As alluded to in the title, the goal of Race The Sun is to travel for as long as possible, using quick reflexes to avoid obstacles and shadows while increasing your score before the sun eventually sets. Along the way you'll need to pick up scattered energy bursts to help fend off the impending darkness, at which point your solar-powered ship will begin to slow down considerably before finally stopping all together. The racing itself feels very slick and there's a terrific sense of tension that hits once you advance beyond the first couple regions and reach some truly heinous areas. The blocky and minimalistic visual style is surprisingly good-looking in motion, thanks largely to some really nice lighting effects. There isn't a whole lot of variety to the soundtrack but what's there is still quite solid. New tracks are procedurally-generated every 24 hours, and the use of leaderboards help make high-score chasing a reason to keep coming back.

The control scheme is very simplistic (analog stick to move, action button to jump when available) but I couldn't help but notice a slight yet noticeable amount of lag while playing that is directly tied to v-sync. There's no in-game option to turn it off, but I was able to force it off using RadeonPro for my AMD card. Being limited to a single track each day can also make runs a bit repetitive, a feeling that's enhanced by the limited soundtrack and oft-repeated backgrounds. Thankfully there is Steam Workshop integration so that players can create their own tracks for others to enjoy.

(EDIT: In regards to runs becoming repetitive - After playing a bit more, I now feel like it isn't as big a concern as I initially thought. Each track/region is loaded with branching paths in addition to portals that temporarily take you to bizarre alternate regions. This helps make each run feel a little more unique if you to decide to mix it up and take different routes each time.)

Despite a couple small issues, Race The Sun is a beautiful and simple yet thrilling endless runner. Runs may only last for a few minutes at a time, but it makes for some exciting bursts of racing that will test your concentration and timing.

As alluded to in the title, the goal of Race The Sun is to travel for as long as possible, using quick reflexes to avoid obstacles and shadows while increasing your score before the sun eventually sets. Along the way you'll need to pick up scattered energy bursts to help fend off the impending darkness, at which point your solar-powered ship will begin to slow down considerably before finally stopping all together. The racing itself feels very slick and there's a terrific sense of tension that hits once you advance beyond the first couple regions and reach some truly heinous areas. The blocky and minimalistic visual style is surprisingly good-looking in motion, thanks largely to some really nice lighting effects. There isn't a whole lot of variety to the soundtrack but what's there is still quite solid. New tracks are procedurally-generated every 24 hours, and the use of leaderboards help make high-score chasing a reason to keep coming back. The control scheme is very simplistic (analog stick to move, action button to jump when available) but I couldn't help but notice a slight yet noticeable amount of lag while playing that is directly tied to v-sync. There's no in-game option to turn it off, but I was able to force it off using RadeonPro for my AMD card. Being limited to a single track each day can also make runs a bit repetitive, a feeling that's enhanced by the limited soundtrack and oft-repeated backgrounds. Thankfully there is Steam Workshop integration so that players can create their own tracks for others to enjoy. (EDIT: In regards to runs becoming repetitive - After playing a bit more, I now feel like it isn't as big a concern as I initially thought. Each track/region is loaded with branching paths in addition to portals that temporarily take you to bizarre alternate regions. This helps make each run feel a little more unique if you to decide to mix it up and take different routes each time.) Despite a couple small issues, Race The Sun is a beautiful and simple yet thrilling endless runner. Runs may only last for a few minutes at a time, but it makes for some exciting bursts of racing that will test your concentration and timing.