Drive slow cars fast. Haul cargo that shifts and spills, keep taxi passengers comfortable and chase suspects through the packed streets of 1990s China, all in forgotten workhorse cars with more character than horsepower. Inspired by ’90s games like Midtown Madness and Driver.

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Planned Release Date: Q1 2027

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About This Game

Become a Shīfu 师傅, what people in China call a professional driver who has mastered their craft.

Drive slow cars fast.

Most racing games hand you a supercar that grips like it’s on rails. SHIFU: Traffic Masters hands you a tiny truck full of watermelons and a squad car with no business chasing anyone. No grip. No downforce. No problem. Every corner is a gamble with physics you’ll probably lose, and nailing one is the best feeling in the game.

Make a Living, One Workhorse at a Time

  • 🚛 Truck Cargo
    Your cargo has real physics: brake too hard and the watermelons roll into traffic.

  • 🚓 Police Pursuit
    Chase suspects in a squad car so underpowered you take every chase personally, through traffic that won’t clear out.

  • 🚕 Taxi Fares
    Fast fares pay, but rough driving costs you. Throw a passenger around too much and they’ll get out and walk.

  • 🚌 Bus Routes
    Thread a long city bus through narrow streets and keep to the timetable.

  • 🏁 Street Racing
    City circuits where knowing the alleys beats horsepower. Lucky, because you don’t have much.

A City That Lives and Changes

  • Traffic, cyclists and pedestrians react to how you drive.

  • Weather and road conditions change how every car handles.

  • Between jobs, the whole city is open to free-roam.

  • Period-correct ’80s and ’90s workhorses that never made anyone’s bedroom wall, each with its own weight and personality.

  • A VHS-tinted love letter to a warmer, slower decade: the look, the cars and the feel of northern China in the 1990s.

  • Fully bilingual: Chinese and English throughout.

  • Low-poly models handcrafted by a solo developer.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
    • Processor: Intel Core i5-6600 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1050 2GB / AMD RX 560
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX compatible
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
    • Processor: Intel Core i5-8600 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / GTX 1650 / AMD RX 580
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 4 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX compatible