Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip

Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip is a hilarious journey with platforming, driving, puzzles, and laughs aplenty. While it may not last long, it is definitely a turbo trip you won't regret taking!

"Tiny Terry’s Turbo Trip” is a delightful and engaging collect-a-thon that combines humour, charming graphics, and enjoyable gameplay. Its unique premise and well-executed dialogue make it a standout title. Whether you’re a fan of quirky adventures or just looking for a fun and heart-warming game, “Tiny Terry’s Turbo Trip” is a must-play.

Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip is not for everybody. This is not a massive open world with a ton of complex systems and a variety of objectives. The game is focused on getting Terry and his car into space. The town is small but serves a concentrated dose of positive weirdness and mini-games. The search for money and junk never stops and can become frustrating. The world can come across as crass and unappealing. But I think Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip is worth playing because it doesn’t aim to be mainstream and because it works hard to make even the smallest interaction surprising.

In all, Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip is a short but enjoyable sandbox with a decent amount to do. The art design and humor may not be for everyone, but this reviewer can happily say that it makes for a very fun experience!

While Tiny Terry’s Turbo Trip could’ve given players a bit more to do, its uniquely whimsical style and wacky sensibilities make it a memorable and fun cartoon platforming adventure.

Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip almost feels like a proof of concept for a larger game pitch that's yet to be announced. But apart from suffering from some repetitive strain injury in the late game due to its small nature, it comes largely otherwise without fault. It does capture somewhat of that PS2 feeling with a mix of 90s Nickelodeon cartoon, with a game world and art style perfectly realised for what it tries to be. Although it would be somewhere you could happily spend more time in if it were expanded, it's also easy to advocate for more smaller, fun experiences, and in a time when glut is a real issue, Terry does exactly that. It's a great title to introduce youngsters to, who might be inspired by the quirky and unique style, as it doesn't really look like anything else on the market. Short and sweet, as they say.

All I can really say about Tiny Terry’s Turbo Trip is that for the few hours I spent with it nothing else mattered. I wandered around sometimes focusing on exploration, sometimes switching up and concentrating on furthering the upgrade of the taxi. I chuckled a lot, I explored because I wanted to see and collect as much as possible, and it felt like a nice detour. It was a pleasant diversion in my gaming this week, where I didn’t have to fight big monsters or sit through extended cutscenes. All I had to do was live in the moment, mooching around this bright, colourful and wonky town that constantly delivered humour. I can’t recommend it enough.

Tiny Terry’s Turbo Trip is equal parts derpy and adorable (aderpable?), delivering a steady dose of randomness and coziness over the course of its roughly three-hour playtime. Still, if the charm’s swayed you over, there’s a healthy amount of collectibles to add a couple more hours in. I’ll admit the humor was hit-or-miss, and sometimes the characters didn’t feel all that noteworthy, but chances are the ability to screw around to your heart’s content with no penalties or deaths in this short but sweet sandbox are the real fun to be had. After all, when an NPC flails about when punted with a wrench, it’s awfully hard not to laugh.

If you're interested in driving around a small city full of wacky characters and doing absurd missions, and/or if you have fond memories of The Simpsons: Hit & Run, you're guaranteed to enjoy this fun-focused bite-sized game. If you ignore its shortcomings, of course...

Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip is a daft little sandbox game full of charming characters, but don't expect it to take a long time to complete.