JDM: Japanese Drift Master News

I have spun out on wet tarmac again and I am furious with myself. JDM: Japanese Drift Master requires a different mentality to most other racing games. Drifting around a corner is not the side gimmick that you'll do a few times during races. Drifting is the race. In this self-described "simcade" game, you've got to slide around the bendy roads of sunny (and rainy) Japan while delivering sushi and chasing boy racers for style points. It all adds up to some remarkably weighty speedfreakery that is bitingly frustrating when I'm bad at it, and rumblingly compelling when I'm good at it.

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Drifters! We’re constantly working on improving the game. This patch includes, among others: some steering wheel presets fixes, audio adjustments and a sweet gift as a means of us saying thank you to all the people who believed in us and bought the game early.


[h3]System[/h3]

• Fixed endgame and menu credits issues with scrolling, autoscrolling and author names. The credits will now display properly;
  
• Fixed an issue where the game could crash in certain situations on NVIDIA GPU's;
  
• Added a sharpen visual setting for the game. The new slider can be found in the game's graphical options.

[h3]Wheel presets[/h3]

• Fixed issues with Logicool steering wheels for the Japanese region.

[h3]Audio[/h3]

• Fixed drag race events’ sound issues, when only the environmental audio would play before.

[h3]Localization[/h3]

• Added a series of localization improvements across all languages based on direct community feedback. The localization adjustments include corrected automotive terminology, improved HUD and UI phrasing and various other cases connected to the story context and mission descriptions.

[h3]New Content[/h3]

• Added new seats for the Alpha Moriyamo in the Tuner Shop;
  
• Added a new hood part including a livery for the Alpha Moriyamo.

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We’re constantly working on improving the game’s experience, as well as on new content, an example of which you will find in the Tuner Shop right now.



Reminder - the launch discount will be ending soon. If you want to grab JDM: Japanese Drift Master at a lower price, this is the time to do it!

Let’s Drift
The Gaming Factory Team



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[h3]GAMING FACTORY - UPCOMING RELEASES[/h3]
We're not only a developer but also a publisher. If you like JDM, take a look at what other titles we have gearing up for launch. Who knows, maybe you'll come to love them, as much as we do!
Thanks!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1385290/Pizza_Slice/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2708880/Ghost_Keeper/

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Yesterday’s patch has had unforeseen repercussions, which we are patching today.
Sorry for the inconvenience!

[h3]Hotfix notes:[/h3]

• Fixed the money rewards for replaying certain missions
  
• Fixed an issue where players could unintentionally 'double buy' a car at the car dealership

We’re hard at work at resolving other issues coming from your feedback. Thank you for your patience.

In the meantime, if you ran into any issues, please drop us a support ticket at - https://jdmgame.com/drift-hub/bug-reports/

Let’s Drift
Gaming Factory Team

Ghost Keeper, has just opened its dark gates to you in the form of a free demo. This is a tactical game set in a grotesque horror world, where you take on the role of the Master of spirits, commanding a scary army of ghosts, demons, and other horrors to strike fear into the hearts of mortals.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2708880/Ghost_Keeper/
[h3]Awaiting you inside:[/h3]

• Command legions of ghosts, demons, and monstrous creatures — each with unique abilities to unleash against the Brotherhood's forces;
  
• Total freedom in planning and executing your strategy — no two playthroughs are the same, and the path to victory depends entirely on your decisions;
  
• Grotesque narration and a mischievous narrator who guides you with dark humor through eerie, twisted events;
  
• Stylized Victorian-era locations filled with gloom, atmosphere, and secrets waiting to be uncovered;
  
• Fear as a tool of power — only those who master the art of terror can rise to true greatness.
  

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We invite you to test the demo (and your strategic skills) and share your thoughts — your feedback is crucial to us!

And don’t forget to add the full version of the game to your wishlist!

Gaming Factory

You folks are awesome! Thank you for joining us on Guntama streets. It’s hard to describe the joy of seeing you all share your playthroughs and screenshots on our Discord. The discussions are lively, and there’s a lot of support coming from the community, not only for us but for all of the other members of our JDM family - seriously, you’re among the best people!

With your support, we’ve already managed to cross over 1000 reviews, and more are coming by the minute. Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts. We also encourage everyone to write a few words about their experience, if you haven’t done so already.

The media have also taken an interest in the project, with hours of content being published by various influencers and traditional media outlets providing their reviews. Thank you for playing JDM!

We’re being praised for the atmosphere and the authenticity of the experience, while some technical issues remain to be resolved.

[h3]"JDM: Japanese Drift Master is a hugely ambitious and earnest racer that’s very clearly in love with the art of drifting..." -- IGN[/h3]

[h3]"Bursting with ideas, enthusiasm, and a solid physics model..." -- PC Gamer[/h3]

[h3]"JDM: Japanese Drift Master lets you drift swiftly through a fictional, yet painstakingly detailed area of Japan like no other racing game does." -- Eurogamer[/h3]

Opinions like these are pushing us even harder to make JDM: Japanese Drift Master one of the best racing experiences on the market.


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As mentioned above, we didn’t avoid hiccups - some issues are still waiting to be resolved. We’re reading every single comment on the Discussion Forums here on Steam and following your feedback on our Discord channels. We hear you. We’re working hard preparing fixes, and we’ve already released the first patch resolving most issues plaguing the Force Feedback implementation.

[h2]Hotfix 01[/h2]
We’ve pushed another round of fixes today. Here are the patch notes:

[h3]Performance[/h3]

• Improved game performance when moving through sections of the world map.
  
• Added a set of precompiled shaders on game launch.
  
• Improved performance during main story missions - stuttering should now be minimized or gone alltogether.
  
• Improved overal game performance during Story Events
  
• We're still working on a proper graphical preset for Steam Deck, however for now we've introduced small optimization changes that should provide around 5 - 15FPS gain globally.
  

[h3]Game Settings[/h3]

• Disabled Chromatic Aberration.
  
• Fixed an issue where Mirror Quality Settings would reset after a game restart.
  

[h3]Story Events[/h3]

• Fixed an issue blocking progress in Chapter 05 Mission 01.
  

[h3]Gameplay[/h3]

• Locked the possibility to sell your last car.
  
• Fixed the reputation notification system, which incorrectly prompted the same notification multiple times.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Xbox 360 and the Xbox Elite 2 Controllers would incorrectly recognise a single press of the (A) button as a 'double tap'.
  
• Fixed an issue where players could not bet in the Underground Side Missions.
  
• Fixed an issue where the camera setting would reset to default after completing the Sushi Delivery Side Mission.
  

[h3]Audio [/h3]

• Fixed the audio levels when launching the game in cockpit view - the sound levels will now remain at inded levels on all camera views.
  

[h3]Achievements[/h3]

• Fixed an issue where the Achievements "Gaijin", "Dojin" and "Tourist" would not display the proper mileage count
  

More fixes are incoming, so please stay tuned.
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As a reminder, if you run into any issues, please provide a bug report HERE.

This is the fastest and most efficient way to contact us.
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Once again, thank you to all who bought the game and are now having fun driving through Guntama streets.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1153410/JDM_Japanese_Drift_Master/

Let’s Drift
Gaming Factory Team


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[h3]New Bundle Available[/h3]

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/54578/
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[h3]GAMING FACTORY - UPCOMING RELEASES[/h3]
We're not only a developer but also a publisher. If you like JDM, maybe take a look at what other titles we have gearing up for launch. Who knows, maybe you'll come to love them, as much as we do!
Thanks!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1385290/Pizza_Slice/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2708880/Ghost_Keeper/