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Afterglow playtest
by Unreal
Afterglow is a neon light-bike arena battler. Ride at full speed, leave a glowing trail behind you and trap your rivals in it before they trap you. Battle AI riders, friends in split screen, or up to 10 players online over Steam.
Anyone with a Steam account can join, and it's free.
- Access
- Instant
- On playtest since
- Oct 29, 2026
- Planned release
- Q4 2026
- Developer
- Unreal
- Platforms
- Windows
- Players
- LAN, Multiplayer, Online PvP, PvP, Single-player, Split-screen PvP
- Languages
- English
How to join the Afterglow playtest
- Open the game's Steam page with the Join playtest button. Sign in to Steam if it asks.
- Use the Afterglow playtest signup there. You're in straight away, with nothing to pay.
- The playtest shows up in your Steam library, ready to install and play.
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How AI is used
Some of the in game art uses AI
The developer's own words, from Steam.
About Afterglow
Ride. Trap. Survive.
Afterglow is a fast arcade light-bike battler. Every rider leaves a solid wall of light behind them, and touching one means you're out. Box in your rivals, cut them off at the last second, and be the last bike still riding.
Features
- Online multiplayer over Steam: host a public or private room, join with a room code, browse open rooms or jump in from a friend's invite
- Up to 10 riders at once in the Big versions of every stage
- Local split-screen battles on one PC
- Seven stages, from glowing circuit-board arenas to Limbo and Cyber Road
- Boost, jump and special abilities to outsmart the pack
- Built-in level editor with boost pads, teleporters and moving walls
- Knocked out? Spectate the riders still in the fight
- Controller support, a fully customizable HUD, and windowed, borderless or fullscreen display
From the game's Steam page.
