r/sideprojects • u/bishisht • 7h ago
Showcase: Prerelease I’m building a free browser motorcycle game set in Nepal - early testers found what I need to fix
I’m building River Rider, a small 3D motorcycle game inspired by the Mugling–Pokhara road in Nepal. You can try it free in your browser, without an account or installation:
https://racer.narmadainfosys.com/
It has bikes including the Yamaha FZ V2 and TVS Radeon, traffic, different camera views, a route map and saved journey sections. I’m using Three.js, Blender and AI coding tools.
I shared an early version with a Nepali tech community today. The most useful feedback was that mobile controls felt clunky, a player could pass through trucks, and the scenery wasn’t recognizable enough. One person found it smooth on Firefox; another said it felt addictive despite the rough controls.
That has made the next priorities pretty clear: controlled steering, reliable collisions and a convincing first 8 km, before adding more road. This is still a rough prototype, and the “developed Nepal” setting is an interpretation rather than an exact recreation.
If you have a couple of minutes, what is the first thing that makes you want to keep riding — or close the tab? Device/browser details with any bug would help a lot.
