{"id":26410,"date":"2026-01-12T00:01:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T00:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=26410"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:44:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:44:59","slug":"go-kart-island-switch-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/12\/go-kart-island-switch-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Go Kart Island (Switch, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/gokart_box\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-26399\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GOKART_BOX-150x147.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GOKART_BOX-150x147.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GOKART_BOX.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Explore a giant open world island from the seat of your go kart in Go Kart Island.\u00a0 In the game\u2019s story mode, you play as a young steer (ha) who wants to win the Big Race, but the mayor charges you 1000 coins to enter.\u00a0 So now you must enter smaller races and challenges to earn the money you need.\u00a0 Hmmm, an open world kart racer where you can play as a cow?\u00a0 Where have I seen that before?\u00a0 You may think this is just a run of the mill kart racer, but it does have one thing that sets it apart.\u00a0 You view the action from a more top down perspective.\u00a0 Anyway, Go Kart Island is available on Switch and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the game is viewed differently, you do control things pretty much like any other kart game.\u00a0 Press buttons for brake and gas, and hold down the ZR button as you turn to drift.\u00a0 Run over items boxes and use items with the L shoulder button.\u00a0 Items are typical kart fare: oil slicks, homing pizza slices, bouncing cookies, speed boosts, etc.\u00a0 The main mode is the Story, where you\u2019ll drive around the open world looking for quests to earn money.\u00a0 They are clearly marked with arrows to let you know where to go.\u00a0 These challenges include races, time trials, and other activities like finding lost chickens on a farm.<\/p>\n<p>The main problem I had with this game is that in order to unlock the races and challenges in multiplayer mode, you first have to complete them in Story Mode.\u00a0 And because of the loose controls and tedious activities in Story Mode, I lost interest in this game pretty quickly.\u00a0 It\u2019s a shame because there are nearly three dozen characters to unlock and lots of things to do.\u00a0 I can just think of way better kart racers released this past year alone that are more worth your time than this.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/gokart_screen\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26400\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GOKART_SCREEN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GOKART_SCREEN.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GOKART_SCREEN-300x165.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GOKART_SCREEN-150x83.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Go Kart Island is rated E for Everyone with ESRB descriptors of Mild Fantasy Violence and Mild Language.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t notice any bad language in the text, and you just shoot silly things at other cartoon animals in karts and they just spin around when hit.\u00a0 Reading skill is a must and younger gamers may find this one too difficult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore a giant open world island from the seat of your go kart in Go Kart 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