Hill Racing – Egg Drop

Hill Racing – Egg Drop summary

Your job is to transport the fragile egg as far as possible within the allocated time without letting it roll (or fly) out of your ride and hit the ground.

Paired with the one-button controls (you only need to worry about accelerating), you’re probably thinking it couldn’t sound easier if it tried. However, this game is all about absolute precision, where you’ll need to feather the throttle to perfection as you battle the bottom-heavy egg through constant elevation changes.

While you chase your next best distance within the timed window, you’ll also collect coins to unlock new locations and vehicles. But if the egg falls out, you’ll instantly lose all the coins you earned on that run.

If it still sounds simple, you’ll soon see that when paired with the lack of reverse gear, it quickly gets more challenging than you’d expect as soon as the egg starts rolling.

The visuals are surprisingly refreshing for an Eggy-style game, and the “one more quick run” vibe sucks you in as you constantly attempt to improve your top score.

There are seven vehicles to unlock, each with its own pros and cons, along with three levels that provide a variety of pleasant backdrops and bonuses.

While it’s perfect for those who love a challenge and don’t mind grinding for coins, its harshness might quickly become frustrating for those looking for a fun hill-climbing experience.

Hill Racing – Egg Drop features

• Release date – Dec 21, 2024
• Difficulty – Medium
• Levels/environments – 3
• Number of vehicles – 7
• Vehicle customization/upgrades – No
• Multiplayer – No
• Mobile – Yes (iOS and Android)
• Publisher – PHATCAT Games Ltd

Hill Racing – Egg Drop controls

PC/laptop/Chromebook

• Left mouse click – Accelerate

There’s no brake, reverse, or steering to worry about. You just need to tap (or hold) the throttle carefully, depending on the hill’s steepness and whether the egg is moving. When you lift off, it will gently apply the brakes.

Mobile/tablet (iOS/Android)

• Press/tap the screen to accelerate

The game is perfectly optimized for mobile devices, and the portrait style gives a zoomed-in view compared to playing on a laptop/Chromebook. While it’s more visually pleasing, it’s a little more challenging as you can’t see what’s coming up ahead.

How to play Hill Racing – Egg Drop

Right at the start, you’ll head to the Desert, with arty mountains and clouds in the background, along with a simple instruction to accelerate without dropping the egg.

The egg in question is positioned on the back of your truck at the start, and behaves like a bottom-heavy object that wants to roll off at any given opportunity once you tap (or hold) the left mouse button.

You’ll soon notice that the varied terrain makes the egg roll more violently, so the entire game soon becomes about perfect throttle timing. Just like a drift car, you’ll need to feather the accelerator constantly. But instead of being for optimal grip, it’s to stop the egg rolling out!

You’ll need to plan accordingly, as you’re not able to correct any last-second mistakes by slamming the gearbox into reverse like you can in other games.

Distance and time – Distance is shown on the circular meter in the top middle of the screen. Once the white line goes full circle, time’s up. Within the window, you’ll need to (carefully) push your ride as hard as you can by driving as close to perfectly as possible.

Icons explained – The top-left corner shows your coin balance and current high score (distance-based).

In the top right, you’ll see a reset button next to the daily spins, which is available every 4 hours and can provide a generous bonus, with a 250-coin jackpot on offer. Next to these, you’ve also got buttons for your current high scores, game settings (sound and music), car shop, and levels.

One mistake writes off your earnings – You’ll collect coins as you progress through the level, but if the egg falls out and smashes, you’ll immediately lose all the coins you earned during your run as they fly out of your vehicle. This is easily the most frustrating part of the game, especially when you’re on a good run and make one wrong click.

Hill Racing – Egg Drop levels

You have three levels to choose from:

• Desert
• Mountain (x2 coins)
• Forest (x3 coins)

Each provides a different visual backdrop, and you also earn 2x coins on Mountain and 3x coins on Forest. While they’re expensive (Mountain is 500 coins), it’ll soon pay off in rewards if you’re looking for completion.

If you’re looking for more progression with a huge selection of varied stages to complete, Big Monsters Racing is a similar game that offers 30 levels of monster truck madness with near-identical physics, where you’ll need to jump over huge ramps and squash cars without any eggs to worry about!

There are no online or multiplayer modes in Hill Racing. If you want to be able to head online in a multiplayer game and play with your friends, alternatives like Madalin Stunt Cars 3 let you join public (or private) lobbies on huge free roam maps. It also features a massive amount of free content from the start, so you don’t need to worry about grinding away and collecting coins.

Hill Racing – Egg Drop vehicle selection

The game offers seven vehicles in total, with six to unlock after the initial freebie.

Pickup truck (starter) – The egg sits nicely in a bed designed for it, making it ideal for learning, as you don’t need to worry too much.

Sedan – 250 coins. Unlike the tame truck, the Sedan brings wheelie-poppin’ drag car energy with rapid acceleration and a hilarious amount of power on tap in comparison. While it’s great fun, it brings a completely different challenge where the egg now sits in the cabin/passenger seat rather than in the truck bed.

As you probably guessed, this makes it way more sensitive, as the egg is constantly rolling around. Once it reaches the trunk, the lack of reverse means your run is basically over. While I expected to start raking in the coins with this, it actually made it harder to beat my previous high score set in the pickup!

Other vehicles:

• Flat truck – 500 coins (only revealed after buying the sedan)
• Cadillac
• Cyber car (Cybertruck-style)
• Dump truck
• Monster truck

Each of these remains locked and can only be unlocked one at a time when you’ve purchased the next car on the list.

It has to be said that it takes a long time to grind away and earn cars in Hill Racing – Egg Drop. While it quickly accelerates when you reach the next levels, you’ll need to save up at least 500 coins for the double earnings, which takes a while.

There’s also no customization of the vehicles once you’ve purchased them. If you’re not down for the grind and want a game that offers upgrades and tuning, Hill Climb Racing 2 is a popular pick for gamers who are looking for a hill-climbing game with upgrades and customization options, along with a more exciting progression system.

Hill Racing – Egg Drop advanced tips & tricks

Master throttle control early on

Small taps and long holds (when it’s safe to do so) make a big difference. If you hold too long on a steep incline, the egg will violently shift around.

The precision will feel familiar to those already used to drifting games, especially if you’re used to the advanced weight transfer and throttle control found in the Drift Hunters series, especially Drift Hunters MAX, with its incredibly realistic drift physics.

Plan for the elevation changes

Big drops require planning ahead, as you can’t quickly backtrack your way out of mistakes by shifting into reverse.

Faster cars aren’t always better

Don’t go expecting to earn heaps of coins quickly when you unlock the sedan and other high-speed vehicles. Stick with the pickup until you’re consistently hitting good distances, and consider saving up for the multiplier levels or a different vehicle better suited to keeping the egg in place.

Don’t forget to use the daily spin

Remember – you get free coins every 4 hours. These can quickly add up, especially if you hit the jackpot!

The Egg-lephant in the room (Eggy Car comparison)

(Sorry – I couldn’t resist!) Let’s discuss what you’re undoubtedly already thinking – how does this compare to the classic Eggy Car game?

The concept is basically identical. In both games, you’ll need to stop the fragile egg smashing as you navigate the hilly terrain, while getting as far as you can, collecting coins along the way to unlock new vehicles.

Hill Racing – Egg Drop looks more realistic and (arguably) more visually pleasing compared to Eggy Car’s simpler cartoon graphics. The one-button design also appeals to those who enjoy a stripped-down challenge, as you need to think about the brake and throttle in Eggy Car.

However, Eggy Car’s biggest stand-outs are the ability to recover and the fact that you’re not up against the clock. Since you have full control over the pedals (although they’re super sensitive), you can shift the egg around much more easily and try to stop it from flying out. If you press the brake long enough, you’re also able to quickly put it in reverse. 

Eggy Car is more patience-based, as you can take as long as you want to navigate the level. You also get various power-ups, such as freeze and magnet features, along the way.

The typical dealbreaker for many players is that when the egg starts rolling around in Hill Racing – Egg Drop, it’s often game over with no chance of correction.

Hill Racing – Egg Drop FAQ