Fact sheet
| Title | Synapse Grid |
|---|---|
| Developer & publisher | AlluringCoffee — Ontario, Canada |
| Release | Early Access, 27 October 2026 |
| Platform | PC — Windows and Linux (native builds), via Steam. Runs on Steam Deck; Valve certifies the Verified badge separately. |
| Price | $7.99 USD — one-time purchase, no IAP, no subscription |
| Players | 1 single-player · 2–4 local split-screen · up to 10 online |
| Engine | Godot 4.2.2 (Vulkan) |
| Steam app IDs | Game 5179670 · Demo 5188420 · Soundtrack 5192180 |
| Events | Steam Next Fest — October 2026 |
| Genre / tags | Combat Racing, Local Multiplayer, Split Screen, 4 Player Local, PvP, Racing, Arcade, Action, Vehicular Combat, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Early Access, Level Editor, Moddable, Indie |
Short description
Synapse Grid is a light-cycle combat racer where your trail never fades — it becomes the arena. Green trail is terrain, amber trail kills. Ride a 90-mission campaign, box rivals in 2–4 player splitscreen or online battles up to 10, and earn every cosmetic. Buy once. No ads, ever.
One-liner
The wall you leave behind is the arena. Buy once. No ads. Ever.
Description
Synapse Grid is a light-cycle combat racer where your trail doesn’t fade. It stays on the grid — as cover, as a ramp, as a trap, and as the single thing most likely to kill you. Green trail is terrain: ride it, climb it, use it to get above a fight. Amber trail is fresh, and lethal on contact, including your own. There’s no boost button — the only way to go fast is to draft close behind another rider who is actively laying wall that can end you. Turning is a hard 90 degrees on a cooldown, so every wall in the game is made of right angles you can read at a glance, and every commitment is final.
Features
- The grid is the weapon. Every wall you paint is a threat to everyone else and a structure you have to live with. Nothing is permanent — cut clean through any wall to open a route nobody expected.
- Campaign. 90 hand-authored missions across 18 sectors, laid out as a branching route map with real forks, minibosses at the seams between sectors, and optional rewards down the dead ends. Past sector 18 a deterministic generator keeps routing new ones — the route map previews the next three and fades out at ∞, which is why screenshots of it read sectors 1–21.
- Couch war. 2–4 player local split-screen with teams. Empty seats fill with AI.
- Online. Up to 10 riders on one grid, direct or via relay, with AI fill.
- Build your own grid. Built-in map editor; share arenas as a short text code — no uploads, no server, no account. Steam Workshop support is planned for a future Early Access update.
- Garage. Every bike, skin and trail effect is earned by playing. No loot boxes, no premium currency. 100 achievements.
Monetization
One purchase at $7.99. Premium and cosmetics only — no ads, no boosts, nothing pay-to-win, no subscription and no in-app purchases. Cosmetics are unlocked through play, not sold.
Assets
All artwork below is © AlluringCoffee and free to use in coverage of the game.
Logos and capsules
- Logo (transparent PNG)
- Main capsule · Header capsule · Vertical capsule
- Library hero · App icon (512px)
Screenshots
Video
- Trailer — 720p MP4 (60 seconds)
Contact
Press & business: press@alluring.coffee
Bugs & support: press@alluring.coffee
Discord (fastest): Alluring
— one person, one inbox, no ticket system, no autoresponder pretending to be a team
Studio: github.com/AlluringCoffee
Content creators: you are free to monetize video and streams of Synapse Grid, including Early Access builds.