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Poke Derby review

Worth opening if you want a free raise-and-race career on a computer. I am not scoring it myself. The only outside score I will quote is someone else’s, with the vote count attached.

Charizard crossing the finish at Cerulean Cape while the rest of the field is exhausted
Screenshot: Poke Derby / Zietes

What you actually get

A free game by Zietes. One racer, 78 turns, five partners, twelve on the track, 146 Gen 1 species, 21 Kanto courses. Browser or Windows. The official page labels it Free. The career screenshot shows Base Camp on turn 9 with energy at 21 out of 100, which is enough to see that the loop is a calendar, not a single race. The results card shows Cerulean Cape at 1970 m, Charizard first in 2:44.6 and second place 0.02 seconds back. Close finishes are in the official shots, not only in marketing lines.

The one published score

ScoreWhereHow I treat it
4.0 / 5, 1 voteRemakit page, 134 views, updated 7 Nov 2026The only community score I quote
4.5 / 5A personal note on the same Remakit pageA note, not a second poll
NoneThis siteI do not add a score of my own

Where the public build is thin

  • iPhone and iPad browsers are unsupported. Other phones may be slow. Dexerto’s “play on mobile” line disagrees, and I leave the disagreement up.
  • There is no Mac app and no Steam app.
  • The homepage says 230 MB. The installer measured about 427 MB on 12 Nov 2026.
  • No public player count. I will not invent one.
  • Partner slots: copy says five, one screenshot says six.

Who it is for

If you want Umamusume’s training calendar with Pokémon racers and a zero price, the shape matches what Dexerto and Niche Gamer described in the second week of November 2026. If you want a phone game you can install from a store, this is the wrong download. If you want a restaurant in Derby, it is the wrong page. A longer comparison with Umamusume is its own article, because that is a different question from “should I launch this.”

Poke Derby trailer Zietes channel · 68s · 1,338 views on 12 Nov 2026 The official trailer shows a 78-turn career, up to five partners, a field of twelve, and the week’s top racers meeting in a Weekly Cup.
Opening cutscene Zietes channel · 107s · 158 views on 12 Nov 2026 An in-engine opening. The description says every legend starts on Route 1, with the track “PD Opening”.
Guiding Light AMV Zietes channel · 87s · 128 views on 12 Nov 2026 An anime-style opening made in the game engine on Kanto courses, set to Guiding Light.
Remakit review Remakit · 28:25 · 2,563 views on 12 Nov 2026 An independent review of the 78-turn calendar, the five-partner deck, and 12-racer races. This is not an official video.
Cerulean Cape 1970 m results: Charizard first in 2:44.6, second place 0.02 seconds back
Screenshot: Poke Derby / Zietes

Questions

Is Poke Derby worth playing?

It is a free, finished-enough career loop on computer. Phone, Steam, and Mac app expectations are the reasons to skip it.

What score does Poke Derby have?

Remakit shows 4.0 out of 5 from 1 vote checked 12 Nov 2026. A 4.5 on the same page is a personal note. This site adds no score.

Keep reading

Versus UmamusumeWhere the comparison holds and where it does not.PlayBrowser and Windows, with the size conflict.VideosTrailer and the Remakit video.

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