Set in hell, Drift Phonk 666 dazzles with rudimentary controls, a trap soundtrack, and astonishing difficulty in later levels.

The only controls that matter in gameplay are ◀ LEFT and RIGHT ▶, accessible via the arrow keys or the "A" and "D" ones. There is no remapping in the game or quality options, you can only go fullscreen. You drift a blob and move laterally, desperately avoiding the stationary gears which will kill you if you come into contact with them.

Sure, the music isn't amazing. Hearing the same five tracks or so loop with repetitive gunshots tries to sell the dark theme a little too hard, but it's still better than nothing.

Speaking of minimalist, shout out to the developer buying into the budget puzzler trend of making all levels available from the beginning. Skipping a frustrating puzzle can feel so relieving if you just can't get it, just don't consider yourself a journalist afterwards.

Drift Phonk 666 continues to amaze as the 666th entry in the series. It only saddens me to hear the other 665 games are unavailable to acquire on Steam.

Reviewed on Aug 08, 2022


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