Neon Drift Rally

Neon Drift Rally is loud, colorful, and unapologetically arcade. Tracks curl through glowing cities and you chain drifts to build a boost meter. It's not a simulator, and it doesn't pretend to be — it's about the rush.

You can steer with tilt or with on-screen buttons, and honestly both work well. I preferred the touch buttons for precision, but tilt feels great on the wide highway stages. The one thing to know: this game runs hot. Cap the frame rate in settings if you're playing more than a race or two, and your phone will thank you.

Progression is fair and there's a nice range of cars that actually handle differently. The soundtrack is the kind of thing you either love or mute in the first minute.

What we liked

• Two control schemes, both solid
• Strong sense of speed and drift
• Cars that genuinely handle differently