I’m a Japanese high school student building a racing game on REAL Japanese roads — not tourist Japan, but touge and the Shuto Expressway. I need your honest feedback.
Hi r/racinggames,
I’m a high school student in Japan, and I’m currently building a racing game using Unity.
I already have a playable prototype — this isn’t just an idea or a dream.
I’m still learning, but I’m serious about this project and about improving it with real feedback.
I grew up with Gran Turismo and Shutokō Battle, and I’m also inspired by creators like N3rarry, who focus on the feeling of driving rather than pure spectacle.
Modern racing games like Forza are technically impressive, but personally I feel they focus too much on:
- Wide, perfectly designed roads
- Visual spectacle over tension
- “Drive anywhere” freedom instead of learning one road deeply
Japanese street racing culture didn’t come from perfect conditions.
It came from:
- Narrow mountain passes
- Complex expressways
- Ordinary cars pushed to their limits
- Memorizing corners, merges, and blind spots
That’s why I want to create a game set on real Japanese public roads.
The world I want to recreate
- Legendary touge roads — not tourist locations, but roads locals actually talk about
- The Shuto Expressway, recreated as a complex network, not just a straight highway
- Tight lanes, poor visibility, uneven asphalt
- Night driving where the city feels alive, but also lonely and tense
This project isn’t about “Japan aesthetics” or anime visuals.
It’s about respecting the atmosphere, pressure, and rhythm of real Japanese roads and car culture.
Gameplay direction
- Switchable first-person / third-person view
- Driving-focused (not story-heavy)
- Semi-realistic handling: fun, but demanding
- Road knowledge matters more than horsepower
Project & development links
If you want to see what I’m actually working on:
- Project LP / overview: https://gold061864.studio.site/
- My SNS (development updates & short clips): X / Twitter: https://x.com/Hanimaru08_H8 YouTube / other: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl9Hj6OeiQZSIA2iQjayHYQ
(I post progress, experiments, and short driving clips.)
I’d really appreciate your honest feedback
I respect this community, so I want real opinions — good or bad.
- What cars would you want in a game like this? (Kei cars, old JDM, modern sedans, tuned legends, etc.)
- Touge or expressway — which excites you more, and why?
- Would you want systems like:
- Police presence?
- Parking-area meetups?
- Ghost battles or time attacks?
- What would immediately turn you off from a game like this?
If you think this idea won’t work, please tell me why.
I’m here to learn, not just to promote.
Thank you for reading.
※The images are from a development version and may differ from the final product.
Posted Jan 14, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC