Distance

Distance on PC is an atmospheric racing platformer from Refract that combines futuristic arcade driving with parkour-style movement. The current storefront name remains Distance; no verified Steam rebrand, replacement edition, or renamed PC version was found. Its central challenge is not completing laps, but surviving hazardous point-to-point tracks by driving, jumping, rotating, and flying through a neon science-fiction city.

Arcade racing built around movement

Distance uses a third-person driving perspective and a direct, highly responsive control scheme. The car can accelerate along conventional roads, but the track is only one surface among many. Wall-driving lets you travel across vertical structures, while jumps and rotations help you cross gaps, avoid obstacles, and recover from awkward approaches.

The vehicle also has flight movement. Opening its wings allows you to glide through open sections, search for shortcuts, and connect routes that are impossible to reach by ordinary driving. Boost management, steering corrections, and spatial awareness matter more than realistic braking or tire simulation. The result sits closer to an action platformer than a traditional circuit racer.

Hazards include gaps, barriers, lasers, saws, and track sections that force rapid changes in direction. Crashes are part of the learning loop. You replay a route, identify the timing problem, then refine the line until the run becomes faster and cleaner.

Adventure, Arcade, and Trackmogrify

The Adventure mode provides a short single-player narrative experience set in a mysterious, hostile city. Its environmental storytelling uses the locations, lighting, sound, and escalating hazards to establish an ominous atmosphere rather than relying on a conventional dialogue-heavy structure.

Arcade mode shifts the focus toward repeatable performance. You race against ghosts, chase medals, unlock additional tracks, and compare times through leaderboards. The important progression loop is mastery: learning a course, finding a safer or faster route, and reducing mistakes on later attempts.

Trackmogrify adds a more unusual layer by generating randomized track layouts through seed modifiers. Instead of treating every course as a fixed sequence, the mode can alter the shape and behavior of a run according to selected parameters. This gives experienced players a way to create fresh routing problems without abandoning Distance’s movement system.

Distance also includes dedicated modes such as Sprint, Reverse Tag, Stunt, and Challenge. Sprint emphasizes clean point-to-point racing, Reverse Tag changes the competitive objective, Stunt rewards experimentation with the car’s aerial abilities, and Challenge content tests specific driving situations.

A community-made course ecosystem

One of Distance’s strongest long-term features is its built-in level editor. Players can create tracks inside the game, test them, and share them through Steam Workshop. This changes the content model from a fixed collection of developer-made courses into a community-driven library with new layouts, visual themes, and mechanical experiments.

The editor is especially valuable because Distance’s movement rules support more than ordinary racing. A creator can design sections around wall transitions, jumps, flight paths, stunt setups, hazards, and alternate routes. Players who enjoy stunt-focused racing platformers such as motorbike obstacle courses like Urban Trial Collection will recognize the appeal of learning a route through repeated attempts, although Distance replaces two-wheeled physics with futuristic car movement.

Content, editions, and paid extras

The standard PC package is a paid base game containing Adventure, Arcade, multiplayer modes, Trackmogrify, VR support, and the level editor. Steam also lists a Deluxe Edition that bundles the main game with the soundtrack and art book.

The storefront presents the soundtrack and art book as separate additional content. No season pass, licensed vehicle program, or large collection of gameplay expansions is listed for the current PC edition. The practical value of the game comes from its included modes and the Workshop ecosystem rather than from a long sequence of paid add-ons.

That structure makes Distance easier to understand than many modern racing catalogs. You are buying a focused movement game with competitive replay value and user-created content, not a progression-heavy car collection or a service built around rotating content.

Multiplayer and PC features

Distance supports online multiplayer for up to 12 players and local split-screen for 2 to 4 players. Steam also lists Remote Play Together, giving players another way to share local multiplayer sessions through the PC platform. Multiplayer is built around finishing tracks, competing for cleaner lines, and using the same movement systems that define solo play.

PC players can use keyboard or gamepad controls, and the game includes VR support with integration for Oculus Rift CV1 and HTC Vive. VR is listed as a PC feature rather than a universal option across every platform. Steam also provides achievements, leaderboards, Workshop access, captions, trading cards, Family Sharing, and cross-platform multiplayer functionality.

Localization is limited. The Steam storefront lists English interface, audio, and subtitles, with no broader set of verified text or voice localizations shown for the PC edition.

Who Distance suits best

Distance is a strong fit for players who want fast arcade handling, precise movement, time attacks, community tracks, and unusual vehicle abilities. It particularly rewards people who enjoy practicing the same course until a route feels automatic. The car’s ability to drive on walls and fly gives every track a platforming dimension that conventional racing games do not provide.

It is less suitable for players seeking realistic motorsport, extensive car customization, a long character-driven campaign, or a relaxed driving experience. The game expects frequent corrections and repeated failures, especially once tracks begin combining hazards with jumps, rotations, and airborne sections.

Players who prefer a conventional arcade racing structure with a large vehicle roster and event-based progression may find broader arcade motorsport competition such as GRID Legends a better fit. Distance is narrower, stranger, and more focused on mastering movement than building a racing career.

Distance FAQ

Is Distance still the current PC name?

Yes. The current Steam listing uses the name Distance. No verified renamed edition or PC rebrand was found on the official storefront or Refract’s current publisher information.

What kind of game is Distance?

Distance is an atmospheric racing platformer and futuristic arcade racer. Its defining mechanics are wall-driving, jumping, rotating, boosting, and flying through hazardous point-to-point tracks.

Does Distance have online multiplayer?

Yes. Online play supports up to 12 players. The game also includes local split-screen multiplayer for 2 to 4 players and Steam Remote Play Together.

Does Distance support VR on PC?

Yes. The PC edition supports VR integration for Oculus Rift CV1 and HTC Vive. A keyboard or gamepad is required for VR play according to the storefront information.

Does Distance include a level editor?

Yes. The built-in editor lets players create and share tracks through Steam Workshop. Community content is a major part of the game’s replay value.

Is Distance a realistic racing simulator?

No. It is an arcade racing platformer focused on route execution, aerial movement, hazards, and time improvement rather than realistic vehicle handling or motorsport simulation.

Does Distance have paid DLC?

The current PC storefront lists the base game and separate soundtrack and art book content, plus a Deluxe Edition bundle. No season pass or major gameplay expansion program is listed.

If the movement-focused side of Distance appeals to you but you prefer rhythm-driven platforming instead of vehicle control, auto-running arcade challenges such as Runner3 offer a different take on timing, speed, and repeated execution.