Last updated on November 30th, 2025 at 02:27 am
Retro Highway – Racing Game Review
Retro Highway is a Racing/Casual/Entertainment game from Gearhead Games ApS, first launched in 22nd April 2018.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 5,133+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Retro Highway Stand Out
Hit the Retro Highway and return to the days of 8-bit blast processing and pure arcade fun! Retro Highway is a throwback mobile game aiming to combine the accessibility of modern titles with the high-skill challenge and charming aesthetics of old.
• Experience high octane old school action on your phone or tablet
• Complete daring challenges and compete with your friends or the whole world for the highest scores
• Explore six unique environments ranging from a hot desert freeway to a futuristic moon base
• Customize your playstyle by choosing from a diverse garage of 10+ bikes and by upgrading various powerups
• Embrace the nostalgia rush caused by stylish pixel art visuals and chiptune soundtrack
This Racing game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Retro Highway is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 16th December 2024
Recent improvements include:
Updated extensions.
Download & Availability
Retro Highway is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Retro Highway on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
That being said, the billboards are also brilliantly engineered with plenty of adverts both for real things and joke ones that we cant get enough of, and you can crash into them? The music is also straight out of an early 90s arcade racer but with a really beefy bass that will destroy your cans. We also love the bike names. Every element of this game complements the other.
Please support controller we love this game and it would be much better if we could play.
We have been playing it a lot for the past days and all we can say is that it is simple, you can go on for a lot. It can get challenging if you wish to do so. The motorcycles are not hard to obtain. It is not pay to win. Its like an arcade game where you have fun but the difference is that you dont have to pay money every time. The ads are not annoying, and not very long and often. You can even get a revive from an ad of a lot of coins for free. We love it. Thank you.
We would absolutely love if you can can add another map that take place in the dark! Something retro-wave with neon lights. Who doesnt love a nostalgic late night drive combined with the nostalgic feeling of playing this game.
Its so fun cause its action and its retro style also Im not good at writing reviews.
We think the game is awesome. You can free ride and do whatever you want.
Lord have mercy! Where is the brake on this crazy thing? Gameplay is disrupted by too many crashes. Otherwise fun.
So we downloaded the game expecting it to be fun because of the reviews but when we downloaded the app it wouldnt allow to hit accept we think its a bug please fix it.
Add controller support for backbone please.
Nothing happens when we click accept or read more. We downloaded on iPad Pro.
When we open it, it asks for our consent to collect data to improve the game. If we press Accept, nothing happens. Same goes for if we press Read More. Im stuck on that screen and cant get out of it.
This team is great every day when we get done with a stressful school day we hop on this game and it just makes our day its amazing. We would highly recommend it and no, Im not no robot.
Just add more bikes, maps, and abilities and it would be perfect.
(Keep in mind on the go means the hour long ride on the road.Im not a slacker at work)Im a landscaper and Im also 12 so we play games on the go, but the thing is that we can play without WiFi and its a great game too so Id say its worth grinding.
We like the simplicity of the game and the maps are entertaining.
We can explain how this game got rid of our boredom we dont know what we would do without this game thank you,good bye.
Could you please keep updating it with new maps and characters.
Whoever created this masterpiece deserves a praise! OG 8-bit & pixelated styled game in our pocket that we love! <3.
Great game but too many ads. Make paid version if thats the case.
This game could have been great but level design past the first level is atrocious. Feels like the dev never took the time to play beyond the first level oh and half the achievements don't even work.
So if it wasnt for this game we would probably be a woman and( 5 stars btw) this game took our whole 4-7 these year were so fun and we honestly wish we can go back in time to remember going to school coming home and playing with our dad we cant relive those experiences so just have fun jumping car and having fun.
We love the game it is so fun and has great graphics if your thinking of installing this game DOWNLOAD this game it is the best game we ever played.
This is a great game for when you really only have a minute to play unless youre good. Loads fast and racing is fast. Would love to see more levels, bikes and upgrades.
This retro driving game brings us back to the old days when we used to play the retro car game and we also bet you that you will love this game because we surely do.
We know Im super late to the train on this one, but we really like this game. Its the perfect amount of game for quick sessions. We see a lot of reviews asking for more bikes or more interesting levels. While we wouldnt say no to that, we think this game is exactly what it needs to be. We would love to see controller support. We love throwing our games up on the tv through screen mirroring, and this way is best enjoyed with a controller. Regardless, great game.
We dont usually write reviews but this game is great! Its great because of how simple it is and yet addictive, and also how much care put into it. So many mobile games we see have micro transactions and ads and also are just not fun. This game you can see the developers cared and made it the best that they could do! If the makers of this game see this 1. Amazing job on everything! 2. Keep up the good work! 3. It would be cool to see a fighting game from you guys.
Worth $2 to remove ads! A real throwback…Wish dev would make the old Pole Position.
This is a very entertaining game. We love the graphics and game play. Excellent.
All it needs is a multiplayer mode to play with friends and online.
We love this game. Ive only just started playing and its the first mobile game to impress us. A large amount of effort went into this. The sound design is awesome the gameplay is fun and the art and maps look stunning! Definitely worth downloading.
So great great game, but a couple things, maybe add some seasons or somthin to spice it up a bit, next, maybe make the levels a little less hard to get, and third, the mysterious achievements, like Improvised Ramp. Like we know there is a achievement to run over your record but it would be nice if you could not have to wait to get an achievement that you have no idea how to get. Anyway, great game, and maybe think about those requests(: SincerelyLongShotHawk.
We were incredibly disappointed when we got a forced ad we understand why you have them but when we see a game made by a small title with evident care its so disappointing to see forced ads.
The gameplay is fantastic. The reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is that there is only 1 fun level: the original. The only reason to switch to the others is when a mission calls for it. Otherwise theres too many hazards or turns to have any fun. Candy land is a motion sickness-prone nightmare. Theres a pickup that makes the screen blurry thats as no fun as a level that mostly consists of two lanes and one way traffic, during a steep turn. All inconsistent with the games best ideas: going way too fast while burning nitro and weaving between both lanes of traffic, catching all the jumps and boosts you can. We were excited to unlock the moon, but theres too many tunnels and overhead hazards to risk a jump, which defeats the point of a low gravity level. Why not double down on the idea and have nothing to wreck you on a jump and make them even higher? We like difficulty, but not at the cost of fun. They dont give nearly enough coins for how short the runs usually are.
Too many adds ruin the game experience. We dont play as many mobile games these days, and we know this is typical for this kind of game, but the ads are extremely annoying and are a big turnoff.for all mobile games.
Ive been playing for a long time and gotten over 100k coins and unlocked everything we can except for the Too close to the sun achievement. We looked online and they said you get it by crashing on the ceiling of a tunnel but it still hasn't unlocked for us. Is it possible theres a bug in the code preventing us from getting the achievement on iOS.
Before, you wouldnt get blasted with advertising after each death. It was an option to watch an ad to have a second life or whatever. Now you get advertising that you have to sit and wait to continue. Its an okay game. Here to play, not to watch commercials. Uninstalled.
We hate that the bots can jump and not get hit on the air while we can its not fair.
This game is great! Its high octane arcade fun, and totally worth the $2 to get rid of ads. However, we do agree with Hop on Pop Jr review. There is a lot of opportunity to improve on maps. Being able to drive off road, even if its only a small amount but follows the road. Also having forks in the road is a great suggestion. Id also like to add popping wheelies as a stunt suggestion. By popping a wheelie, it would add more nitro into the tank, but have limited steering. Id love to have a race gameplay. Race with bots or online multiplayer over a fixed distance. If you crash, you re-spawn like Mario cart. We think with a few simple gameplay features (maybe more maps) and good marketing, this game could be huge.
Only issue is the ramp trucks sometimes not being ramps. Like the second they start turning or switching lanes if you arent currently on straight road, youre hitting a solid object. Not a ramp.
They should change the name of the game to Retro Privacy Violations. A highway motorcycle retro game shouldnt have that many personal data tracking points in the Apple disclosure box. Unless of course its a tracking tool rather than a game.
We really like this game, its fun to play in car rides or whenever really. Like on our couch or in our room laying down. We like how they added different gravity on the moon level Im at right now and this is one of our favorite mobile games. We feel like anyone can really enjoy this game, we recommended it to our friend and he likes it too.
Its fun. Weird, meaningless, but fun.
The game is fun but almost every time you die you get hit with an Ad wall.
We were driving doing SUPER GOOD and then a please rate the app showed up and ruined us! Im so annoyed.
The first retro game we have played and its one of the best.its so simple yet so fun we love it.
We love the idea of first of all the ramp cars the motorcycle and the billboards and these objects. But we wish you could race others.
Great game once again! Add a setting for vibration to your phone to make the boosts more intense and immersive plssss! Also make some weekly and monthly quests like land on cars 0/250.
This is a really good game with barely any ads at all.
Amazing game and basically perfect settings we forgot the word yet we havent gotten past the desert but still a awesome game must recommend.
Because it makes us mad and the racer starts first and its makes him faster than us and thats why we gave it four so thank you.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.1.28
- Size: 36.31 MB
- iOS: 13.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: Gearhead Games ApS
Last updated: 16th December 2024 | Genre: Racing, Casual | Developer: Gearhead Games ApS