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What are the best Time Attack games on Steam?

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Best Time Attack games on Steam	Price	Steam Rating	Platforms
-- Dustforce	$9.99	Very Positive	Very Positive
-- Super Meat Boy	-	Very Positive	PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, Wii U, Android, Windows, Linux, macOS
-- Mirror's Edge	-	Very Positive	Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One
-- Trackmania Turbo	$39.99	Mixed	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows

Dustforce

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Keeps player coming back for more

In order to perfect a level there needs to be a lot of abuse beforehand, a lot of deaths. But once it all falls into place there is no better feeling of mastering a level. See More

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Only local multiplayer

Sadly the multiplayer aspect of Dustforce is local only. For PC gaming to exclude online multiplayer (when there are multiplayer modes) is an odd choice as the platform lends itself better to online play more so than sharing a single monitor. See More

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Steam Rating:Very Positive

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Concise tutorial

Dustforce has a very detailed tutorial that teaches the player all of the ins and outs of the gameplay. See More

Super Meat Boy

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Large number of levels

This is not a game you are going to complete in an afternoon. With 240 levels scattered across 7 worlds there is a lot to play in the game. See More

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Cut-scenes lack polish

Between the games gameplay are cut-scenes that fill the player in on the evolving story, sadly the artwork and polish for these cut-scenes shows quite a bit that this is an indie game made by two people as they are a bit unrefined. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Genre:Platformer

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Unique visual style

As is typical of Ed McMillen's games, it looks like nothing else out there. The art style is 2D based but heavily unique with a vector graphics cartoony look. See More

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Play through iteration is fast

When you die, you spawn quickly to try again. Many games draw out the death, and have to reload. Super Meat Boy immediately re-spawns you so you waste no time. See More

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Forgivingly tight controls

The addition of a "run" button adds a lot of depth to levels, keeping the run-jump-repeat loop more interesting. The characters have acceleration as well, which demands finesse. See More

Mirror's Edge

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Great soundtrack

The soundtrack's spacious ambient texture coupled with electronic beats and synthetic sounds supplement the game's otherworldly, contrasting setting. The complete soundtrack is available with the purchase of the game. See More

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Poor combat sytem

The combat system often feels out of place and definitely interferes with the flow of the gameplay. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Genre:Action-Adventure

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Time trials

There are time trial bonus levels that are free of platforming sections and combat, just pure timed running missions. See More

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Some people may experience motion sickness

In order to maintain its immersive nature, Mirrors Edge has virtually no UI, other than a small dot at the center of the screen. This should ward off motion sickness for most people, but be aware that if you're queasy, you might not feel too well after playing. See More

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Innovative, parkour-inspired, first-person platforming with excellent sense of motion

The game's core mechanic is about traversing levels using wall-jumps, rolls and slides without losing momentum. It does a great job of creating a fluid sense of motion that you have complete control over. See More

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Keyboard controls work quite well

Surprisingly (for an EA game especially) the keyboard controls are actually designed to work quite well. See More

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Unique, minimalistic art-style

Mirror's Edge is set in a world where a totalitarian government runs a city and tries to eliminate anything that stands out, such as the free-running protagonist. The levels are created minimalistic, mostly white with aggressively contrasting primary colors, to represent the oppressive nature and sterility of the world. See More

Trackmania Turbo

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Over the top gameplay

Cars dropped from helicopter to begin a race, tracks with numerous loops, jumps, twist and turns, this all lends itself to how over the top the gameplay is. Not based in reality at all but the game offers a bunch of arcade crazy action. See More

Top Con

Basic looking cars

There is not much to differentiate between cars, while not really the focus of the game, having a few more unique looking cars could not hurt. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Mixed

Co-Op:2 Player Local

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Robust track creator

The track creator in the game allows for creation of just about anything one can imagine. What is even better is that players can share these tracks online, which means unlimited replayability due to always having a plethora of new tracks to race on. See More

Top Con

No personal servers for PC

This means that online games will be dependent on the developers servers. There will be no way for users to create their own servers that can house their own rules or tracks. Earlier releases allowed for this and it does seem that the console release has held the game back in this regard as dedicated servers are how the consoles work as well. See More

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Simple in nature

The looks as well as the gameplay may bee seen as a bit simple, but this all plays into the core of the game as it is designed to do one thing and one thing well, race time trials. So while it does not feature over complex customization or graphical effects, its track design and overall fun of play is what makes the whole game stand out. The point of the game is easy to grasp that anyone will understand how to play, of course this does not mean the game is easy, the difficulty is quite challenging, which just adds to the charm and overall appeal. See More

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Very difficult

This is a time trial game and it shows, players will need to reset after reset each course in order to learn the track to get the best times. One mistake and that record is gone. Only pure perfection succeeds here. Some may enjoy this type of challenge, other though will most likely get frustrated. See More

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Crisp and clean visuals

The graphics have a very arcade feel to them, but do stand out as well done. The colors are bright and the tracks each have their own look thanks to the locales they are placed in. The whole game will run easily at 60fps no matter the platform, which helps to keep things looking sharp thanks to no dips in the framerate. Overall this is a slick looking racer. See More

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Music is a bit "samey"

The music in the game is basically techno with thumping beats. The majority sounds pretty similar and it may become grating for those that spend a ton of time in the game. While not overly bad, it definitely gets old after a while. See More

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Local and online multiplayer

There is split screen local multiplayer as well as online multiplayer. Both of these allow players to play with their friends whether they are in the same room or online somewhere else. This makes for convenience, which is always nice to see. See More

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Cars can be customized

While not necessary for the game and a bit limited, there are some painting customization for the available cars, which allow for a more individualistic look, though this only goes so far as most cars do look the same no matter the color. See More

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Available for consoles and PC

Trackmania has historically been a PC game with only on release on console for the Wii U. Trackmania Turbo breaks this tradition as it will be available for PS4 and XBone. See More

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