Neon Drift Rally

Neon Drift Rally is pure arcade joy. You tilt or tap to steer and the whole game is about chaining long drifts through neon canyons for boost. It doesn't pretend to be a simulator and that's exactly why it works on a phone.

There's a decent career mode with cars to unlock and tracks that get properly twisty later on. The handling feels loose in a good way once you learn to trust the drift. Time trials against your own ghost kept me hooked longer than I expected.

No internet needed, which is great because this is my go-to on flights. The soundtrack is cheesy synthwave and I mean that as a compliment.

What we liked

• Satisfying drift-and-boost loop
• Ghost time trials for replay value
• Perfect offline pick-up-and-play