Thumb Drift

{{Infobox video game | developer = SMG Studio | publisher = SMG Studio | platforms = [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[tvOS]] | genre = [[Action game|Action]] | modes = [[Single-player]] | released = {{Ubl|'''iOS'''|February 18, 2016|'''Android'''|March 2, 2016|'''tvOS'''|September 19, 2016}} | image = App icon of Thumb Drift, 2016.png | caption = App icon }}

'''''Thumb Drift''''' is a 2016 [[action game]] developed and published by the Australian [[indie studio]] SMG Studio. In the game, the player has to control a car to avoid hitting obstacles or the edge of the track using their thumb. It was released for [[iOS]] on February 18, 2016, followed by a [[Porting|port]] for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] in March 2016 and [[tvOS]] in September 2016.

== Gameplay == The gameplay consists of the player drifting a car along different tracks.<ref name="Gamezebo">{{Cite web |author=Allen |first=Jennifer |date=2016-02-23 |title=''Thumb Drift'' Review: Steady Fingers |url=http://www.gamezebo.com/2016/02/23/thumb-drift-review/ |access-date=2017-03-02 |website=[[Gamezebo]]}}</ref> This is done by the player dragging their finger left or right causing the back of the car to move in that direction.<ref name="PG" /> There are coins on the track which the player can collect.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Jennifer |date=2016-02-24 |title=''Thumb Drift'' Tips, Cheats, and Strategies |url=https://www.gamezebo.com/walkthroughs/thumb-drift-tips-cheats-and-strategies/ |access-date=2017-03-02 |website=[[Gamezebo]]}}</ref> These coins can be spent on buying new cars for the player to play the game with.<ref name="PG">{{Cite news |last=Slater |first=Harry |date=February 19, 2016 |title=''Thumb Drift'' - Smashing a tank sideways into a white picket fence |url=https://pocketgamer.com/thumb-drift/thumb-drift-smashing-a-tank-sideways-into-a-white-picket-fence/ |access-date=October 9, 2024 |work=[[Pocket Gamer]]}}</ref> If the player collides with the edge of the track or an obstacle the game is over.<ref name="Gamezebo" />

== Development and release == ''Thumb Drift'' was developed by the Australian [[indie studio]] SMG Studio, who previously produced games such as ''One More Line'' and ''One More Bounce''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Dotson |first=Carter |date=September 4, 2015 |title=''Thumb Drift'' is the Next Game from ''One More Line'' Developers SMG |url=https://toucharcade.com/2015/09/04/thumb-drift-is-the-next-game-from-one-more-line-developers-smg/ |access-date=October 9, 2024 |website=[[TouchArcade]]}}</ref>

A [[game demo]] of ''Thumb Drift'' was shown at [[PAX Prime 2015]],<ref name=":0" /> and the game was released for [[iOS]] on February 18, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dotson |first=Carter |date=February 15, 2016 |title=''Thumb Drift'' from the Developers of ''One More Line'' Releases This Week |url=https://toucharcade.com/2016/02/15/thumb-drift-release-date/ |access-date=October 9, 2024 |website=[[TouchArcade]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hodapp |first=Eli |date=February 17, 2016 |title=New iPhone Games Out Now (And Coming Tonight): ''Thumb Drift'', ''Tennis Champs Returns'', ''Blocky Rugby'', ''Rayman'' and More |url=https://toucharcade.com/2016/02/17/new-iphone-games-out-now-and-coming-tonight-thumb-drift-tennis-champs-returns-blocky-rugby-rayman-and-more/ |access-date=October 9, 2024 |website=[[TouchArcade]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Jared |date=February 17, 2016 |title=Out Now: ''Stellar Wanderer'', ''Tennis Champs Returns'', ''Blackwell 5: Epiphany'', ''Thumb Drift'', ''Lost Portal CCG'', ''Fantasy Mage'', ''The Swords'' and More |url=https://toucharcade.com/2016/02/17/new-iphone-ipad-games-february-18th/ |access-date=October 9, 2024 |website=[[TouchArcade]]}}</ref> A [[Porting|port]] for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] was released on March 2, 2016,<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Thumb Drift'' — Fast & Furious C |url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smgstudio.thumbdrift&hl=en_US |access-date=October 9, 2024 |website=[[Google Play]]}}</ref> followed by [[tvOS]] on September 19, 2016, under the name '''''Thumb Drift GT-V'''''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dotson |first=Carter |date=September 19, 2016 |title=SMG Brings ''Thumb Drift GT-V'' to Apple TV |url=https://toucharcade.com/2016/09/19/smg-brings-thumb-drift-gt-v-to-apple-tv/ |access-date=October 9, 2024 |website=[[TouchArcade]]}}</ref>

== Reception == {{Video game reviews | MC = 79/100<ref name="MC"/> | Gamezebo = 80/100<ref name="Gamezebo"/> | PG = 3.5/5<ref name="PG"/> | TA = 4.5/5<ref name="TA" /> }}

The game was praised by multiple publications.<ref name="Gamezebo" /><ref name="PG" /><ref name="TA">{{cite web |last=Reinauer |first=Nathan |date=2016-03-03 |title=''Thumb Drift'' Review – Slip Slidin' Away |url=https://toucharcade.com/2016/03/03/thumb-drift-review-slip-slidin-away/ |accessdate=2017-03-02 |website=[[TouchArcade]]}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the game has a "generally favorable" score of 79 based on four critics.<ref name="MC">{{cite web |title=''Thumb Drift'' - Furious One Touch Car Racing |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/thumb-drift-furious-one-touch-car-racing/ |accessdate=October 9, 2024 |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref>

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== External links == * {{MobyGames|/95798/thumb-drift/}} {{SMG Studio}} [[Category:2016 video games]] [[Category:Action games]] [[Category:Android (operating system) games]] [[Category:TvOS games]] [[Category:Indie games]] [[Category:iOS games]] [[Category:Single-player video games]] [[Category:Video games developed in Australia]]