Action · September 18, 2018

Distance (2018)

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Distance is an atmospheric racing platformer. Fusing futuristic arcade racing with parkour, survive a deadly, mysterious, neon-drenched city by jumping, rotating, and flying. The roads are treacherous with obstacles around every corner. Instead of doing laps on a loop, survive to the end in the quickest time. Your car has abilities that not only allow you to drive on the track, but upside down and on buildings and walls! You can also fly to discover new shortcuts and paths. Take on the roads alone, or in multiplayer with your friends! The game is a spiritual successor to the multi-award winning Nitronic Rush , created by ourselves and 5 others at DigiPen Institute of Technology. It was widely praised for its innovative mechanics, visual style, audio design, and atmosphere. Key Features Adventure : A short single player experience. Drive into the heart of a dark, mysterious city as you pursue an ominous threat. Arcade : Race ghosts to take on the leaderboards' best. Earn medals to unlock new tracks in several different modes. Multiplayer : Online (up to 12 players) and split-screen (2-4 players) play in modes such as Sprint, Reverse Tag, Stunt, etc. Trackmogrify : Random track generation with advanced seed modifiers. VR : Full VR integration with support for Oculus Rift CV1 and HTC Vive. Level editor : Use a powerful level editor to create levels from within the game and share them with players around the world. Over 2,500 levels have already been shared on Steam Workshop! Original soundtrack : New music from the composer behind award-winning games like Nitronic Rush , Solace , and The Fourth Wall . Listen to a preview here.

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175 Action titles launched in 2018 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Racing · 336
  • Great Soundtrack · 207
  • Futuristic · 180
  • Multiplayer · 160
  • Level Editor · 157
  • Indie · 150
  • Action · 136
  • Atmospheric · 126
  • Fast-Paced · 119
  • Singleplayer · 116
  • Arcade · 114
  • Cyberpunk · 112
  • Sci-fi · 94
  • Local Multiplayer · 94
  • Split Screen · 80

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume7.2k Steam reviewsTop 49% in Action
Positive rating92% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 28%
Metacritic74/100Genre average 77 — top 69% of Action titles
Engagement hours20 h averageTop 24% for session depth among Action

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Accessibility

  • Captions available

Input & Comfort

  • VR Supported
  • VR Support

Other

  • Single-player

Reception Metrics

Steam community

92%Very Positive · 7.2k reviews

6.6k positive · 575 negative

Metacritic

74/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

5.6k

Press Quotes

“Distance delivers an unparalleled blend of arcade-racer and environmental experience. Brimming with content, both pre-packaged and fan-made, it's bound to satisfy anyone interested enough to pick it up.” 9/10 – We Got This Covered “No speedrun-focused game has sunk its claws in me like neon-dripping Distance.” Rock, Paper, Shotgun “Videos and words don’t really do justice to Distance. It may be the most instantly exciting, absorbing game I’ve played all year.” PCGamesN

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

20h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Achievements

31

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 18, 2018
DeveloperRefract
Base price$3.74
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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