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Dear Player: Death Driving Games

Heard of the ‘death drive’? Well this time it’s literal. Nought to self-destruction in 60 seconds.  A recent sub-genre has caught my eye – a species of racing/runner which blends an ironic horror with a species of racing. What do I mean by that? Racing towards the player’s own doom, this is a kind of game where victory is defeat, self-destruction is progress.

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