BoatSprint
A 2D physics boat-racing game where the sea is the boss.
What it does
BoatSprint is a side-view physics driving game where the terrain is alive. Every course is built from stacked, rolling sine waves that push, shove and occasionally launch your boat into the stratosphere. Sail through 30 seas and 150 maps, from sleepy sunny isles to thunderstorms that strike your engine mid-jump, caves with ceilings, wind farms, fjords and worse. Earn stars, unlock bigger hulls, bolt on ridiculous engines, and try very hard not to meet the naval mines.
BoatSprint — a 2D physics boat-racing game. Full throttle, big waves, questionable decisions.
Full throttle. Big waves. Questionable decisions. A 2D physics boat-racing game where the sea is the boss. BoatSprint is a side-view physics driving game where the terrain is alive . Every course is built from stacked, rolling sine waves that push, shove and occasionally launch your boat into the stratosphere. There are no health packs and no brakes worth mentioning. Your boat is a real floating body : five points of buoyancy, planing lift, a heavy engine hanging off the back, and physics that absolutely will flip you over if you get greedy on a crest. Sail through 30 seas and 150 maps , from sleepy sunny isles to thunderstorms that strike your engine mid-jump, caves with ceilings, wind…from boatsprint.com
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