Open now · By request
Splashback playtest
by Splashback Team
Splashback is a fast-paced arcade watercraft racing game where you carve through waves, battle AI opponents, master challenging courses, and chase the perfect racing line.
It's free to ask. The developer chooses who gets in.
- Access
- By request
- On playtest since
- Sep 16, 2026
- Planned release
- Coming soon
- Developer
- Splashback Team
- Platforms
- Windows
- Players
- Multiplayer, Online PvP, PvP, Single-player, Split-screen PvP
- Languages
- English
How to join the Splashback playtest
- Open the game's Steam page with the Request access button. Sign in to Steam if it asks.
- Request access to the Splashback playtest there. It's free and doesn't commit you to anything.
- The developer lets players in, often in batches, so it can take a while. Steam emails you when you're in, and the playtest appears in your library.
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How AI is used
Generative AI was used for the bouy, and ramp models as well as a placeholder logo for Splashback, I plan on replacing these with professional art in the near future.
The developer's own words, from Steam.
About Splashback
Splashback is a fast-paced arcade watercraft racing game built around speed, responsive handling, big waves, and close competition.
Hit the water, fight for position against AI racers, and learn each course as you chase faster lines and cleaner runs.
Easy to pick up. Built to be mastered.
Every turn is an opportunity.
Learn how your watercraft responds, carry speed through corners, and find the line that gets you to the finish first.
Splashback is designed around responsive arcade handling while still rewarding players who take the time to master each course.
Push harder. Ride cleaner. Get faster.
Take on a field of AI-controlled racers fighting for the same piece of water.
Hold your line, capitalize on mistakes, and battle your way through the pack as every position counts.
The water is wide. The racing line isn't.
Features:
• Arcade-style watercraft racing
• AI-controlled opponents
• Multiple race courses
• Responsive watercraft handling
• Built around learning courses and improving your runs
Splashback takes inspiration from the fast, colorful water-racing games of the past while building its own modern identity.
From the spray coming off your watercraft to the rush of fighting through a pack of racers, the goal is simple:
Make every race feel fun.
No complicated simulation required.
Just grab your watercraft, hit the throttle, and make a splash.
Splashback is launching in Early Access so the game can grow alongside its players.
The current version includes four playable races, AI-controlled opponents, and the core watercraft racing experience.
Development is still early, and we plan to continue improving and expanding the game based on both our vision for Splashback and feedback from the community.
During Early Access, we plan to continue working on:
• Additional content
• Handling and physics improvements
• AI refinement
• Performance and optimization
• Presentation and visual polish
• Community-requested improvements where they fit the direction of the game
If you miss arcade watercraft racers — or you've never played one before — we'd love to have you along for the ride.
From the game's Steam page.
