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GRIP: Combat Racing
Developer Caged Element
Grip: Combat Racing, often shortened to Grip, is a racing video game developed by Canadian studio, Caged Element and published by Wired Productions for Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. Warp Digital ported the title to console, and was released for all four platforms on November 6, 2018. Grip is the spiritual successor to Rollcage, according to Rock, Paper, Shotgun. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
230 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
79
LovedLoved
147 positive · 40 negative
95% range 72–84%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 147 | 40 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 9 | 0 | 30 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,781 of 3,280 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
78% recommend · 140 yes, 40 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 180 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (4,381 of 5,177 positive).
Players praise GRIP as a worthy successor to Rollcage and F-Zero GX. [1][2][3] Many enjoy the high-speed, gravity-defying racing and chaotic combat. [4][5][6] Some reviewers criticize the AI rubber-banding and steep learning curve. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [8]
A brilliant game, if not for the AI. Since the multiplayer is has been completely dead for a few years, the AI is the only opponent there is left in this game. What's wrong with it ? It really sucks at the game, it teams up against you, and boy does it not like to lose. Other cars will keep one weapon only for you when you overtake them, despite being surrounded by other AI cars. They all have better top speed and …
- [4]
Pure brain-off chaos in the best way possible. You drive stupidly fast cars on walls, ceilings or wherever gravity gave up. While rockets and explosions fly everywhere. It’s loud, it’s dumb, it’s over the top, and it works. On top of that, it’s a great continuation of Rollcage, staying true to the old-school anti-gravity madness. 10/10, zero thoughts, only speed
- [5]
Blasting heavy-metal tunes while driving on walls and upside-down at insane speeds feels incredible. It has a steep learning curve and the rubber-banding can be a bit brutal at times, but when everything works, it's an absolute blast.
- [6]
Absolute fun. It's a true shame this game isn't more popular. It is an absolute blast to play and is one of the few racing games that is just *fun* after the legend Split\Second (Please go try that game). Neither of these amazing games got the recognition they deserved. Please, viewer, if you're on the fence about getting this game, you will NOT regret it.
- [1]
Proud successor to Rollcage and a sequel in development currently on Kickstarter - go check that!
Summarised from 34 of the 201 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked GRIP: Combat Racing talk about great successor to Rollcage and F-Zero GX; those who didn't talk about aI rubber-banding is too strong and unfair. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
According to review aggregator platform Metacritic, Grip received "mixed or average reviews".
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
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neutral · AI labelView post →Wanna play a game?? Grip these fangs and dangle down my maw. See how long you can last before you plummet down my throat. Winner gets churned into tit fat :3
neutral · AI labelView post →Grip my ankles and pound out my hole after the game 😈
neutral · AI labelView post →PRESS PHOTO: A player holds the Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con™ 2 Grip controller while returning to play a Nintendo Switch™ 2 game after trying the Virtual Boy™ for Nintendo Switch™ 2/Nintendo Switch™ accessory for two minutes
neutral · AI labelView post →Better Keep a Firm Grip On daddy Wolfy's Keyblade Game: Kingdom Hearts III Time: 7pm-10pmEST www.twitch.tv/wolfywolfang
neutral · AI labelView post →In this indie racing game sequel EVERYTHING is your road! Gravity-defying rocket-powered racing in GRIP XR. Only 4 days left on the (successfully funded) Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cag... Play the Free Demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4475750/... by #indiedev Caged Element
neutral · AI labelView post →Survive as a vessel, intervene as a god. A brand-new 2.5D horror game, Onyx: The Dark Grip, is coming exclusively to Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027! #NintendoDirect
neutral · AI labelView post →The grip this game has on me the GRIP THESE TWO HAVE ON ME AAAAAAAAAAAA #spamtenna #telemarketing #deltarune
neutral · AI labelView post →sadly I picked this game at sale, so at least my 5 cents - half of the maps have horrible design which does not count with speed and opponent actions so you get thrown outside of track quite often. Some roads have rails which are useless as you just drive over them. And thanks for obstacles near edge of track that completely slow you or throw you out of track. - rubber banding is terrible as always, if you are good then let's negate that and speed everybody up, if you suck let's let your…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL;DR: This is a fun game if you both mastered it while also being somewhat of a casual gamer. You may ask "aren't those criteria a bit incompatible?" and yes, that's why I don't recommend the game. The tracks aren't intuitive to navigate, and the physics are unforgiving of mistakes. Add a some layers of randomness and inconsistent behaviors, and you'll often find yourself losing a race regardless of your skill, where only a casual gamer can be say "oh well!" and move on. In other words, it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →😂🤣😂 omg. YES. But this game had me in its GRIP.
neutral · AI labelView post →Game. Day. Grip. Go Cards. Beat Kentucky. Beat Stanford.
neutral · AI labelView post →First gameplay preview of Devil's Grip. A card game I'm working on with @pastelyeti.bsky.social and @beardedorange.bsky.social #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #godot
neutral · AI labelView post →stupid dandys world stuff (this game has a DEATH GRIP on me) #dandysworld #art
neutral · AI labelView post →leaving a review because user "nobody cares" is a cowards and doesn't allow comments on his 0.7 playtime negative review. this is basically a reply to his review - the maps are specifically designed to have catch-nets and curves so you can speed, and flat sections where you are expected to turn want you to slow down. just drive better. look at what what's in front of you and adjust. just don't t-bone the guard rails and they'll work. - you can turn off rubber-banding. its called "catch up" in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A brilliant game, if not for the AI. Since the multiplayer is has been completely dead for a few years, the AI is the only opponent there is left in this game. What's wrong with it ? It really sucks at the game, it teams up against you, and boy does it not like to lose. Other cars will keep one weapon only for you when you overtake them, despite being surrounded by other AI cars. They all have better top speed and acceleration than you, no matter what vehicle they have. And to top it all off,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Proud successor to Rollcage and a sequel in development currently on Kickstarter - go check that!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Alien: The Roleplaying Game art by Martin Grip
neutral · AI labelView post →The GRIP 2 DEMO is OUT NOW🏎️🔥 Combat racing is back! Our small team has worked tirelessly to improve GRIP 2 over the last few months, and we're really proud of how much it’s evolved for this new demo. If you like the game, be sure to spread the word! ⭐️WISHLIST GRIP 2 ON STEAM! ⭐️ Link in bio
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm both hyped for the game and its OST Loved the last GRIP game
positive · AI labelView post →GRIP 2: Combat Racing Evolved is a game where you can crank it and come first
positive · AI labelView post →Pure brain-off chaos in the best way possible. You drive stupidly fast cars on walls, ceilings or wherever gravity gave up. While rockets and explosions fly everywhere. It’s loud, it’s dumb, it’s over the top, and it works. On top of that, it’s a great continuation of Rollcage, staying true to the old-school anti-gravity madness. 10/10, zero thoughts, only speed
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Next gen Rollcage Futuristic racer with hover jets and two sided cars which can drive on ceilings just like that. Huge wide tracks often split into multiple paths and plenty of vehicles to choose from. Speed is above your expectations so make sure to wear some googles. Levels turn racing into stunt event playing with perspective and changing how you drive - on walls, upside down and such. Vehicles have classic cars which have wheels and hoverjet cars which fly close to the surface. Generally…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I loved this game at first, but the more I played it, the more frustrated I became. Many times I have uninstalled it, only to get the urge to play it again and give it another chance. Only to be let down every time. The AI rubber-banding is far too strong. Even using "catch-up assist" doesn't help. If they have a lead on you, good luck. You may as well restart. The final lap of every race seems to have a curse where the AI catches up to you even if you've maintained a good lead for the entire…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the 2000s racing games sci-fi airy tracks aesthetic is done really well in this game. a really good rollcage spiritual successor
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The vehicle designs are cool and it feels really fast compared to most racing games, but the AI ruin the whole experience. They never seem to attack each other and gang up on you instead. You can get 700m+ ahead of them and they'll always magically catch up, even using a slower vehicle (stats wise). I wish there was a difficulty slider as I like the gameplay, but it's just not fun getting destroyed every race. You can literally 1v1 an AI with the same vehicle and they're faster than you for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Despite the looks, the game is actually set in the neolithic age. Humanity didn't develop the ability to draw maps. But let's be serious, who would like to know the shape of a racing circuit before driving some excessively fast thing on it? Or even more absurd, knowing where the heck you are?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mario Kart on steroids... Need I say more. For $30 it's better priced than Mario Kart World.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Probably my favorite racing game as of right now. The learning curve is rather steep but I think the racing would be a lot less intense if you weren't constantly at risk of hitting something and going to space. Soundtrack's really good, neurofunk drum & bass fits the racing, combat and setting all at the same time. For proper online racing you're gonna have to join the official GRIP discord server, but other than that the online experience is very good.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heya folks, here's a short featuring an indie racing game called GRIP by Caged Element and Wired Productions. Figured I'd do a First # video for it since I haven't played it in a long time. I'm looking forward to the upcoming sequel as well. #grip #videogames #indiegames #racinggames #shorts
positive · AI labelView post →GM mutual patutuals 💕 this is probably my last ff7 clip I’ll do for my morning posts as i have beaten le game I’m playing the ff resonance demo now LOL the IRON GRIP squaresoft has on me
neutral · AI labelView post →Super fun and very well optimized! Way more fun than F-Zero GX etc. HDR was washed out at first, Unreal HDR fix from the steamcommunity fixed it easily. Looks amazing in both HDR and SDR. The game runs at 45 fps on my old 3550H Vega 8 on low settings, and runs at 180 to 240 FPS on my 3060 with all settings maxxed out. Looks fantastic both ways. Absolutely get this, this is the most fun I've had in any racing game in a long time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →F-Zero GX but with those cool RC cars that would flip over to a new 'topside' if you drove it into a wall or something. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →so grip has renamed too GRIP == OUR NEW GAME IS OUT ( no longer part of the games name now as of 18/09/25 ) == same game same everything different name .. lol whats happened with games these days we can see you have a new game we will if we want too go find it . lol great game interesting advertising tactics tho edit ( 18/09/2025 ... they have renamed the game BACK too just the word GRIP .. :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Trump’s Iron Grip On the GOP Put the Senate in Play. “Americans are angry about war and prices, and a president’s second midterm is always difficult — but a series of decisions by President Donald Trump has made Republicans’ Senate majority ever-more vulnerable,” Semafor reports. “The mark Trump made on the midterms began in the summer of 2024, when he selected former Ohio Sen. JD Vance […]
neutral · AI labelView post →There's a new GRIP 2 demo up, though honestly I was already sold on the game with the first demo.
positive · AI labelView post →Blasting heavy-metal tunes while driving on walls and upside-down at insane speeds feels incredible. It has a steep learning curve and the rubber-banding can be a bit brutal at times, but when everything works, it's an absolute blast.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →GRIP was a game i played growing up on the switch and now on PC, its even better, this game has stupid optimisation, it looks amazing even with a GTX 660
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In the pursuit of playing something with the vibe of the old-school arcade racers, I stumbled upon GRIP. With only a couple hours in, I just wanted to lay down the controller and stop. There is some real potential here but the execution shows too many lackluster aspects to feel like it is worth it. 6/10 Pros: - The game gives a really satisfactory feeling of speed that few racing games pull off this well. - Vehicle handling feels good. Vehicles feel heavy with real grunt in the engine and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In short, one of the worst racing games I have ever played. Let's start with some positives: - Detailed models of vehicles. - A good sense of speed. - Ok graphics and sounds. Aaaand that's all. The rest is a total crap. In more detail: - The driving physics is inconsistent. Every small bump or jump gives you a 50/50 chance to either spin or yeet you off the track. - AI is brazenly cheating. Your opponents might get off the track few times, eat few missiles and still be able to catch up to you.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very aesthetically pleasing game with good visuals & good sound design. The vehicles look really nice. I think adding vehicles without wheels was probably a mistake since they just don't look as good; they just don't quite fit the game. The presence of micro-transactions is unfortunate.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Must have forgotten to review this, The sequel GRIP XR is being worked on soon.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →vr doesnt work: "LowLevelFatalError [File:E:\UnrealEngine-4.17.x\Engine\Source\Runtime\Windows\D3D11R HI\Private\D3D11Util.cpp] [Line: 294] Direct3DDevice->CreateTexture2D(TextureDesc, SubResourceData, OutTex ture2D) failed at E:\UnrealEngine-4.17.x\Engine\Source\Runtime\Windows\D3D11RHI\Pri vate\D3D11Texture.cpp:441 with error E_INVALIDARG, Size=1073741824x1073741824x1 Format=DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_TYPELESS(0x0000005A), NumMips=1, Flags=D3D11_BIND_RENDER_TARGET D3D11_BIND_SHADER_RESOURCE"
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WHOOOO Rollcage Returns! well.... kind of. Pros: -Definitely feels like a modern successor to the original Rollcage games. If you liked Rollcage, 90% chance you'll like GRIP. Same tempo and feel. Three main differences: They added game-world lore, hovercars are available but don't really do anything different except LOOK different, and there is an option to permanently kill cars while racing. -As stated above: Lore. Finally. Not much, but enough. -Customizable cars. Seems like its…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best racing game on the market right now. A great successor to the Rollcage.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i enjoyed grip xr and decided to get this one, its very fun. obviously its older and since i played the demo of the sequel to this i prefer the crank mechanic more. but this one has that grungey feeling to it. i like the grit this game comes with i wish it had more people playing though. it would be insane to play in a full lobby with other racers ;(
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really good game Driving feels amazing Abilities are nicely designed BUT: 30 bucks worth?! hell naw, get it for 2 bucks via key controller support is still kinda bugged with anything other than xbox controllers marketing is ♥♥♥♥. It could have a great playerbase with this game quality! Get it for 5 or less bucks, it's a great game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →4/10 Four points for Music, Graphics and Style 0 Points for everything else. Cars bounce way to much. After Rank 7 the races are just pure luck. The railgun will ruin so many races for you. No warnings, no time to react, instant hit and you will be yeeted into oblivion. Once you fall back its insanely hard to comback. If this happens in the last round, its already lost. F this game, im salty as hell.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolute fun. It's a true shame this game isn't more popular. It is an absolute blast to play and is one of the few racing games that is just *fun* after the legend Split\Second (Please go try that game). Neither of these amazing games got the recognition they deserved. Please, viewer, if you're on the fence about getting this game, you will NOT regret it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely love this game. If you were a fan of fast-paced racers like WipEout or F-Zero GX, this is one you shouldn’t miss. It’s visually stunning, very well optimized, and the handling feels excellent. The only area that could elevate it further would be the addition of more weapons and deeper vehicle customization. That said, the track design and overall variety are superb. Great work, Caged Element.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is better than Mario Kart and any other combat based racing games out there! Just buy it and it's DLC and you won't regret it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its like a mix between Jack X Racing and Wipeout Pure. 5 stars !
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the curved walls make for a really cool concept. really fun little racing game that scratches the itch most racing games dont for me nowadays
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So far, I'm having a blast playing this! The blistering speeds and track versatility are more than welcome after slews of kid-friendly titles that treat speed like a suggestion. My only gripes so far are: -that the tracks can sometimes surprise you, flipping you somewhere you not only didn't mean to go, or just throwing you off the track entirely. -you can be turned sideways and lose all momentum regardless of how you try to recover. -the rubberbanding only helps your opponents (npc's) and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mario Kart for non Mario Kart fanatics. You can break the sound barrier while firing missiles. You want more?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game really wants to have everything, and it does. But Mario Kart 8 does this better. There is plenty to like about this game but the "Career" game mode offers no difficulty early on, and by then the game lost me. The ideas here are great, but again, mario kart has done this and perfected it. We do not need a gritty mario kart, twisted metal has a game from 2012 that does that. We need a pure anti-gravity RACING game. The items are lackluster, the tracks are too wide, they feel like…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's pretty fun. Not sure how to make the resolution go high enough to match the screen on this device, handhelds that aren't the Steam Deck are really hit and miss with older games, I've noticed - it just resets to default every time I try - but it works well enough with those settings. Controller works without issues. Something kind of funny about playing a far future game with a current day Chinese SUV as one of the choices.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Could be a good game if the sound worked. The audio in the races just doesn't play. All the menu sounds and music are fine including the escape menu in the race, but there is no sound for the race itself. No sfx or music at all. If I can hear audio from EVERYTHING else except the race than it's a game problem. I paranoia checked all my sound settings and nothing had change. Guess I'll never know if this game is actually fun.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →GRIP: Combat Racing - A game that really feels like Jak X at the core. While the graphics itself isn't next level, the combat is pretty straight forward and meh in my opinion, the game overall isn't bad. It's fun enough to grind through the levels and gain a bunch of achievements as bragging rights in the meantime. I've not played this game in VR, but I can just imagine the amount of motion sickness you can get with it. Long story short, if you like old school racing games with high speed and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No language setting or steering wheel support, trash tier
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
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