RIP Flash!
Enjoy Playing Boat Drive
Boat Drive is one of those surprise indie titles that sneaks up on you with its laid-back charm and unexpectedly tight controls. You hop into a little motorboat and find yourself cruising through bright, low-poly islands, each dotted with palm trees, piers and the occasional hidden treasure chest. The water feels bouncy and alive, so when you push forward on the throttle, there’s a real sense of momentum that makes even simple turns feel satisfying.
The core of the game is all about completing oddball delivery and rescue missions: you might be asked to ferry passengers between two islands before their patience runs out, tow floating buoys into position for some makeshift obstacle course or scoop up stranded swimmers who’ve overestimated how powerful their inner tube actually is. Timers often hover in the back of your mind, but the soundtrack’s mellow steel-drum strumming and mellow electronic beats keep things chill rather than stress you out.
As you rack up successful missions, you earn coins that let you customize your boat in surprisingly detailed ways. Swap out a rusty engine for a sleeker motor, slap on headlights for nighttime runs or deck it out with neon paint jobs for purely aesthetic fun. There’s a satisfying loop in taking on a trickier contract, upgrading a bit, and then returning to tackle more difficult objectives with your souped-up ride.
What really makes Boat Drive stand out is the way it balances relaxed exploration with just enough challenge to keep you hooked—not to mention how fun it can be to grab a friend and see who can finish a circuit fastest without tipping over. Even if you’re not the world’s greatest virtual mariner, there’s something endearing about intoxicated seagulls squawking in the background and the sunkissed horizons waiting just around the next bend. It’s a breezy little trip that somehow feels bigger than the sum of its parts.