Forkdrift in short
Forkdrift is an online competitive game where you drive a forklift and cause trouble with it. The whole thing runs on physics, so drifting, tipping, and crashing all feel loose and unpredictable. You can pick up boxes that are far too heavy for a normal person, and you can flip other players over. Matches happen online against friends or strangers, and there are two game modes to choose from. The forklifts themselves are customizable: you swap out wheels, chassis, and forks, and you can put a fedora on top if you want.
Playing together as a group
Delivery Mode is the team-based option. Two teams each have a package, and your job is to keep your package inside the control point for long enough to win. That means working with your teammates to guard the package while the other team tries to shove you off course. It rewards coordination more than pure aggression, since holding the point is what counts.
Fork Frenzy is the opposite: everyone for themselves. The goal is to tip, ram, and K.O. as many other players as you can before the timer runs out, with eight players entering and one taking the win. In this mode you can also change your forklift's color, which makes it easier to keep track of who is who in the chaos.
Both modes run through online lobbies you can host or join, so your group can play together or split up against each other.
Before you start
Expect a game built around physics rather than precision driving. Forklifts tip, slide, and crash, and a lot of the fun comes from that unpredictability rather than clean racing lines. The customization options are cosmetic in nature — wheels, chassis, forks, color, and the fedora — so they change how your ride looks rather than how it handles.
Forkdrift was made by Endless Suffering, a team of undergrad students who finished development during the COVID-19 pandemic and had to move their whole workflow to remote partway through. Since matches are online, you will be playing with other people rather than against AI opponents.