Trackmania

 PC
User Score
4.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 152 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 152
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 152
  3. Negative: 84 out of 152

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  1. heliaTM
    Jul 1, 2020
    6
    Nadeo's try to revive it's competitive part of the game of the Trackmania seems to be a good idea to bring fresh stuff into the eSports scene.

    The entirely new block set and the new added gameplay mechanics like Reactor Boosts and the Ice block set makes the gameplay, that is known for 14 years now, still feel fresh and responsive. Map creations are now more multifaceted with new features    Nadeo's try to revive it's competitive part of the game of the Trackmania seems to be a good idea to bring fresh stuff into the eSports scene.

    The entirely new block set and the new added gameplay mechanics like Reactor Boosts and the Ice block set makes the gameplay, that is known for 14 years now, still feel fresh and responsive. Map creations are now more multifaceted with new features like grid-less block placement and block manipulation. Also, the skin-editor feels more like an serious competitor to create high-definition skins against external tools like Photoshop or Substance Painter.
    The Clubs are a cool feature to bring people together in a clan-like group with it's abilities for Map Rooms and Skin share. Also, the seasonal campaign and Track of the Day gives solo players an good amount of various tracks to play on and making records hunts more fascniating.

    Sadly, the game besides that just feels like it's predecssor and even runs on the same platform. Besides some graphical improvements on surfaces, the game still uses ugly cubemaps reflections on anything, that reflects besides the car, and are non-calculateable or changeable so every map uses the same cubemap. Shadow calculation issues, the inability to sometimes render through the MediaTracker and artifacts on wall, especially in indoor parts of a track, exists since the last major update of ManiaPlanet in 2017.
    Added to that, there are the biggest launch issues Trackmania ever had, such as Netcode issues, that gives players an unwanted advantage of seconds in the leaderboards, therefore making the online mode being unplayable for some people and marketing/communication issues, especially to Standard Access players not being able to join Clubs, even if communicated before or the conversion rate of free Club months if you want to upgrade from Standard.
    Another big issue, present for the casual playerbase and even some Trackmania veterans, the game does not explain anything about the game everywhere. Basically your only options are to try-and-error through anything or hope that the community made a guide somewhere.
    Status reports like Changelogs of game updates, what features we can expect in the future or what bugs/issues are being worked on are on a bare minimum. If you aren't on the official Trackmania discord or not following the Managing Director's twitter account, you would assume that nothing i s
    communicated at all. For an live service game that keeps costing yearly, it can be a nail in the coffin before the game and it's developers have even the ability to prove that it's worth the money. And that's bad given that Nadeo wanted to keep the game alive a long time without developing another sequel.

    My conclusion is that anything of these are just launch issues that will get worked on in the next days and weeks. Otherwise i gonna see the game dead in less of it's maximum buyable Access tier, which is 3 years.    … Expand
  2. AdamWayne04
    Jul 27, 2020
    6
    The gameplay however, is good, nothing to highlight, but what me and everyone hates about this game is the business model, the game evolves almost in nothing, lacks with personality compared to TrackMania Turbo and many others, this is the worst concept ubisoft has made, did a better work with TM2 and Turbo
  3. Official3style
    Jul 12, 2020
    5
    The idea of making TM free is good however not allowing users to experience the online section is a low blow. You cannot join a club even with the standard edition either so Ubisoft really need to work on their approach. That being said the game is fun and it plays like TM stadium 2. The BIGGEST downside to this game is the ice. it feels completely off and doesn't belong in this game atThe idea of making TM free is good however not allowing users to experience the online section is a low blow. You cannot join a club even with the standard edition either so Ubisoft really need to work on their approach. That being said the game is fun and it plays like TM stadium 2. The BIGGEST downside to this game is the ice. it feels completely off and doesn't belong in this game at all. honestly a fun game to play with friends but hate the fact you have to buy the best edition to simply join a club.… Expand
  4. MohammadBAghri
    Jul 3, 2020
    7
    This text does not contain spoilers
    And that's just a short review, not all parts of the game, and it's just a summary.
    Money always speaks the greatest. When you can access the game for $ 60 forever, we have to buy it annually for less and more damage. Fans of the series will surely know that the players of this game spend more than 4 to 5 years on this game, and with a simple    This text does not contain spoilers
    And that's just a short review, not all parts of the game, and it's just a summary.
    Money always speaks the greatest.
    When you can access the game for $ 60 forever, we have to buy it annually for less and more damage.
    Fans of the series will surely know that the players of this game spend more than 4 to 5 years on this game, and with a simple calculation, it is possible to understand why Ubisoft used this trick.
    The game is much better than the previous version.
    The gameplay is very attractive, but we have problems with the server    … Expand
  5. Redttag
    Jul 4, 2020
    5
    It's better than TM Turbo, because the gameplay is more like TMN, but it looks incomplete. Menus, Rankings, etc are not beautiful like it was. Looks like a mobile game. For now, I will only play the free mode, because a subscription for this incomplete game is not fair, but I hope they can develop it
  6. Gudu25hun
    Jul 21, 2020
    7
    Trackmania mindig arról szólt hogy autóval menj jobb időket, de ez az Trackmania (2020) jó játék lett és szórakoztató, de ez se lett a legjobb játék, kezdjük is hogy miért?
    1. Ubisoft és Nadeo döntsétek már el hogy ezt a játékot vagy teljesen ingyen akarjátok kiadni vagy fizetni érte nem pedig előfizetésekért pl fizessél ki mert akarsz chaten írni vagy pálya szerkesztésnél ez volt a    Trackmania mindig arról szólt hogy autóval menj jobb időket, de ez az Trackmania (2020) jó játék lett és szórakoztató, de ez se lett a legjobb játék, kezdjük is hogy miért?
    1. Ubisoft és Nadeo döntsétek már el hogy ezt a játékot vagy teljesen ingyen akarjátok kiadni vagy fizetni érte nem pedig előfizetésekért pl fizessél ki mert akarsz chaten írni vagy pálya szerkesztésnél ez volt a leghülyébb őtlet amit láttam Ubisoft Nadeo

    2. A Jég mit keres a stadium környezetében? Nem tudom annyira egy idegesítő szar a jég csússzál össze vissza, de kiváncsi vagyok hogy az esportolok amikor majd ezen játékban fognak tartani versenyeket és jég is benne lesz akkor kiváncsi vagyok hányszor fogják megcsinálni és addig a meddig ki nem csússzik egyből és kiváncsi vagyok hogy ettől lesz ideges az esport játékos?

    számomra jó játék és végre hogy stadium környezet örülök hogy jó sok újításon jött ben

    jó játék meg nem is

    are you English,
    If so, please translate it from Hungarian into English and you will understand
    it thanks to your understanding!    … Expand
  7. storygamer
    Oct 22, 2020
    6
    As a Trackmania fan from the first hour I was heavily looking froward to the free-to-play release this year. The problem of this game is, that if you don´t pay, you get an unfinished game. The fun lasts only for the few hours long campaign, the rest is classic but very repetitive rework by the publisher. Sadly just recycling, but if you´re new with this franchise, enjoy!
  8. UI-4054
    Jul 15, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Trackmania is not a game where you need to stuff cool graphics. Initially, she was counting on the trickiness and stuntness that fans are so used to. Here the car is incredibly heavy and inert to stunts

    I will give an average score only because of the evolution in terms of the variety of blocks and surfaces    … Expand

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Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. GameMAG
    Sep 12, 2020
    60
    Apart from servers and a short campaign, the developers have not really prepared anything for the release. Most of the content of the new Trackmania is a reworking of old, and the rest is created by fans... again. In fact, Nadeo and Ubisoft only provide servers and features to meet the user's creative needs. On the other hand, this is what Trackmania has always been. However, there are still questions: how the studio will develop the game further and whether the subscription model will pay off. We haven't received any answers to them yet.
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  2. God is a Geek
    Jul 15, 2020
    70
    Trackmania can be incredibly fun, but some awkward track design and camera issues can really dampen the experience.
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  3. Gamer.nl
    Jul 15, 2020
    75
    Trackmania excels at everything fans fell in love with years ago: a true race with dozens of bizarre tracks and high speeds. The game unfortunately comes with a disclaimer: the different subscriptions, menus and leaderboards are very confusing. That is especially bad for new players, while Trackmania is such a good idea on paper.
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