If you grew up in the early 2000s, you remember the struggle. You had 30 minutes of computer lab time, dial-up internet screaming in the background, and a burning need to play a game that wasn’t Minesweeper.

Yes. Rubber ducks. You are a professional cabbie sliding a two-ton vehicle at 90mph to collect bath toys.

It reminds us that games don't need 4K ray tracing or 100-hour storylines. Sometimes, you just need to slide a cab sideways through a puddle to grab a rubber duck.

Here is why the Taxi Drift Doodle is the most fun you’ll have with your browser tabs open. The premise is delightfully stupid. You are a taxi driver. You are late. To make up time, you decide that traffic laws are merely "suggestions." You drift through corners to collect floating rubber ducks and clock faces to extend your timer.

Did you beat my high score of 450? Let me know in the comments—or challenge me if Google ever adds multiplayer. Loved this blast from the past? Check out our other deep dives into the best Google Doodle games, from the Coding Carrots to the Halloween Magic Cat.

5/5 Drifting Duckies.

It feels exactly like a game you would find on Newgrounds or Miniclip in 2004. It has that low-stakes, high-skill energy. There are no loot boxes. No daily login bonuses. No ads for shady RPGs.

Officially titled "Taxi Drift," this playable Doodle hit the homepage like a nitro boost. At first glance, it looks absurd—a classic London-style black cab sliding sideways through a neon Tokyo-esque alley. But within three seconds of playing, you realize: This isn’t just a game. It’s a vibe.