Games like MAVRIX by Matt Jones

Steam reviews

What players say

Mixed-to-positive: fans of real mountain biking praise the riding feel and open world, but many find the controls stiff, the animations scripted and performance and progress resets frustrating.

Many players who ride mountain bikes themselves enjoy the realistic suspension, the sense of speed and the large open map with timed races and trails to master. Plenty of reviewers say the controls take time to learn and reward patience once they click, and several describe the game as getting clearly better since early access. Criticism focuses on the animation-based tricks and whips, which feel canned rather than free, and on bunny hops that work unpredictably. Performance problems, server lag, crashes and loading errors come up often, along with the sparse trail count and slow fast travel. Some players have lost progress after resets, a point that makes them less willing to recommend the game. Opinion is split between riders who find it the best MTB title they have played and those who expected a physics-driven sim and feel it plays more like an arcade game.

Who it suits

Players who ride mountain bikes or want a realistic, skill-based MTB game with a large open world and patience for controls that take time to learn.

Who should skip it

Players wanting free, physics-driven tricks or an arcade-style game should skip it, especially at full price while it still has lag and progress-reset problems.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with under 20 hours are more split and often describe the controls and bugs, while those with 20 to 200 hours mostly recommend it for its riding feel and open world.

Summarised by AI from 80 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.