Chimera Circuit

Chimera Circuit is a pixel-art tactical racing simulator set in a dark fantasy world inspired by 90s ASCII aesthetics. You splice Chimeras, prepare them between races and compete on tracks to advance through a 12-month career. You can also bet on race outcomes and build a legacy by dominating the circuit.

Splice Chimeras

Create hybrids by choosing two parents from your unlocked codex or pasture. Their grandparents shape the offspring: the father’s father determines its model, the mother’s mother sets its palette, grandmothers provide traits, and grandfathers define Clades. Basic splices produce G1 hybrids. You can save top performers in your pasture and use retired Chimeras for future splices, including two of the same Chimera.

The game offers over 100 unique Chimeras across 10 Clades, including EQUINE, SPECTRAL and UMA, each with distinct skills. Choose one of four racer types—Front Runner, Stalker, Mid Pack or Closer—to set your strategy. Game effects and visual styles combine to offer over 1,000,000 possible combinations. Career racing unlocks new species.

Prepare between races

During intermissions, shop for items, train your Chimera and review its stats. Syringes provide extra training actions, while bandages heal injuries. Training can improve six stats: SPD for velocity, STM for stamina regeneration, POW for collisions, TEC for terrain handling, WIL for resistance and POT for growth. You can also bet on favorites or on win-place-show outcomes before choosing a track.

After each race, you select runes: some grant advantages, while others impose penalties. Limited lives add risk to the 12-month career.

Race the circuit

Races take place on dynamic, grid-based tracks with varied terrain, weather and times of day. Positions update in real time as Chimeras overtake one another. You activate Clade skills using stamina orbs, timing them for buffs, debuffs or changes in position. Finishing first earns dust, the world’s currency, as well as training and unlocks to help you progress toward mastery.