Retro Racers Beginner Guide - Your First Race Day

What is Retro Racers? It is a co-op racing game where you pick vintage cars, customise wheels, and race through tracks — developed by Kavari Studio and released on Steam on October 17, 2026. That single sentence covers everything you need before your first race; the rest of this guide unpacks each part. (Source: Steam store page)

What Modes Can You Play in Retro Racers?

According to the Steam store listing, Retro Racers supports Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, and Shared/Split Screen play. In practice that means you can race alone against the field, race with friends online, or sit next to a friend on the same screen in couch co-op — split-screen co-op is explicitly listed as supported.

How Do You Pick Your First Car?

The game is built around vintage cars: you choose a retro car and customise its wheels before racing. A concrete tier list of cars is not yet published by the studio, so treat any ranking you see online as a community estimate. Our suggestion for race day: pick whichever car you find easiest to keep on the track — in arcade racers, finishing clean usually beats raw top speed. (Community estimate, not official data.)

Which Settings Should You Change First?

The store page does not document a settings list, so we keep this section honest and short. Two habits that transfer to almost every arcade racer:

• Run a full practice lap before your first ranked race to learn the track layout.
• Check the controls screen for handbrake and reset-to-track bindings — they save seconds after a spin.

Does Retro Racers Have Achievements?

Yes — Steam Achievements are listed in the game’s feature categories on Steam. See our achievements guide for what we know so far and how to track them.

Is Retro Racers Worth It for Casual Players?

The Steam listing tags the game as Action, Casual, Racing and Sports, and couch co-op is a headline feature — that combination is usually a good fit for casual and family play sessions. For live player sentiment, check the Steam store page’s recent reviews, which update continuously. (Source: Steam store page categories.)

Related Guides

• How Co-Op Works
• Cars and Customisation
• Achievements Guide

FAQ

Is Retro Racers free? The pricing model is shown on the official Steam store page; this wiki does not mirror prices because they change over time.

Who made Retro Racers? Kavari Studio (per the official Steam listing).

When did it release? October 17, 2026 on Steam.