LANESPLIT

I jumped into LANESPLIT because the trailers promised that intoxicating mix of speed, risk, and rhythm. Released on Windows by FunkyMouse on 28 Jan 2026, the game delivers on the core thrill: slicing between traffic at ridiculous velocity while a drum & bass track pumps up as you accelerate. It’s more a score-chasing riding sim than an endless runner, and that subtle shift makes every mistake sting — in a good way, when the run goes right. The problem is the release build still needs polish: audio hitches, controller quirks and occasional soft locks break the flow.

Racing the Margins of Madness

LANESPLIT’s bread-and-butter is lane-splitting at absurd speeds. You spend most playtime balancing throttle, subtle steering corrections and timing to thread the needle between trucks and sedans — the faster you push, the bigger your score multiplier becomes. Crashes are punishing: your current run points reset on impact, with your personal best shipping to global leaderboards, so every successful pass feels earned. There’s more nuance than I expected; bikes handle differently depending on top speed and traction stats, so choosing the right machine for wet roads or open highways matters. The game isn’t about button-mashing — it rewards smooth inputs, good angles and a bit of bravado. If you like chasing PBs and tightening lines, this gives you that satisfying loop.

Flow States, Multiplayer and Modes That Matter

Where LANESPLIT flirts with greatness is in its modes and multiplayer score-chase. Rush Hour throws dense traffic at you for reflex-testing chaos, while Zen mode strips traffic away for pure speed meditation — perfect when I just want to howl down a highway and listen to a beat. The multiplayer mode is focused on shared leaderboards and score multipliers: ride together or separately, but the highest saved scores determine the kings of the road. I liked how weather and road conditions change the rhythm of runs; wet roads demand moderation and better braking, dry roads let you push the top end. In practice, the multiplayer felt promising but patchy at launch — friends reported desyncs and some matchmaking hiccups, so it’s a work in progress.

Sound, Look and the Technical Chatter

Visually, LANESPLIT leans into a clean, neon-tinged realism: cityscapes blur into streaks at speed and the skyboxes are often gorgeous on the first map. The drum & bass soundtrack is a design highlight — it swells with your acceleration and slams to silence on crashes, which is brilliant when it works. Unfortunately, audio can be fickle: users (and I) experienced skipping tracks, music not playing, and engine audio spiking unpredictably. Controller support is another sore spot — menus and pause aren’t always controller-friendly and DualSense users reported awkward Steam Input behavior. Performance-wise the game runs fine on my rig but some players hit soft locks, buggy bike spawns and odd UI quirks. The solo-dev nature is obvious in places: ambitious, raw, sometimes delightfully minimal, sometimes in need of polish.

LANESPLIT nails the feeling of risky, high-speed motorcycle runs and has moments of pure, meditative joy — especially in Zen mode or when a run lines up perfectly. Right now the release is marred by audio and controller bugs and some multiplayer instability, but FunkyMouse is clearly listening to feedback. If you want pure speed and score-chasing and don’t mind a few rough edges, pick it up or try the demo; if you expect a polished package, wait for a few patches.