The Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 versions feature different control schemes, including the traditional WASD and the up, down, left, right keyboard scheme. Gameplay is similar to that of Asphalt 7: Heat, with the player given four control options: 'Tilt to steer' (auto-acceleration with movement controlled by tilting the device), 'Tilt and icons' (manual acceleration via an on-screen icon, with movement controlled by tilting the device), 'On-screen controls' (auto-acceleration with movement controlled by an on-screen virtual steering-wheel), 'Tap to steer' (auto-acceleration with movement controlled by tapping the side of the screen). The game has about 470 million players, according to the game description in the App Store.

Its successor, Asphalt 9: Legends was announced on February 26, 2018.

It was released on August 22, 2013, for iOS and Android, November 13 for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, Janufor BlackBerry 10, and April 5, 2015, for Tizen. It is the tenth major game of the Asphalt series. Asphalt 8: Airborne is a 2013 racing video game developed by Gameloft Barcelona and published by Gameloft.

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