Gear Race drops you into a arcade challenge you can start in a couple of seconds. Think racing — that is the shape of it. It works the same on desktop, tablet and phone, and your progress picks up where the game left it.
About Gear Race
Are your ready to race?
How to play Gear Race
Nothing here needs explaining twice. Keep a hand on the arrow keys / WASD; everything else is listed in the controls table. It is built tall rather than wide — comfortable one-handed on a phone, centred and uncropped on a monitor. There is no penalty for failing, so push a little harder than feels safe.
Controls
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Arrow keys / WASD | Steer, accelerate and brake |
| Spacebar | Handbrake or nitro boost |
| R | Reset the car after a crash |
On mobile: Tap and swipe directly on the screen. The game is built for portrait, so you can play one-handed without rotating your phone.
Why it is worth playing
Plenty of arcade games want a tutorial and ten minutes of setup before anything happens. Gear Race does not — it is playable from the first second. Nothing about it assumes you have played it before.
At a glance
- Free to play with no account required
- Runs in the browser — nothing to download or install
- Portrait layout, comfortable one-handed on mobile
- Keyboard and mouse on desktop, full touch support on mobile.
- Racing gameplay — Throttle down and take the first place
- Added to our catalogue from a 2022 release
Frequently asked questions
Is Gear Race free to play?
It is free. There is no trial, no unlock and no sign-up wall on Gear Race — the page you are on is the whole thing.
Do I need to download or install anything?
Nothing at all. Gear Race runs in the browser tab you already have open, the same way a video or a map does.
Can I play Gear Race on my phone?
Yes — mobile is fully supported. Tap and swipe directly on the screen. The game is built for portrait, so you can play one-handed without rotating your phone.
What are the controls for Gear Race?
Keyboard and mouse on desktop, full touch support on mobile. Arrow keys / WASD — steer, accelerate and brake; Spacebar — handbrake or nitro boost; R — reset the car after a crash.
Can I play Gear Race fullscreen?
There is a fullscreen control in the top-right of the player. Press Escape when you want the page back.
What kind of game is Gear Race?
Gear Race is a arcade game built around racing. If that is the sort of thing you enjoy, the related games further down the page are picked using the same tags.
