The other day I opened Demolition Derpy just to kill some time. I ended up glued to the screen for almost twenty minutes, laughing alone every time my car got launched into the air. The game runs straight on the web. No download, no install, just click and play.
You drive into a 3D arena, ram your rivals and try to keep your own car in one piece. Last car standing wins. During each match you pick up coins, then take them back to the garage to unlock new cars. That’s all there is to it, but the heavy feel of every crash made me want one more round every single time.
The Drop Zone is my favorite. Once I was chasing a rival when an anvil landed right on its hood, and I won without doing a thing.
On desktop, I use WASD or the arrow keys to drive. Hold Space for the handbrake and hold Shift to boost. The other keys are handy too:
On mobile, the game gives you on-screen buttons for steering, pedals, boost, drift and flip.
Don’t go full throttle right from the start. I like to back off and build up speed, wait until a rival exposes its side, then hit Shift and slam into it. The handbrake is also great for turning your car around quickly when you’re boxed in at the scrapyard. If you get flipped, don’t panic. Just press R.
From the goofy Derp Mobile to a fire engine and even a hypercar with thrusters, every car has its own personality. I also lost a good chunk of time just decorating: changing paint, adding stickers, putting on hats, swapping horns, and picking tire smoke and boost flames. It’s hard to stay serious when a fire engine in a wizard hat comes charging at you.
The game offers optional reward videos. After a match you can keep the coins you earned or watch a video to double them. Videos can also unlock any car instantly. I find it refreshing that the game never forces you. If you just play normally, you still get new cars, only a bit slower.
No. It’s an online game, so you play directly in your browser.
Yes. The touch controls are designed for small screens.
The game supports 20 languages, so you can try switching to the one you prefer.
No. The reward videos are completely optional.
Demolition Derpy isn’t fancy, but it does one thing right: it keeps you tense and laughing after every crash. If you enjoy speed and wild stunts, you can also try Stunt Rider 3D, a great pick to play next when you’re tired of ramming cars.
