Thumb Drift

Short description: 2016 video game

Thumb Drift

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Developer(s)| SMG Studio
Publisher(s)| SMG Studio
Platform(s)| iOS, Android, tvOS
Release|

* iOS
* February 18, 2016
* Android
* March 2, 2016
* tvOS
* September 19, 2016

Genre(s)| Action
Mode(s)| Single-player

Thumb Drift is a 2016 action game developed and published by the Australian indie studio SMG Studio. In the game, the player has to control a car to avoid hitting obstacles or the edge of the track using their thumb. It was released for iOS on February 18, 2016, followed by a port for Android in March 2016 and tvOS in September 2016.

## Contents

* 1 Gameplay
* 2 Development and release
* 3 Reception
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Gameplay

The gameplay consists of the player drifting a car along different tracks.[1] This is done by the player dragging their finger left or right causing the back of the car to move in that direction.[2] There are coins on the track which the player can collect.[3] These coins can be spent on buying new cars for the player to play the game with.[2] If the player collides with the edge of the track or an obstacle the game is over.[1]

## Development and release

Thumb Drift was developed by the Australian indie studio SMG Studio, who previously produced games such as One More Line and One More Bounce.[4]

A game demo of Thumb Drift was shown at PAX Prime 2015,[4] and the game was released for iOS on February 18, 2016.[5][6][7] A port for Android was released on March 2, 2016,[8] followed by tvOS on September 19, 2016, under the name Thumb Drift GT-V.[9]

## Reception

Reception

| Aggregate score

Aggregator| Score
Metacritic| 79/100[10]
Review scores
Publication| Score
Gamezebo| 80/100[1]
Pocket Gamer| 3.5/5[2]
TouchArcade| 4.5/5[11]

The game was praised by multiple publications.[1][2][11] On Metacritic, the game has a "generally favorable" score of 79 based on four critics.[10]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Allen, Jennifer (2016-02-23). "Thumb Drift Review: Steady Fingers". http://www.gamezebo.com/2016/02/23/thumb-drift-review/.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Slater, Harry (February 19, 2016). "Thumb Drift \- Smashing a tank sideways into a white picket fence". Pocket Gamer. https://pocketgamer.com/thumb-drift/thumb-drift-smashing-a-tank-sideways-into-a-white-picket-fence/.
3. ↑ Allen, Jennifer (2016-02-24). "Thumb Drift Tips, Cheats, and Strategies". https://www.gamezebo.com/walkthroughs/thumb-drift-tips-cheats-and-strategies/.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dotson, Carter (September 4, 2015). "Thumb Drift is the Next Game from One More Line Developers SMG". https://toucharcade.com/2015/09/04/thumb-drift-is-the-next-game-from-one-more-line-developers-smg/.
5. ↑ Dotson, Carter (February 15, 2016). "Thumb Drift from the Developers of One More Line Releases This Week". https://toucharcade.com/2016/02/15/thumb-drift-release-date/.
6. ↑ Hodapp, Eli (February 17, 2016). "New iPhone Games Out Now (And Coming Tonight): Thumb Drift, Tennis Champs Returns, Blocky Rugby, Rayman and More". https://toucharcade.com/2016/02/17/new-iphone-games-out-now-and-coming-tonight-thumb-drift-tennis-champs-returns-blocky-rugby-rayman-and-more/.
7. ↑ Nelson, Jared (February 17, 2016). "Out Now: Stellar Wanderer, Tennis Champs Returns, Blackwell 5: Epiphany, Thumb Drift, Lost Portal CCG, Fantasy Mage, The Swords and More". https://toucharcade.com/2016/02/17/new-iphone-ipad-games-february-18th/.
8. ↑ "Thumb Drift — Fast & Furious C". https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smgstudio.thumbdrift&hl=en_US.
9. ↑ Dotson, Carter (September 19, 2016). "SMG Brings Thumb Drift GT-V to Apple TV". https://toucharcade.com/2016/09/19/smg-brings-thumb-drift-gt-v-to-apple-tv/.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Thumb Drift \- Furious One Touch Car Racing". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/thumb-drift-furious-one-touch-car-racing/. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Reinauer, Nathan (2016-03-03). "Thumb Drift Review – Slip Slidin' Away". https://toucharcade.com/2016/03/03/thumb-drift-review-slip-slidin-away/. Retrieved 2017-03-02.

## External links

* Thumb Drift at MobyGames

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