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TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge

TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge

KT Racing · released Mar 27, 2018

ActionRacingSimulationSports

For bikers, there are two types of speed races: the Isle of Man TT and the rest. No race is more difficult. Take up the challenge of the legendary Snaefell Mountain course: all 37.73 miles faithfully reproduced with the champions and their bikes.

68
VGC Score
·No trend datamedium confidence
69%
At launch
72%
Steam all-time
67%
Press
50%
Recent sentiment

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How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (OpenCritic)6711
Creator reviews (2 tracked)431
All-time Steam reviews72%68769
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)50%521
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 4 reviews sampled · 2 total reviews in window · weighted 0.8 up / 0.8 down · computed 3h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (29)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 60
    trust 76Dec 1, 2021

    The first installment of TT Isle of Man from KT Racing is more of a technical demo that lays a solid foundation for a potentially successful series in the future. We’ll see how the next installment improves in terms of quality, but the first game reviewed here falls into the “above-average” category due to its mediocre graphics and a driving model that sometimes behaves oddly. However, I certainly wouldn’t write off this series just yet; I’d wait and see how the next installment improves in quality.

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  • 60
    trust 76Jun 1, 2019

    As a specific and finite experience, TT Isle of Man is superbike and supersport racing at its most intense and exhilarating. There's few tracks in the world of motorsport that are as challenging and downright frustrating as Snaefell Mountain, and even the most experienced of virtual riders will find their mettle tested. However, with a meagre career mode, few additional tracks and several issues with performance, this is a racing highlight surrounded by janky filler.

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  • 60
    trust 70Apr 13, 2018

    TT Isle of Man: Ridge on the Edge deserves praise for its fairly meticulous recreation of the famous event. The sense of speed, high quality audio, and the impressive visuals, amount to a visceral driving experience.

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  • 70
    trust 70Mar 18, 2018

    TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge is a game that ignores almost everything in the pursuit to recreate the TT, but just how well this was done makes it a very rewarding bike racer experience.

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  • 50
    trust 69Mar 11, 2018

    Containing an impressive adaptation of the Isle of Man's Snaefell Mountain Course, TT Isle of Man Racing: Ride on the Edge will be attractive to motorcycle nuts looking for a new experience. But its high asking price, repetitive career mode, and lack of any online community means that everyone else can simply pass this by.

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  • 60
    trust 67Apr 16, 2018

    This biking game is really for the hardcore fans not being something that any player could jump into.

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  • 50
    trust 66Mar 12, 2018

    TT Isle of Man Ride on the Edge fails to deliver the thrills.

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  • 80
    trust 66Mar 9, 2018

    A middling racer in a dreary package that contains one of the finest achievements in the racing genre in years.

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  • 70
    trust 66Apr 5, 2018

    Good but hard bike simulation. But Snaefell Mountain course is one of the reaseons why to play TT Isle of Man.

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  • 70
    trust 64Mar 26, 2018

    If you want to experience adrenaline races on motorcycles, TT Isle of Man: Ride on The Edge is the right choice. Too bad that the developers were limited by the official license. Nevertheless, it's a good game and motorcycle fans will certainly appreciate it.

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  • 70
    trust 64Mar 8, 2018

    TT Isle of Man is a good motorcycle racing game, realistic and very demanding. As long as you are completely in love with the legendary Isle of Man, it can even become a must.

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  • 70
    trust 63Apr 8, 2018

    Overall, TT Isle of Man is merely good, rather than great; the complexity of the handling and the accuracy of the track are very well realised. The hope is that it can scoop up a cult following and we can have some multiplayer fun, otherwise, the replayability just isn't there. Great job by Kylotonn and Bigben Interactive for putting it together.

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