Four years. One career. No guarantees.
Track Star is a high school track & field career simulation spanning your entire athletic life — freshman tryouts to senior day. You choose your specialty, build your athlete week by week, and find out whether you had what it takes. Some athletes make nationals. Most don't. Both are valid outcomes.
Every week is a decision
Each week you manage your training load, protect your energy, and decide which meets are worth the risk. Push too hard and you're injured. Play it too safe and your rival pulls ahead. There's no perfect playbook — just the choices you make and the times on the clock.
World events shape your seasons too. A heat wave tanks outdoor performance. A rival school produces a phenom who's suddenly on your radar. The news cycle doesn't stop for your training schedule.
Build the athlete you want to be
Choose your specialty and shape your career around it. A Sprints build plays completely differently from Distance or Jumps. Your stats, your training focus, your event selection — all of it compounds across four seasons. By senior year, you'll know exactly what kind of athlete you built.
Qualify or go home
The championship path is real and it's unforgiving. Make your Class meet. Advance to State. Survive Regionals. Only a few athletes reach Nationals — and only one wins. Fall short and you're running the annual Turkey Trot with everyone else who peaked too early.
The rivalry is personal
Every career has a rival. They show up at your meets, they remember your times, and they're not rooting for you. Whether you chase them down or spend four years in their shadow depends entirely on the athlete you built.
It ends with a decision you didn't expect
College recruitment isn't guaranteed. By senior year, your performance history either opens doors or closes them. Some athletes walk away with scholarship offers. Some walk away with a good story. A few walk away with both.
Features
Four-season high school career — freshman to senior
Weekly training and competition loop with energy management
Multiple athlete specializations, each with distinct playstyles
Championship qualification ladder: Class → State → Regionals → Nationals
Dynamic rival system that tracks your career arc
World events engine that shapes your seasons with real context
College recruitment endgame with scholarship outcomes
Hard Mode for athletes who think they've seen everything
Hall of Fame and career records across playthroughs
Animated Race Results — because watching your PR get called deserves a moment
Dozens of achievements and milestones
Disclosure
I use Claude Code to assist in game development, but all content, narrative, formulas, etc. are created by me.
