Grand Theft Auto V—too good for the PC, by Rockstar's reckoning—thinks it has a monopoly on driving really fast while fleeing for your life. Well, their 800 million dollar (!) magnum opus might be the bee's knees, but indie-darling Race the Sun is an utterly fantastic take on the endless runner that'll only set you back $10. And it's available on PC, Mac, and Linux; take that, smug console gamers.
Racing the sun, so to speak.
You are a solar-powered aircraft racing down a strip of infinite landscape, soaking up sunlight, dodging shadows and the massive objects that make them in an attempt to earn as many points as possible before sundown. There's a stark, unnerving sense of urgency as the sun drops in the distance, one completely at odds with the light, floaty feel of the funky craft as you bank around collapsing pillars, take sweet jumps off of ramps, generally soak in the beautiful minimalism of it all. An asynchronous cooperative mode lets you participate in a relay race with buddies, and a level editor lets you create chunks of world you can upload online, and encounter randomly on your own treks.
Best of all, the procedurally generated world is a little different every day, with new leaderboards generated every 24 hours to keep the experience (and competition) fresh. Let's see your gorgeously-rendered satirical facsimiles of major metropolitan areas try any of that.
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