One more run turns into ten in PolyTrack, because every jump, shortcut, and near-perfect landing feels like a tiny speedrun victory.
Game Overview
PolyTrack is a high-speed, low-poly racing game developed by Kodub, inspired by the legendary TrackMania series. Launched in March 2023 and continuously updated, PolyTrack challenges you to race against the clock on creative, physics-defying tracks packed with loops, jumps, and hairpin corners.
Whether you're blasting through official courses, shaving milliseconds off your personal best, or engineering your own masterpiece in the built-in track editor, every millisecond counts — and every restart gets you closer to perfection.
Available in your browser as an HTML5 game with no installation required, PolyTrack supports desktop, mobile, and tablet play across 17+ languages.
Features
- Ghost Race System — Pick any rival from the leaderboard and race up to 10 ghosts in real time to see exactly where you're gaining or losing seconds.
- Leaderboards & Replays — See verified top times for every track and replay any run to study the fastest racing lines.
- Checkpoint Respawning — Respawn from the last checkpoint instantly instead of starting over, with split-time display at each gate to keep your flow going.
- Three Distinct Biomes — Race through lush Summer, frosty Winter, and scorched Desert environments, each with unique scenery and atmospheric challenges.
- Car Customization — Personalize your vehicle's appearance with paint colors, wheel rim styles, and exhaust designs in the Garage.
- Full-Featured Level Editor — Build tracks from scratch with an expanding library of parts: loops, ramps, banked curves, Y-intersections, S-curves, slopes, and walls.
- Track Sharing via Codes — Export any custom track as a short code and share it on Discord or Reddit; anyone can import it with a single paste.
- Cross-Platform Play — Fully playable on desktop and mobile with keyboard, touchscreen, or controller input.
Race against your own Personal Best ghost to see exactly where you can shave off milliseconds.
Game Modes & Content
| Mode | Description |
|---|---|
| Time Trial | Solo racing: master the racing line, beat your personal best lap time, or target the world record |
| Ghost Challenge | Select any leaderboard player and race against their recorded ghost on any track |
| Official Tracks | Hand-crafted tracks designed to test your precision across different environments |
| Community Tracks | Fan-made circuits sorted by difficulty — Easy, Medium, Hard, Casual, and Legendary |
| Track Editor | Design, test-drive, and export custom PolyTrack circuits to share with the world |
Track Statistics
Currently, the game features a growing roster of tracks across three unique biomes and endless community creations:
| Environment | Official Tracks | Community Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Summer | 7 tracks | 13+ tracks |
| Winter | 4 tracks | 7+ tracks |
| Desert | 4 tracks | 12+ tracks |
Experience diverse environments: Summer, Winter, Desert, and wild community creations like "Flying Dreams".
Controls
Driving Controls
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| W / ↑ | Accelerate |
| S / ↓ | Brake / Reverse |
| A / ← & D / → | Steer left / right |
| R / Enter | Restart the track instantly |
| Esc / P / Space | Pause |
Editor Controls
| Key / Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Left-click | Place a track piece |
| Right-click + drag | Pan the camera |
| Middle mouse + drag | Rotate the camera |
| Scroll wheel | Zoom in / out |
| Shift + Scroll / Z / C | Move placement height up / down |
| Q / E | Rotate camera left / right |
| R / Space | Rotate selected piece |
| X | Delete piece |
| T | Test-drive your track |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo last editor action |
| Ctrl + C / V | Copy / Paste editor selection (v0.6.0 BETA) |
Build your dream circuit piece by piece in the intuitive level editor.
Pro Tips from the Community
- Tap, don't hold — Repeatedly tapping the steering key gives you more precise angle control than holding it down. Top players rely on this for faster lap times through complex corners.
- Restart instantly — Don't finish a bad run; hit
Rthe moment you lose speed. Short runs mean faster learning cycles. - Study ghost replays — Load a faster player's ghost and focus on just one corner at a time. Small improvements compound quickly.
- Adjust Car Color for Visibility — Sometimes your vehicle might blend into the background (e.g., a green car in the Summer biome). Head to the Customization menu to give your car a contrasting paint job so you never lose track of your racing line.
- Build simple first — When you're ready to use the editor, start with straight lines to understand physics before adding loops and jumps.
Pro Tip: Customize your car's paint in the Garage to create visual contrast if it blends in too much with the environment.
FAQ
Q: What is PolyTrack?
A: PolyTrack is a free-to-play, browser-based low-poly racing game developed by Kodub. In PolyTrack, players race against the clock on official and community-built tracks, aiming for the top of the leaderboards, or design their own using the built-in track editor.
Q: Is PolyTrack similar to TrackMania?
A: Yes — PolyTrack is directly inspired by TrackMania. Like TrackMania, PolyTrack focuses on time-attack racing, short replayable tracks, and a creative track editor, but wraps it in a charming low-poly art style and makes it accessible entirely in your browser.
Q: How do I get faster at PolyTrack?
A: The fastest improvement comes from using the tapping technique for steering, studying ghost replays to find where you lose speed, and learning to use the air brake for cleaner landings. Focus on one section of a track at a time rather than trying to perfect the whole run at once.
Q: Does PolyTrack have multiplayer?
A: Currently, PolyTrack supports asynchronous competition through ghost replays and leaderboards. Real-time multiplayer is currently in BETA testing as part of the v0.6.0 update.
Q: Can I build and share my own PolyTrack levels?
A: Absolutely. PolyTrack includes a powerful built-in level editor. Once your track is ready, export it as a share code and post it to the community on Discord or Reddit. You can also import any shared code to race other players' creations instantly.
Q: Is PolyTrack free to play?
A: Yes, PolyTrack is completely free to play in your browser — no account or sign-up required to get started.
Additional Resources
- Developer: Kodub
- Wiki Page: PolyTrack Fandom Wiki
Jump into PolyTrack and turn every clean run, clever shortcut, and custom-built track into your next personal best.