Playdate: The Unofficial Website (Nick Simberg, Mar 2025). "a 3D racing game on a console that doesn't really seem like it should be able to handle it. The soundtrack is bangin'."
https://www.playdateunofficial.com/the-games/trackminiaGames / Catalog / Trackminia
OverviewCatalog
Trackminia
Racing / ActionCrank: optional$8
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What it is
"Are you a master of the drifting arts? If not...would you like to be?" Trackminia is "a precision-racer inspired by a legendary series of French games". Simberg spells it out: no relation to Trackmania, but very inspired by it. It has three 3D environments, 24 campaign tracks (each with four pre-recorded competitors of different skill), unlockable cars, a daily random track, and a full track editor with sharing, so friends can race your replays and play your tracks. There are also "various slick (and sometimes silly) secret treats". It's ultimately a dexterity test, but the competitors' range of skill means you can finish the campaign "even if you're only so-so" at it. By default you steer with the D-pad and hold A a lot. Optional control schemes cut down the button-holding or swap in crank steering, and it respects the Reduce Flashing setting.
It's by Eli Piilonen, released in the Catalog in January 2025 for $8. At the 2025 Playdate Community Awards it won Accomplishment in Accessibility and Outstanding Technical Achievement in an SDK Game, and was a finalist for Best Action Game and Outstanding Visual Achievement in an SDK Game. Panic's staff note: "A drifting-based 3D racing game polished to perfection."
Who made it
What others are saying
Panic staff note (Catalog page). "Shave milliseconds off your best times and compete on the global leaderboards."
https://play.date/games/trackminia/Callout (?): No review yet. We haven't reviewed Trackminia yet. This page is an overview built from official and press sources.
Sources
Checked 12 Oct 2026.
- Official Catalog page (description, credits, size, dates, content/AI/accessibility notes). https://play.date/games/trackminia/
- 2025 Playdate Community Awards results (Playdate Squad). https://playdate-wiki.com/wiki/The_2025_Playdate_Community_Awards
- Playdate: The Unofficial Website, Nick Simberg. https://www.playdateunofficial.com/the-games/trackminia
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On the card
Master the drift across 24 campaign tracks, race ghosts and online leaderboards, then build and share your own tracks.
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