It's clear that the talented team at Aquiris Game Studio are having fun refining Horizon Chase Turbo to make it the ultimate retro-fuelled racer. We've seen a few updates to the game so far and the latest free update will take racers to Brazil. Not just any part of Brazil mind, we'll be transported to the lovely city of Porto Alegre, the developer's hometown.
In this special celebration, the free update includes 2 new tracks around the aforementioned city and 1 additional car, the Minuano, with 6 skins. In Horizon Chase Turbo on Switch, all skins will be available at launch (as opposed to the mobile version of the game which will get them in future updates).
Here's a bit more about the update from the patriotic devs:
The new car, Minuano, is inspired by a nostalgic model designed and produced in Porto Alegre in the '80s. Furthermore, the Update offers two additional tracks: Guaíba Sunset and Nightfall in Porto Alegre, full of references to real landmarks of our hometown.
"We couldn't be more excited to introduce our hometown to the millions of Horizon Chase players. The game concept is to race in some of the most iconic cities in the World, presenting beautiful horizons and genuine aspects to each one of them. So, thinking about the landmarks and choosing what could be the most authentic aspects of our hometown was really fun to do. And the new soundtrack is the best final touch we could do to this Update. We hope you all enjoy it as much as we did", Sandro Manfredini, Business Director at AQUIRIS.
Are you still enjoying Horizon Chase Turbo? Let us know what you think of this lovely update with a comment below.
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The best arcade racer right now. If you enjoy racing games you owe yourself to have this game in your collection.
If only they add the option to remove fuels for local games and it would become my go-to racing game for my casual friends. I remember seeing on steam forums that the develops said they are working on it, but the timestamp is like in 2018.
@ReWane They just need to make some cool pit stops that wouldn't completely interrupt a race like a pit lane where if you drive through it will refuel your gas such as the recharge like in F-Zero. That would be better than collecting gas fuel on the road every time.
I tried getting into Grid Autosport, but I have to be honest with myself. Horizon Chase Turbo is much more my level. I absolutely love this game, it really seems to pop hand-held as well. I bought the Summer Vibes DLC for a couple of quid and that's wonderful too.
Got this on a whim and so glad I did. It's lots of fun.
all right all right.. i bought it!
Windjammers (DotEmu)
Streets of Rage 4
Horizon Chase Turbo
for this evening! how does that sound?
I am from a smaller city around 120km away from Porto Alegre, but lived there for 6 years of my life (University + work) before moving to France.
This does put a smile on my face! I love they way they did the statue of the Laçador!
@Lugazz hey man!! I'm carioca, but I live in France too! hahaha! Funny thing is, it seems they put the beira rio stade, but not the arena of gremio! hahahaha! it seems the dev prefer red over blue! lol..
I love this game and still come back to it from time to time. I’ll be taking this slick new car for a spin to the great soundtrack and glorious color pallets this game offers. I’d be happy to see more from this team.
Free new tracks, that sounds good to me... I will have to try this out again...
Haven't played this for a while, but what fun it is...
This game continues surprising me. I bought it during last summer, and when I want to play an arcade racing game I frequently choose it over Crash Team Racing and Mario Kart 8. I'm going to play these new tracks with great pleasure.
Major props to the references of the Gaúcho culture:
Minuano is a strong and cold wind that blows in the region during autumn and winter. It is also the name of an ancient indigenous tribe that inhabited Rio Grande do Sul (the Brazilian state which Porto Alegre is capital of).
The 3 colours in the back of the in-game car, just above the word, are the colours of Rio Grande do Sul flag.
The phase "Where is my yerba maté?" it's because we drink chimarrão A LOT, a beverage made on this herb, kinda like a tea.
The music "Guaíba Sunset" nods to a really common thing to do in the city which is to go watch the sunset by the lake Guaíba.
@rex_rex You're right LOL Yeah maybe they are indeed colorados, or the Arena wouldn't make sense in the way they planned the race. By the way, in which city are you now?
I’d love auto-accelerate (like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe) in the game.
The fuel should be an option. looks great though.
cool. had this racer for a while, but not played it for a bit. time to dust it off for an update.
@Lugazz hey, great great explanation of the gaucho culture! the only 2 I recognized, the flag and the stadium! and yes, I know how important the mate is for you guys.
I live in Paris, how about you? once this bizarre time passes, let's hang, beer a beer (if you don't live far) and play some switch (this can be even before, online, lol).
I like the game, but still find it oddly unsatisfying. Collisions are very difficult to avoid at the start of a race because the tracks are so tight and the cars so bunched, and the collision physics don't feel right to me.
When is this update available?
@rex_rex The 2 stadiums are visible in the trailer (the another is showed first) but Beira-Rio design call a lot more of attention. Is a lot easier remember it too. The roof of the other let it less impressive. Os colorados tem o estádio mais bonito.
I love this game, but hate those fuel cans.
Awesome! This is such a great old school racing game. I agree the fuel should be a option. There's some tracks that it's not a big deal and there's some you have to put so much focus to get fuel at the worst possible times of the track it takes the fun racing experience away.
Great! Been in Porto Alegre a few times. Locally, Minuano also means a chilly wind.
I just redownloaded this game again for the first time in a year or so and noticed that the acceleration has been updated so you can use shoulder buttons (not sure if you could do that before) which is much more comfortable than holding down ‘a’ button constantly.
This really is a beautifully crafted indie game
Nice to see fellow Brazilians showing up in the thread hahahaha é nóis gurizada! xD
@rex_rex I live in Caen, in Normandy. Oh yeah I'm up for some beer and Switch whenever possible! How could we exchange friend codes? Is it allowed to just post it here?
@FlashBoomerang An opinion is not always a fact, you should not start a soccer-related fight over here...
Hahahaha to zoando, couldn't care less about soccer (mas meu pai é gremista e escrevi em sua homenagem xD)
Those darker night stages are irritating, but overall yes a good racer to release some stress on...
Love this game- gives Outrun a good run for the money! Glad to hear of an update but Let’s hope that with the success of this game they make a true sequel!!
The unlocking was a bit too much of a mission which was a shame as it’s a great game.
This is a fantastic game, really nailed the aesthetic and feel of the 90's racers. Really cool that theyre still supporting it, look forward to checking out this update eventaully
I really enjoy this game. It isn't perfect, but is a great arcade racer that scratches an itch.
With the fuel situation, one thing you can do is use your turbo after you run out of fuel. I've done it both to get me to the next fuel can and to finish a race I otherwise wouldn't have.
@Lugazz @FlashBoomerang hahahaha yes, it makes me so happy so see other brazilians here. and even a guy who lives in the same country that i am! man, i've already switched code (at least he gave me and as far as i know, no worries) with a guy here.. let's see.. mine is: SW1032 2341 5843 both of you, fell free to add me.
I do care a lot about football! hahaha but I like both gremio and inter. actually, I like more football than my team, flamengo.
See ya guys!
Are they fixing the micro studders (dropped frames) that happen randomly? It's not bad and I love the game, but on a 96" screen the studders can be annoying.
@Benji80 same here. Beat the game and only a few times ran out.
If only they had retained a pit road like Top Gear on the Super Nintendo and the ability to short fill your gas tank (You didn't have to wait for an entire tank and could exit pit road when you hoped you had received enough gas to make it to the checkered flag).
The current fuel mechanics in Horizon Chase where you collect it from floating icons are the only part I'm not crazy about.
This is one of my favorite games to just drop in and do a few laps. Still slowly unlocking things as I'm not too serious about it and still have a few courses to unlock in the world tour. It's great to see the team still adding content. Would be nice to see a couple of alternate game modes in it, but new tracks are great, too.
I can't say I agree about the refueling. I think the fuel cans are a good arcade-style representation of a pit stop, and you very rarely run out of fuel once you've got a few upgrades in.
@Benji80 Just seen you pop up on the Brasilia Playground challenge!
This is the best retro style racer right now IMO, a very well made game that shines on the Switch.
gaúchos are gonna gauchar, as always haha! Porto Alegre was also the only South American city featured in a Pokémon GO Safari Zone event, around Lagoa dos Patos ("Duck Lagoon"), when they released shiny Psyduck internationally
Fantastic game. Was the date for the update released?
Easily the best arcade racer on the Switch right now. Awesome gameplay & music plus easy for anyone to pick up and play. Looks like another great update!
This game is such a joy to play!
Love it
@Benji80 I always have a go at the challenges but I don't tend to rank highly - I tend to be a couple of seconds off the top spot. Huge fan of the game though, and wondering what that final DLC spot is under the main campaign menu.
My favorite race game on switch. Love the team that makes it.
@FlashBoomerang The track nightfall in porto alegre (anoiteceu em porto alegre) is a song from engenheiros do havai, which have references from gremio´s first libertadores and world titles in 1983 ( humberto gessinger is a gremio fan) so i guess it just might be the opposite, maybe they are gremistas hahaha Don´t know if it´s a remix of that particular song, since i didn´t heard the song in the game, but surely is a nod to it at least (grenalização até aqui, gaúcho é foda haha
@waluigi86 You don't was happy in your try. The music is inspired in the main hit from Kleiton and Kledir.
@FlashBoomerang. Yeah i recognized the song in the video, I meant the name of one of the tracks
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