# Smokeslide > Play Smokeslide online: drift a sports car around a track seen from above, hold Space and turn to score and beat the target score and time. - Play in the browser: https://yesthisgame.com/smokeslide/ - Category: Driving, Original Games - Made by: Yes This Game (an original game written by the site) - Price: free, no download, no sign-up - Inside the game: no ads, works on phones, tablets and computers, progress saved in the browser - Guide: [Drift Racing Game Tips From Four Test Runs](https://yesthisgame.com/blog/drift-game-tips.md) ## In short Smokeslide is a top-down drift racing game. You steer a small sports car around a track seen from above and earn points by drifting: hold Space while you turn left or right. Stage one asks for 1000 points and a time of 10 seconds. Ten stages and four cars are on the stage select screen. **How to control it:** Computer: press Play, close the tutorial, pick a stage and a car and press OK. Up arrow accelerates, Down arrow brakes, Left and Right turn, and holding Space while you turn makes the car drift. Phone or tablet: the game uses keyboard keys, so a computer is best; turn a phone sideways to see the game. **Smokeslide** is a top-down drift racing game that runs in your browser. You look straight down on a small sports car and steer it around a track. You earn points by drifting, and every stage asks for a target score and a target time. ## How to play 1. Press **Play** on the start screen. The first time, a **Tutorial** screen shows the keys; press **Close** to leave it. 2. Pick **stage 1** (the others are locked) and one of the four cars. 3. The stage screen shows a **target score** and a **target time** . Press **OK** ; a 3, 2, 1 countdown follows. 4. Hold the **Up arrow** to accelerate and use **Left** and **Right** to steer. 5. In a bend, hold **Space** together with Left or Right to drift. The yellow **drift score** goes up and pop-ups such as +300 appear. 6. Cross the finish line before the target time with more than the target score to win and unlock the next stage. ## What you see on screen - **Start screen:** the Smoke Slide logo, four cars drifting on a curve and the Play button. - **Stage select:** ten numbered stages (nine with a padlock), four cars and a Tutorial button. - **HUD:** target score and drift score at the top left, the timer in the middle and the target time at the top right. - **Drift pop-ups:** yellow numbers such as +280, +300 and +160 while the car slides. ## Game features - Top-down drifting on tracks with red and white kerbs - Ten stages and four cars - A target score and a target time on every stage - Oil puddles that make you lose your direction - No download and no sign-up ## Controls - **Up arrow:** accelerate - **Down arrow:** brake - **Left and Right arrows:** turn - **Space plus Left or Right:** drift ## Tips - Do not just hold Up. In our test the car left the road at the first bend at about 4 seconds and the drift score stayed at 0. - Drift in the bends. With Up, Space and Right held in the first bend, three test runs reached drift scores of 610, 390 and 630 by the 12 second mark. - Stage one asks for 1000 points in 10 seconds, so start drifting early and keep it going. - Avoid the oil puddles: they make you lose your direction. - Read our [drift game tips](https://yesthisgame.com/blog/drift-game-tips/) for the test numbers behind these tips. ## Frequently asked questions ### How do you drift in Smokeslide? Hold Space while you press Left or Right in a bend. The drift score goes up while the car slides. ### What is the target score of stage one? 1000 points, with a target time of 10 seconds. ### How many stages and cars are there? Ten stages and four cars. Only stage one is open at the start; the others show a padlock. ### What does the tutorial say? That you earn points by drifting and must cross the finish line before the target time with a score above the target, and that oil puddles make you lose your direction. ### Can I play Smokeslide on a phone? The game is controlled with keyboard keys, so it plays best on a computer. On a phone, turn the device sideways to see the game. ### Is Smokeslide free? Yes. It is free to play in your browser on Yes This Game, with no download and no sign-up.