CSR Classics

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CSR Classics is a free-to-play drag racing game developed by Boss Alien Ltd with Mad Atom Games and published by NaturalMotion Games. It released on iOS on October 17, 2013 and arrived on Android in March 2014.

Set in a Las Vegas–style city ruled by five racing crews, the game follows a new racer who teams up with an agent to uncover the corruption of casino boss Mr. Baladin. The story involves rival crews, secrets, and twists involving characters like Marco and Kandy.

Gameplay centers on a five-tier single-player campaign. Each tier brings faster opponents and tougher cars. To advance, you must defeat the tier boss three times and then win a high-stakes rematch. Races use timing for gear changes and nitrous boosts, with no steering or braking.

Players can buy unloved cars (stock with no upgrades) or loved cars (restored with upgrades). Unloved cars are usually bought with cash, while loved cars require gold. Cars span from the 1950s to the 1980s.

Races fall into several categories:
- Regulation races
- Ladder races
- Daily battles
- Restriction races
- Manufacturer- and car-specific races
- Crew battles
- High-stakes challenges

In the story, a plan to arrest Baladin unfolds as the player defeats his crews and faces Baladin himself. After Baladin is defeated, Marco is revealed as the true mastermind and becomes the league’s new leader.

Online features were discontinued in May 2018, with an update ending online play. By around 2023 some players encountered storage-related errors that prevented play. CSR Classics received mixed or average reviews on Metacritic.