Sunset Key

Introduction

Sunset Key, from developer ubalta-pani, drops you into a neon-lit beach city in 1986 with the whole place open to you and nothing to install. It runs in the browser on desktop or phone, and the low-poly 3D look suits the retro setting: palm-lined boulevards, pastel hotels, glass towers and a long coastline. Cars stuck in traffic can be taken right out from under their drivers, and sedans, coupes, wagons, a sports car, a city bus and motorbikes each handle differently. Five story chapters with dialogue begin when Rico greets you off the ferry, and cash from courier runs, races, hit-list jobs and other side work pays for property — a Seaside Bungalow, Neon Loft, Marina Garage or Skyline Penthouse — where you can keep a ride parked. Shops sell food, health, nitro and body armor, five outfits, paint and upgrades, and weapons ranging from fists and a baseball bat to a 9mm pistol, micro SMG, pump shotgun and grenades. Police respond on a five-star wanted scale, on foot and in cars, with roadblocks and a helicopter spotlight. Six hidden ramps and thirty neon tokens reward exploring. Sessions tend to run about half an hour.

Trailer

Video by Sunset Key on YouTube

Games like Sunset Key

• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City: Shares the 1980s neon open-world crime setting, car theft and star-based police pursuit.
• Saints Row: An open-world crime sandbox built around stolen vehicles, story missions and escalating police response.
• Retro City Rampage: A retro-styled open-world crime game with drivable vehicles and mission-based mayhem.

Similar picks are based on the public description and tags, not playtesting.

Who it is for

Good fit if you are:

• Fans of 80s retro style
• Low-poly 3D fans
• Open-world crime game fans

Highlights

• Free open-world crime sandbox that plays in a browser on desktop or phone
• Steal cars from live traffic or ride motorbikes, with a bus among the drivable vehicles
• Five story chapters with dialogue, plus courier runs, races, hit-list jobs and other side work
• Five-star wanted system with police on foot and in cars, roadblocks and a spotlight helicopter
• Six hidden ramps and thirty neon tokens to track down

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Questions about Sunset Key