JDM: Japanese Drift Master Review

JDM: Japanese Drift Master reviewed by Luke Reilly on PC.

"JDM: Japanese Drift Master is a hugely ambitious and earnest racer that’s very clearly in love with the art of drifting as much as its intended audience is. With its regularly gorgeous and interesting map, robust drift handling, and a mostly licensed car list, it also reset my expectations of the scale that can be achieved by indies in the racing space. Unfortunately, while I had a good time cruising and drifting, the same can’t be said about the unwelcome surprise events that render your drift cars out of their element, or the poorly optimised grip racing mode plagued with clumsy AI. Developer Gaming Factory has promised more modes and fixes over the remainder of 2025 and beyond, but it’s a plan that overtly leaves JDM feeling like an unfinished project that’s shipped without the early access caveat, if you catch my drift."