Absolute Drift: Zen Edition
A unique racing game about mastering the art of drifting.
Journey from apprentice to master drifter as you hone your skill in a gorgeous minimalist world. Travel from airports and docks to a floating metropolis in search of new cars and ever greater challenges. Chill out to over 3 hours of electronic music by C41 and NYTE. Push yourself to the limit on drifting tracks and wild mountain roads while you work to unlock the elite Midnight events. Your driving skills will be challenged at every turn until you finally become a master drifter.
Overview of the platinum guide
No missable trophies · Fully obtainable offline
Playtime
Platinum Requirement Profile (Difficulty & Effort)
A challenging skill racer requiring fine car control and flawless drift combos.
- Mechanics & Peak: 8/10 – High precision needed for 2M-point combos and master drift lines.
- Guide Reliance: 1/10 – No missables; all event challenges are visible in-game.
- Grind & Collectibles: 4/10 – Cumulative tasks like donuts, spin zones, and blocks take time.
- RNG & Luck: 1/10 – Pure physics-based gameplay with no RNG or loot mechanics.
- Punishment Severity: 4/10 – Errors reset multipliers, but retries are instant.
- Co-op / MP Dependency: 0/10 – No online trophies; Platinum is fully earnable offline.
Trophies
The Absolute Drifter
Collected all other Absolute Drift: Zen Edition trophies
Unlock all other trophies to earn the Platinum trophy.
Maverick
Buzz the control tower in World 1
Drive past the large control tower near the runway at high speed in World 1's free-roam area.
Sake Bombs
Fall into the water 5 times
Drive the car into the water off the edges a total of five times in free-roam mode or on tracks.
Double Rainbow
Paint your car 20 times in Free-Roam
Drive through the paint pads repeatedly in free-roam mode to repaint the car 20 times.
Bring the Cubic Ruckus
Smash 100 blocks in Driftkhana & Mountain Drift Tracks
Intentionally smash into the red blocks placed on tracks. Progress accumulates across all attempts.
Spin Doctor
Complete 5 spin-zones in Driftkhana
Drive into the marked spin zones during Driftkhana events and perform a 360-degree spin.
Jelly Donuts
Complete 5 donuts in Driftkhana
Perform a full circle drift closely around the donut poles in Driftkhana events.
Drift Line Apprentice
Execute a perfect drift line
Follow a yellow drift line cleanly from start to finish without losing your drift angle.
Multiplier Master
Reach a 15x multiplier
Keep drifting continuously and chain actions. Make sure not to hit anything, as wall collisions reset the multiplier.
Hoon Airlines
Spend 2 minutes airborne in Free-Roam
Use jumps and ramps in the free-roam areas to accumulate a total of 120 seconds of air time.
Bacon Donuts
Complete 25 donuts in Driftkhana
Use the handbrake in Driftkhana events to pull tight circles around the donut poles until the action registers.
Washing Machine
Complete 25 spin-zones in Driftkhana
Spin the vehicle completely 360 degrees within the marked square spin zones.
Drift Line Master
Execute 10 perfect drift lines
Drift lines are yellow-marked sections on the track. Follow the path seamlessly in a drift from start to finish.
Midnight Drifter
Unlock a Midnight Event
Earn enough points and complete enough challenges in a world's regular events to unlock that world's Midnight event.
Midnight Master
Complete all 5 event challenges on any midnight event
Choose any Midnight event and complete all 5 required challenges. This can also be split across multiple runs.
The Completionist
Complete all event challenges (including tutorial events)
Requires completing all challenges in every event, including the tutorial and all five worlds.
Insane Skills
Score over 2,000,000 points in any event
Best done in lengthy Driftkhana events. Keep the multiplier continuously at 15x while constantly chaining drifts, spin zones, and donuts.
Mad Skills
Score over 1,000,000 points in any event
Combine continuous drifts with a high multiplier in a Driftkhana event to achieve the required score.
Good Skills
Score over 500,000 points in any event
Easiest to achieve in Driftkhana events by keeping the drift chain going and avoiding collisions.
Master Drifter
Complete the game
Earned automatically as you progress through the game.
The Long Drift
Do a 10-second continuous drift
Use a large open area in free-roam mode and keep the vehicle drifting continuously for 10 seconds by delicately countersteering and feathering the throttle.