Racing
Dustline Rally
★★★★☆ 4.2
Dustline Rally is pure arcade racing with a desert theme. You slide through canyon tracks, kick up dust, and chase better times. It never pretends to be a simulation, and that's the appeal: the handling is forgiving enough to be fun from the first lap but has enough depth to reward clean lines.
Controls default to tilt steering with tap-to-brake, but you can switch to on-screen buttons if that's your thing. I preferred the buttons for precision. The sense of speed is strong, and the dust and lighting effects make the desert feel alive even on an older phone.
It runs offline, including the time-trial ghosts stored on your device. There's no online multiplayer, but racing your own best ghost scratches the same competitive itch for me.
What we liked
- Strong sense of speed
- Flexible control options
- Offline time trials with ghosts