Questions and answers

19 direct answers about the game, playing it, your data and fixing problems. If yours is not here, the contact page has an address.

The game

Is Slipline Garage free?

Yes. Every car, track, lesson, challenge and mode is free. There are no purchases, subscriptions, paid currencies, loot boxes or energy timers, and nothing in the game can be bought.

Do I need an account or a download?

No. The game runs in your browser tab and starts without registration. Progress is saved in the browser itself.

Is this a collection of drifting games?

No. It is one original 3D drifting game with six modes: Quick Drift, Drift Academy, Challenge Tour, Daily Run, Free Drive and Local Duel. Nothing here is embedded from another site.

Is it a realistic drift simulator?

No, and it does not claim to be. It is an arcade drift game. Slides come from a tire-force model rather than a scripted animation, but roads are flat and suspension, gears, tire heat and damage are not modelled. Read exactly what is and is not simulated.

Playing

What are the controls?

On a keyboard: WASD or the arrow keys to drive, Space for the handbrake, R to recover, C for the camera, Escape or P to pause. On touch screens a steering pad and three pedals appear. Standard controllers work too. Keyboard, touch and controller guides have the detail.

How do I start a drift?

Build speed past about 50 km/h, steer into the corner, and tap the handbrake for a quarter of a second. As the rear steps out, release the steering so the front wheels turn into the slide, then use part throttle to hold it. The five-step guide walks through it.

Why did I lose my points?

Points build in a chain and are only banked after 1.2 seconds of driving straight. Hitting a wall, spinning past 100°, or staying off the road for more than 1.2 seconds forfeits the live chain. Banked points are never taken away. How scoring works.

Does it work on phones, tablets and Chromebooks?

It is built to: touch controls, a Low quality preset and automatic resolution scaling are all included. Development testing so far has been in desktop Chromium, and physical phones, tablets and Chromebooks have not all been verified yet, so no frame rate is promised for them. Performance settings lists what to try.

Is there online multiplayer?

No. Local Duel lets two people take turns on one device, and your personal-best ghost gives you something to chase alone. There are no online lobbies, and the site shows no leaderboards or simulated players.

How do I unlock the other cars?

By earning garage credits through play: 100 per lesson, 100 / 250 / 500 for a challenge bronze / silver / gold, and 100 for each day’s first Daily Run. Cars unlock at 300, 900, 1,600, 2,600 and 4,000 lifetime credits. Credits are never spent and cannot be bought.

What is the Daily Run?

One challenge and one assigned car per UTC day, the same for everyone who plays that day. It changes at 00:00 UTC. There are no streaks, and missing a day costs nothing. See today’s.

What is the ghost car?

A replay of your own best run for that exact challenge, car and setup, shown as a translucent cyan car you cannot hit. It is recorded from you, not from another player. How ghosts work.

Progress and privacy

Where is my progress saved?

In the browser you are using, on the device you are using. It does not sync and it is not an account. Clearing browser data or using private browsing erases it. Export a backup file from Settings → Progress and data if it matters to you. Backups explained.

What data does the site collect?

The game stores progress and settings on your own device and sends none of it anywhere. No name, email or account is requested. If analytics or advertising are enabled on the site, the privacy page describes exactly what they use and how to decline.

Will adverts interrupt the game?

No. The page that hosts the game carries no display advertising, and there are no forced video adverts or adverts between retries. Where the site shows advertising, it sits on reading pages in labeled spaces.

Troubleshooting

The game says 3D graphics are not available. What now?

Your browser is not providing WebGL. Update the browser, switch on hardware acceleration in its settings and restart it, or try another current browser. Menus, guides and saved progress are unaffected.

It runs slowly. How do I fix that?

Open Settings → Graphics and choose Low, close other tabs, and make sure hardware acceleration is on. Quality settings never change how the car handles. Full checklist.

There is no sound.

Browsers only allow audio after you click or tap the page. Press any button in the game, check the speaker icon at the top of the game view, and check Settings → Audio. On phones, check the hardware mute switch.

How do I report a bug or a mistake?

Email the address on the contact page with your device, browser and what happened. Corrections to the guides are welcome too.