Race The Sun vs The Long Drive
Race The Sun is a racing survival game from Flippfly LLC (2013) while The Long Drive is a horror open-world game from Genesz (2019).
What each one is
Steam files Race The Sun under Racing and Survival. In contrast, it files The Long Drive under Horror and Open-World.
You are a solar-powered craft. The sun is your death timer. Hurtle towards the sunset at breakneck speed in a futile race against time. Delay the inevitable by catching speed boosts which reverse the setting sun - if only for a moment. Don't crash, stay in the light, and don't slow down!
Random generated open world semi-post apocalyptic survival car driving game.
At a glance
| Race The Sun | The Long Drive | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.6/10 | 7.8/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (93%, 6,354) | Very Positive (88%, 56,256) |
| Critic aggregate | 79/100 | No aggregate |
| Price | $9.99 | $15.99 |
| Install size | 0.15 GB | 0.68 GB |
| Steam Deck | playable | playable |
| Released | 2013 | 2019 |
| Developer | Flippfly LLC | Genesz |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Race The Sun vs The Long Drive, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Race The SunRacing survival gameThe Long DriveHorror open-world gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Race The SunProcedural Generation, Runner, RacingThe Long DriveDriving, Open World, SurvivalThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Race The SunScore 7.6 · 93% on Steam · 79 criticThe Long Drive ✓Score 7.8 · 88% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Race The Sun6,354 reviews · 2 add-ons · 0.15 GBThe Long Drive56,256 reviews · 0.68 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Race The Sun ✓$9.99The Long Drive$15.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Race The SunPlayableThe Long DrivePlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 1 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueRace The Sun and The Long Drive on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: The Long Drive (GamingPickz Score 7.8)
- The cheaper right now: Race The Sun ($9.99)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: The Long Drive (56,256 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
RacingDrivingSurvivalPost-apocalypticFirst-Person
Where they differ
Procedural GenerationRunnerPerma DeathDifficultTutorialArcade
Open WorldMultiplayerAutomobile SimExplorationAdventureSimulation
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Race The Sun is demanding, for players who want a challenge. The Long Drive is relaxed, easy to pick up.
System requirements, side by side
| Race The Sun | The Long Drive | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | SM2.0 (or later) Graphics Card | — |
| Minimum CPU | Dual Core Processor | — |
| Minimum RAM | 2 GB | — |
| Install size | 0.15 GB | 0.68 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Race The Sun · The Long Drive.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Race The Sun and 0 for The Long Drive. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Race The Sun and The Long Drive in scope?
Race The Sun has drawn 6,354 Steam reviews, ships 2 add-ons and installs in 0.15 GB. The Long Drive has drawn 56,256 Steam reviews and installs in 0.68 GB.
Is Race The Sun or The Long Drive better?
By the GamingPickz Score, The Long Drive rates higher (7.8 to 7.6). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Race The Sun or The Long Drive?
Race The Sun is cheaper right now at $9.99, against $15.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.