A Drift Boss Style Boat Drift Game
Buoy Drift is a free drift game you can play in your browser in seconds. If you like Drift Boss, you already know the idea: slide around corner after corner and see how far you can go. Here you steer freely: drag left or right, and let go to go straight. Here you drift a jet ski on a sunny sea instead of a car on a road in the sky. Slide around every corner, leave a white wake behind you and slip past buoys, palm islets, reefs and rocks.
What is a drift game like Drift Boss?
Drift Boss made one-button drifting famous: your car moves forward by itself, and the only thing you do is hold or release to slide around the next corner. It is easy to learn, the runs are short, and there is always one more corner to beat. One-button drift games like this are some of the most played quick games on web game sites.
Buoy Drift keeps the drifting fun, gives you easy drag-to-steer controls and moves it to the water. Your jet ski speeds along a zig-zag sea route, and buoys, islands and rocks mark the turns. There is no road edge to fall off. Instead you crash if you hit an obstacle, and you are lost at sea if you drift too far from the route.
How to play Buoy Drift
- Drag to steer. Put your finger anywhere and drag left or right. Let go and the jet ski goes straight. You can also hold the left or right side of the screen.
- On a computer, hold ← → or A / D, or hold the mouse to the left or right of the jet ski.
- Drift around corners. The jet ski slides a little as it turns, so start each turn a little early.
- Do not crash. If you touch a buoy, island or rock, your jet ski flips and the run ends.
- Stay on course. If you slip through a gap, a Back on course! warning and an arrow appear. Get back within 2.5 seconds.
- Go further. Your score is the distance you travel. Pearls on the route unlock new jet skis.
Three sea zones
The route starts in Buoy Bay, with wide turns marked by colorful roped buoys. After 250 metres you reach Reef Isles, with palm islets, reefs and rocky islands. From 700 metres you are in Rock Straits: the jet ski is faster, the route is narrower and big rocks and cliffs line the turns. Your best distance is saved on your device, so you can always try to beat it.
Tips for a longer drift
- Drift early. Start each turn just before the corner.
- Stay calm late. On the fast turns, small drags beat big swings.
- Read the turns. A buoy fence or a rock always sits on the outside of a corner.
- Follow the pearls. They lie along the middle of the route.
- Follow the arrow. If the warning shows, steer toward it at once.
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Frequently asked questions
Is this drift game free?
Yes. Buoy Drift is free in your browser on phones, tablets and computers, with no download and no account.
Is it the same as Drift Boss?
No, it is a different game with the same corner-drifting fun. In Buoy Drift you drift a jet ski on the sea past buoys, islands and rocks.
How do I drift?
Drag left or right to steer and let go to go straight. On a computer, use the arrow keys, A / D, or hold the mouse to the left or right of the jet ski.
What does Lost at sea mean?
You stayed too far from the route for 2.5 seconds. Follow the arrow back when the Back on course! warning shows.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. It is made for phones first: hold and release with one finger. It also works with a mouse or keyboard on a computer.