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***Horizon Chase*** (also marketed as ***Horizon Chase - World Tour*** and ***Horizon Chase – Arcade Racing***), and abbreviated as **HC,** is a racing video game developed and published by Brazilian company Aquiris Game Studio. It was released on August 20, 2015, for iOS and Android. A 3D game, it touts the fact that it has a unique retro aesthetic inspired by 2D, 16-bit titles. Its soundtrack has Nintendocore influences.

In 2018, a console version called '*Horizon Chase Turbo* was released for Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One. This version includes enhanced graphics, more cars and tracks, and presents new features like couch co-op. In September 2022, a successor called *Horizon Chase 2* was released for Apple Arcade, with versions for PCs and other platforms to follow in 2023.

## Gameplay

*Horizon Chase* challenges the player to complete races on tracks located around the world. Additional twists to the racing formula come in the form of fuel pickups which need to be obtained to complete the race, as well as tokens that unlock new tracks and the use of nitro boosts to speed up the player's car. The player starts every race at the back of the pack, and is required to pass opponents to win. There are also different weather effects and track types that affect handling.

## Development

The game's soundtrack was composed by Barry Leitch, who was contacted due to his work on *Top Gear*, a racing game released in 1992 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). The soundtrack of that game was popular among Brazilian fans, leading to a remix contest. The remixes were later released as part of the soundtrack and a cover of the popular Las Vegas track from Top Gear was included as an Easter Egg.

The game's composer also included a hidden marriage proposal to his longtime girlfriend in the game with the assistance of the development team, which was discovered by fans but kept secret until he was ready to share the story.

## Courses

* Death Valley
* San Francisco
* Sequoia National Park
* Los Angeles

**Chile**
* Easter Island
* Atacama
* Santiago
* Villarrica

**Brazil**
* Chapada Diamantina
* Brasilia
* Niteroi
* Salvador

**South Africa**
* Madagascar
* Cape Town
* Die Uniegebou
* Blyde River Canyon

**Greece**
* Bay of Kotor
* Meteora
* Acropolis
* Santorini

**Iceland**
* Gullfoss Waterfall
* Videy
* Reykjavik
* Eyjafjallajokull
* Al Gharbia Qasr
* Abu Dhabi
* Palm Island
* Dubai

**India**
* Valley of Flowers
* Amristar Golden Temple
* Taj Mahal
* Varanasi

**Australia**
* French Polynesia
* Brighton Beach
* Uluru
* Sydney

**China**
* Hong Kong
* Beijing
* Great Wall
* Chengdu

**Japan**
* Sapporo
* Tokyo
* Kyoto
* Iya Valley

**Hawaii**
* Na Pali Coast
* Molokini
* Honolulu
* Kilauea

## Reception

*Horizon Chase* received positive reviews, with an aggregate score of 88/100 on Metacritic.

Carter Dodson of *TouchArcade* rated the game 5/5 stars, praising the game's visual style, soundtrack, and controls, and calling it a "template for how other developers need to do retro-inspired games." Harry Slater of *Pocket Gamer* rated the game a 9/10, calling it "a bright and brash arcade racer that looks stunning", while saying that its gameplay is good enough to back up its presentation. He noted that the game got "a little grindy at times", though calling it "the type of grind you're happy to wade through". The site awarded the game the "Gold" award. Tom Christiansen of Gamezebo rated the game 3.5/5 stars, calling the visuals "solid" and praising the soundtrack, but saying he disliked the auto-turn assist system that was impossible to turn off, also calling the AI "impossibly fast" and unlocking new cars overly difficult.

## Gallery

### Screenshots

Early development of *Horizon Chase*Early development of *Horizon Chase*
### Videos

Horizon Chase — 7th Anniversary Tribute Video - Aquiris
## References

1. ↑ Horizon Chase 2 announced for consoles, PC, and Apple Arcade by Sal Romano, Gematsu. 2022-08-30.

## External links

* *Horizon Chase* official website
* *Horizon Chase – Arcade Racing* at the Apple App Store
	+ *Horizon Chase - World Tour* at the Apple App Store (archived 2019-06-22)
* *Horizon Chase* at the Apple Wiki
* *Horizon Chase – Arcade Racing* at Google Play
* *Horizon Chase - World Tour* (iOS) at Metacritic
* *Horizon Chase: World Tour* at MobyGames
* *Horizon Chase - World Tour* at Wikipedia