginning vehicle, forcing me to quit back to the menuand reselect everything.

Yuliyan Kaloyanov June 28, 2014

Addictive but glitchy Crashes often, drains battery even while phone is plugged to charge. NOT GOOD! No new tracks or challenges added.

Nino Cirr March 18, 2017

I am impressed with the idea and simplicity of the game. Sadly, the menu organization is horrible. The layout of the garage and car dealership is confusing and lack luster.

Ned Wolf January 28, 2017

Its a very nice concept and the execution is nice too. The controlls are nice and intuitive but WHY SO MUCH CRUSHING? As soos as my car gets outside of the racing line the game crushes. Its very anoying. Other than that its a solid game.

Caleb Lowery December 4, 2016

Great concept Unique take on racing games that is perfectly formatted to touch devices. Undo button helps you learn from your mistakes as you get used to balancing breaking, accelerating and catching the best line through the corners.

Alex Johnston October 16, 2016

A game you never knew you needed This is a perspective on racing I had never really had - the strategy and physics of the race - the intellectual and strategic elements of racing. It is so much deeper than I expected it to be. It is, it turns out, the racing game I had never known i always wanted.

Stephan Visser November 18, 2016

Great game Multiple real world tracks, on and offline racing, , multiple and different cars that are also upgradable. Great gameplay and only the tutorial was a little annoying but just because I personally hate handholding. Great job devs!

Razvan Popescu December 6, 2015

Wish you would add an option to put the control pad also on the LEFT. Im left-handed and i have a hard time playing. Other than that the game is awesome!

Frank Patton April 29, 2017

Surprisingly compelling. I thought the turn based mechanic would interrupt the flow too much, but you get used to it, particularly when struggling to beat your latest ghost car. With regard to that,however, it has "online mode" but it literally is nothing more than a leaderboard of your single player exploits. This is disappointing. Would have liked to have competed in real time against an opponent, P2P, like Dr Parking 4. Just disable undo ability and it will work

James Mostyn February 5, 2017

Really good fun. Some additional control options might be nice, though hard to say if better. A way to re-centre the map would be very good too. But the focus on racing lines is great and makes for slow burn tension. Enjoying it!

Andrien Wiandyano April 22, 2016

Totally unique This was a unique game, if there's like a tournament 5 laps and if the car was 20 or more this could be an awesome game. oh yea another thing, add collision to the car

Tzanislav Filipov May 22, 2017

Wonderful little game with a main mechanic well suited to the touch screen interface. The only thing I find to be unsatisfying are the graphics. Overall: a nice experience.

Brian Robinson April 12, 2017

Great game, great idea, well worked. But its another game where you get to a point and have to pay to win. I have no problem paying for a game but I want to buy a game outright not pay to win at each level.

Softland tableta January 6, 2016

Tense racing game without the stress of real time. The control is sometimes imprecise but otherwise really good. Car collisions and the possibility to leave the tarmac would be nice.

Cem Dinçarslan November 25, 2016

Very nice thinking Loved the game, it has many possibilities for future updates. Lovely as is, could be more with different cams in replays, a league where players race against each other through a season, tyre wear and fuel usage and pit-stops, longer races etc.

Brian Baldwin October 18, 2014

Crashes too often to enjoy I'd play this constantly if I could finish more than the first few races. My experiences with unity have been less than stellar.

Doug Glidden May 28, 2014

Fun concept, flawless execution This game takes the concept of turn-based racing, which has been around for years, to a whole new level. The gameplay is fun and addicting, with a variety of tracks and upgradeable vehicles, each with its own unique driving characteristics. I have yet to find a single bug in the game, which is rare in the arena of free Android games.

Samy Lea June 4, 2014

Good. Needs more Great concept. Shame its only four cars on track tho. A few more circuits and 20 cars on track and this would be a stinker!!!

Edwin Zaniar Putra June 14, 2014

Wow It's surprisingly fun. But, the tutorial isn't fun.

Scott Willson April 18, 2014

I love it, just what I've been looking for. The app reloads a lot during gameplay, losing progress and its pretty annoying, but its fun.

Andrew Barranger-Clark December 2, 2014

Amazing w/ great potential. Ideas- weather, random events mid race, power cards, impact physics, drafting?

Daniel Behrendt February 17, 2017

Stable for me. Great gameplay concept, could easily be fleshed out into a complicated sim. Wish it wasn't a pay for in game currency system, I'd rather pay up front or for unlockable tracks.

Mark Moffett May 2, 2017

Wow. Horribly boring and pointless. I don't understand the good reviews.

Brian Sepolen March 21, 2014

Pretty cool! Nice! Love the one-second intervals. Encourages good lines and algorithms. Would be so cool to program AI drivers using LUA or some such.

TBRlabs March 25, 2014

Hi Brian, how would you imagine LUA scripting of AI opponents? Please feel free to contact us at developer@turnbasedracing.com.

Hubert Kula December 3, 2016

Pretty unique and innovative Very fun, but the speeds are wonky, ive gone down to 5 miles per hour during turns.

Steven.Anderson July 23, 2014

Restarts mid race often Ok game, nice idea but nothing more annoying than it restarting to main menu mid race

David Needham March 11, 2017

It's a unique concept and really easy to get into. I'm not sure about replayability yet, but multiplayer options seem really neato.

Todd Evans June 15, 2015

Reminds Me of Speed Circuit Great game. Reminds me of Speed Circuit, an Avlon Hill boardgame. Wish there were more cars to race against.

Chad Hensley September 30, 2015

Better than i could have imagined I thought the idea of a turn based racing game seemed dumb, but it is actually really fun.

Eduardo Waisblut April 22, 2014

Very good game! It would be even better if the cars could crash into each other.

sean johnson December 19, 2016

wow I'm surprised this looked stupid to me being a racing enthusiast but I'm surprised and cars are balanced love it but more upgrades like neon body kits aero maybe more cars in the future but EPIC AND IN LOVE OH and add player vs player nothing is wrong with this game a blast woot!!!

Tom Michalak July 20, 2017

Very neat concept. Would be cool to see drafting/collisions/overtaking. Also rally or rallycross would make good sequels!

What's New

Version 1.2 has been released featuring the new Race Replay system allowing watching and analyzing the race. Tutorials and beginners races difficulty is also better balanced now. Enjoy!

Should you have any comments, please reach us at developer@turnbasedracing.com .