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About Race The Sun
Race The Sun puts you in a solar‑craft racing toward a setting sun that acts as a death timer. You must stay in the light, avoid crashes, and keep moving, while grabbing energy boosts that briefly reverse the sunset.
The game features an infinite procedural world that reshapes daily, a ship‑level system with 25 tiers, and a built‑in editor for creating endless worlds. High scores, short sessions, and a tense race‑against‑time feel define the experience.
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Core Gameplay
You pilot a solar craft that races toward a constantly setting sun. The sun serves as a timer; crashing or leaving the light ends the run. Energy boosts temporarily push the sunset back, buying extra seconds.
The world is infinite and procedural, changing each day. Objectives appear during runs; completing them contributes to ship upgrades and level progression.
- Observe how energy boosts affect the sunset timing before committing to risky maneuvers.
- Try to complete objectives early in a run to maximize upgrade opportunities.
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Ship Customization
Your craft can be upgraded through 25 ship levels unlocked by completing objectives. Attachments such as faster turning and visual decals are available, letting you tailor handling and appearance.
Upgrades are earned, not purchased, and they affect how the ship responds during high‑speed runs.
- Experiment with turning attachments if you find tight corridors challenging.
- Use decals to differentiate ships when testing different upgrade paths.
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Level Editor
Race The Sun includes a built‑in editor that lets you design endless worlds. These creations can be saved and shared via Steam Workshop, expanding the game’s replayability.
Worlds you build are endless worlds, so they fit the game's core racing format.
- Start with simple terrain to test how your ship handles new obstacles.
- Share your worlds to see how others tackle your designs.
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World Portals & User Worlds
Portals appear in-game, transporting you to user‑created worlds. This feature lets you experience community‑made challenges.
An ultra‑hard world named Apocalypse can be unlocked, offering a tougher environment for seasoned players.
- Visit portals after you feel comfortable with the base world to test new difficulty levels.
- Explore the Apocalypse world once you have high ship levels for a balanced challenge.
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VR and Platform Support
The game runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, with full controller support. VR support is available on Windows only, adding an immersive perspective to the race.
Steam features such as achievements, leaderboards, cloud saves, and remote play on phone, tablet, and TV are integrated.
- If you have a VR headset, try the Windows version for a new sense of speed.
- Use remote play on a TV to enjoy the game from a distance while keeping controller input.
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