Slow Roads is what happens when someone makes a driving game and removes all the stress. No traffic. No cops. No timers. Just you, a car, and procedurally generated roads stretching to the horizon. It's designed to be the opposite of every other driving game—pure relaxation.
The visuals lean minimal and calming. Rolling hills, simple color palettes, and smooth roads that curve naturally through the landscape. Some people leave it running in a second monitor like a screensaver. Others actually drive and zone out. Either way works.
Arrow keys or WASD to drive. That's it. No boost button, no handbrake, just gentle acceleration and steering. The roads are infinite and procedurally generated, so you'll never hit the same stretch twice. Drive at whatever speed feels right.
You can tweak settings to change the time of day, weather, how curvy the roads are, even the color scheme. Want a sunset drive through gentle hills? Done. Prefer night driving through mountains? Also done. The game adapts to whatever vibe you're after.
Put on music or a podcast and just drive. The game isn't demanding your attention, so it's perfect background activity. Some people use it to think through problems or decompress after work. It's like meditation but with a steering wheel.
Experiment with the settings. The default is nice, but cranking up the road windiness and setting it to golden hour creates some genuinely beautiful moments. It's one of those games where the journey actually is the destination.