Fit check
Is Riptide GP2 worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Arcade racing fans who want watercraft, jumps, and stunt-based events
- Players seeking a solo campaign with upgradeable vehicles and rider progression
- Groups of 2 to 4 friends who want split-screen racing
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a realistic driving or flight simulator rather than stunt-focused hydro-jet racing
- Players wanting a small set of repeatable races instead of a campaign with more than 60 events and progression systems
- Solo players who have no interest in multiplayer or recorded-performance challenges
Our take on Riptide GP2
The listing gives equal weight to career progression, online competition, local multiplayer, stunts, and cloud features, but the core experience remains arcade-style water racing. Its broad feature list may make the game seem more varied than the central race-and-stunt loop.
What is Riptide GP2?
Riptide GP2 is a water-racing game built around rocket-powered hydro jets and interactive waves.
Its single-player career includes more than 60 events across Race, Hot Lap, Elimination, and Freestyle formats. Players can collect 10 hydro jets, improve their performance, change their colors, and develop a rider through 25 unlockable stunts. Courses pass through city environments, canals, rivers, harbors, and research facilities, with jumps that support stunt-based racing. Multiplayer includes online competition and local split-screen races for 2, 3, or 4 players. VR Challenge mode uses recorded performances from Steam friends as opponents. Keyboard, gamepad, Big Picture mode, and cloud synchronization across computers are also supported.
How Riptide GP2 plays
- 01Career event variety
- The solo campaign contains more than 60 races spanning four event types: Race, Hot Lap, Elimination, and Freestyle.
- 02Hydro jet upgrades
- A collection of 10 watercraft can receive performance improvements and color changes.
- 03Stunt progression
- Rider progression unlocks 25 stunts that can build boost during races.
- 04Local multiplayer
- Split-screen competition supports 2, 3, or 4 participants.
- 05VR Challenge mode
- Races can use recorded best performances from Steam friends as virtual opponents.
- 06Cloud synchronization
- Game progress can be continued across computers through a Steam ID.
Riptide GP2 compared to similar games
Riptide GP2 centers on rocket-powered hydro jets, water courses, stunts, and a career with more than 60 events, while KartKraft focuses on karting vehicles and tracks. GRID Legends combines car racing with story experiences, career events, additional modes, locations, and vehicles, rather than hydro-jet racing and stunt progression.
Riptide GP2: platforms & release
Is Riptide GP2 worth it?
It is worth it if: arcade racing fans who want watercraft, jumps, and stunt-based events. Skip it if: players seeking a realistic driving or flight simulator rather than stunt-focused hydro-jet racing.
Where can I download Riptide GP2?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Riptide GP2's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Riptide GP2 on?
Windows only.
