- Unity Update - 7 October 2025
Applied the Unity Patcher for improved security.
- Daily Challenge now features all Track/Car combinations - 30 January 2025
I updated the daily challenge to feature all possible track/car combinations in the game. These should be over 3500 unique combinations, so it will take roughly 10 years to cycle through all of them :D Enjoy!
- Update 1.1.3 - 26 December 2022
- fixed a bug causing weather fog to be enabled in local multiplayer for player 1
- Free Online Multiplayer included in the Demo - 26 December 2022
Previously you could play online multiplayer with the Demo of Star Drift Evolution, but you were only paired with players who also played the demo version. With Update 1.1.2 this changed, and owners of the full game can now play together with players who have the Demo installed. We hope this helps connecting players and makes finding races easier! There are a few limitations for room options, when a player who owns the Demo hosts a game (limited track and car mode choices). But when connecting to a game hosted by a player who owns the full game, Demo players can enjoy all content the game has to offer! This also means that if you want to play online multiplayer with your friends with all content enabled, only one of you needs to own the full game. We hope you like this choice of opening up the multiplayer experience and hope to see you on the track! Best, Catze
- Version 1.1.2 - Small update to better connect players - 25 December 2022
- demo players and normal players can now join each other's games in online multiplayer - demo players have the limitation that if they host a game, they can not change the tracklist setting (= first 15 tracks) and car pick setting (= pick same) - when you are not correctly connected to steam, discord should no longer falsely report players being rank 1 in a leaderboard when they are not - top 10 times driven in the demo should now be reported in discord too, but have a tag attached
- Local Multiplayer water fix - 29 January 2022
- fixed a bug with water visuals in local multiplayer
- Update 1.1.1 - 19 January 2022
- fixed an issue causing some transparent blend effects to appear opaque
- Update 1.1.0 - 15 January 2022
- improved performance in local multiplayer splitscreen mode
- Update 1.0.9 - 1 January 2022
- fixed a checkpoint issue on LA River - the 3D speedometer should now be properly positioned in various resolution settings - controllers should now be properly assigned to players when the game starts, even if you unplugged controller 1 at some point - time trial challenges should no longer be displayed when playing online - watching a replay from the daily challenge should no longer show the "start race" button afterwards - playing online with the "only topdown camera" setting should now properly force this camera angle on every race start
- Update 1.0.8 - 23 December 2021
- fixed a checkpoint issue on track #1 - fixed an issue with leaderboard reports to the discord channel
- Halloween Update - 30 October 2021
Update 1.0.7: - added a new Halloween themed fun car, 3 new horns and a new wheel model
- Update 1.0.6 - 21 October 2021
Update 1.0.6: Fixes: - when your first run on a track is a top 10 placement, it should now correctly report to discord - the challenge timer on the top/center UI should no longer stop registering finish crosses - car liveries "keep original" option should now work correctly in "car draft" car pick modes - when changing tracks, the old track should now correctly be unloaded to free the memory and prevent crashes when playing for a long time - adjusted the video codec for ingame videos for linux proton (let me know if it now works) - daily challenges should no longer break when trying to select "the rock" as daily car
- New: Trading Card Set added! - 14 September 2021
If you're a trading card collector, this is good news for you: Star Drift Evolution now has its own Trading Card set on Steam, consisting of 8 cards in total. Start racing now to unlock cards, earn badge ranks and collect unique backgrounds and emotes! See you on the track, SDE Team
- Update 1.0.5 - 9 September 2021
Update 1.0.5 Replays: - you can now fast forward/rewind with Keypad Plus and Minus while watching a replay (can be handy when you are in free fly mode and cant use left/right to fast forward/rewind) - you can now adjust the camera field of view with Keypad Multiply and Divide while watching a replay (gives more cinematic freedom to create certain shots) Cars: - star kart hood view improved UI: - when you do time trials with lap count option "one race", you will see the novice/expert total times displayed at the top, if you havent beaten them yet - added a new congratulations popup for when you complete all star challenges of a track - whenever you change tabs in the main menu settings menu, a new tip will be displayed (in case you wanna read all in-game tips) Fixes: - environment sounds like rain and forest sounds should now also be affected by the environment volume slider - fixed a to…
- Update 1.0.4 - 8 September 2021
Update 1.0.4 UI: - you can now also see "yesterday's challenge times" in the daily challenge menu Tracks: - added more atmospheric lighting to a few tracks (# 3, 6, 34, 42, 47, 52, 53, 66, 71) Fixes: - your total skill rating should now correctly be calculated (same error for all players, so relative positions stay unchanged)
- Livestream - 27 August 2021
Livestream of the Star Drift Evolution Release!
- 1.0 Out Now! - 27 August 2021
Star Drift Evolution Version 1.0 is out now, leaving Early Access! To celebrate the release, SDE will be on 25% discount now! Start your engines, race with new cars on new tracks and compete on fresh Season 1 Leaderboards! Enjoy improved AI, UI and campaign navigation! Master Challenges on Circuits, Arenas, Mountain Touge, Rally Stages and more! We cant wait to see you on the track! SDE Team
- Changes when Update 1.0 goes live on Friday - 24 August 2021
A quick overview of what will happen on friday 17:00 CET, when the 1.0 Update goes live: - season 1 will start, resetting all local track records and online leaderboards from season 0 (you can still browse the season 0 leaderboards in the leaderboards menu) - medals will be awarded based on your rank in the global skill rating leaderboard, season 0. rewards are exclusive livery patterns based given to top 100, top 10, best player - season 0 track records are still kept in the background and checked, so that you do not lose stars that you unlocked in season 0 (only in rare cases where a track changed or expert time got adjusted you might a lose a star) - track records driven in the open beta branch will be wiped, also the daily eternal rating will be reset - daily challenges will start one day later, on saturday on the 28th of august (only saturday and sunday for week 1), and on the foll…
- Reaching the finish line! Full Release on Friday 27th of August 2021 - 19 August 2021
Hello Friends and Drifters, after almost one year of Early Access polishing, tweaking and feature adding, the time has finally come! On the 27th of August 2021, 17:00 CET, Star Drift Evolution will become fully released with the 1.0 Update. This also means that a new season starts, with fresh leaderboards to compete on! Here is a short recap of what has been improved and added during Early Access: team racing for online multiplayer and new fun modes like moon gravity or no brakes added Daily Challenges with weekly Leaderboards added 15 new Tracks and polished existing ones with greater detail added over 10 new cars including fun cars like go-karts and monster trucks new career chapters and special events like truck races improved AI driving lines and options to make the AI easier or harder overhauled UI with new design added horns and customizable emojis added hood view camera discord n…
- Transition from Early Access to Fully Released - 12 July 2021
Hello Drifters! In August 2021 Star Drift Evolution will transition from Early Access to Fully Released with the 1.0 Update. With the full release being on the horizon, we will be increasing the price of Star Drift Evolution to 12,99 EUR / 14,99 USD on July 18th, as announced in our Early Access info page. This will be the final price increase and the game's cost at full release. Please spread the word and tell your friends that this is now the last chance to get the game at its discounted Early Access price. PS: You can still join the open beta and give some last minute feedback before launch. Any feedback is appreciated! You can join our discord channel here: DISCORD Happy drifting! Catze
