Fit check
Is Mercury Race worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Arcade racing fans who want shooting integrated into each race
- Players seeking short, fast sessions rather than a driving simulation
- Friends looking for local split-screen competition
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a realistic driving simulation rather than arcade racing
- Players who prefer a slower pace over fast, short races
- Solo players looking for a game centered on local multiplayer
Our take on Mercury Race
The focus on quick arcade races leaves less room for the broader driving detail of a simulation. Progress centers on circuits, badges, rankings, and repeated attempts rather than a larger career structure.
What is Mercury Race?
Mercury Race combines arcade driving with shooting in a retrofuturistic setting.
Races require steering through circuits while targeting enemies and collecting items. Destroying enemies awards crystals that increase the ship’s speed. The game has 15 circuits, with badges to earn and rankings to pursue, and eight ships with different attributes. Arcade mode focuses on earning badges, while King of the Galaxy links five circuits into a sequence with its own leaderboards and achievements. Split-screen multiplayer lets two players compete locally. The game focuses on fast, short sessions rather than driving simulation, with an original soundtrack in a synth-wave and dark-wave style.
How Mercury Race plays
- 01Dual-task racing
- Players steer through each circuit while aiming at enemies and track items.
- 02Crystal speed gains
- Destroying enemies awards crystals that raise the ship’s speed.
- 03Fifteen circuits
- Each course offers a badge to earn and a ranking to pursue.
- 04Eight ship choices
- The ships have different features and attributes.
- 05Split-screen multiplayer
- Two players can compete locally on the same screen.
- 06Five-circuit sequences
- King of the Galaxy mode links five circuits and tracks its own achievements and leaderboards.
- 07Synth-wave soundtrack
- The original music uses a synth-wave and dark-wave style.
Mercury Race compared to similar games
GRIP: Combat Racing features wheeled and airborne vehicles and an arsenal of heavy weapons, while Mercury Race centers on shooting during arcade circuits with eight ships. Barro offers small-car racing with arcade, time-trial, and split-screen modes; Mercury Race adds enemy shooting, crystal-based speed increases, badges, and a five-circuit sequence mode.
Mercury Race: platforms & release
Is Mercury Race worth it?
It is worth it if: arcade racing fans who want shooting integrated into each race. Skip it if: players seeking a realistic driving simulation rather than arcade racing.
Where can I download Mercury Race?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Mercury Race's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Mercury Race on?
Windows only.
