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Synthwave Burnout

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

The lost highway awaits you to take you beyond the horizon. Relax and let the sounds of synthwave open the way into the realm of neon - a world of revived imagination and fantasy, more real than reality itself.

What works

  • Excellent retro-futuristic synthwave atmosphere
  • Relaxing and immersive music and visuals
  • Accessible and enjoyable arcade racing gameplay
  • Good value for price
  • Short, pick-up-and-play sessions suitable for casual play

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited gameplay depth and content
  • Car controls can be slippery and require adjustment
  • Repetitive and monotonous racing experience
  • Minimal narrative or story elements
  • Some bugs and early access issues reported

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Riptide GP2

  • Inertial Drift

  • Zenith Trace

  • The Crew Motorfest

  • Retrowave

  • Slipstream

Less idle-friendly

Games that feels like Synthwave Burnout but with less of an idle filler feel

  • Super Woden: Rally Edge

  • TrackMania² Valley

  • Rush Rally 3

  • XF Extreme Formula

  • Music Racer

  • Touge Shakai

Less fantastical

Games that feels like Synthwave Burnout but with less imaginative fiction

  • Barro

  • #DRIVE Rally

  • Horizon Chase Turbo

  • Hotshot Racing

  • Barro GT

  • Inertial Drift: Sunset Prologue

More violent

Games that feels like Synthwave Burnout but with more combat and destruction

  • Carmageddon Max Pack

  • Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now

  • FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition

  • Burnin' Rubber 5 HD

  • Table Top Racing: World Tour

  • Re-Volt

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Synthwave Burnout: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Idle, Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival.

Last update: 21/08/2026