In the Moto Blitz and Championship modes, the primary objectives must be completes to unlock the secondary objectives. Achieving secondary objectives, such as performing a given number of stunts or knocking down opponents, awards the player with two additional stars.

Three stars are awarded for finishing in first place, two for second, and one for third. The five-star rating system with primary and secondary objectives first introduced in Asphalt 6: Adrenaline has been also used in Asphalt 7 and Asphalt 8. The Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 versions feature different control schemes, including for the WASD and arrow keys. 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), and 'Tap to steer' (auto-acceleration with movement controlled by tapping the side of the screen). Gameplay Besides the use of stunt jumps that the Audi R8 E-tron as a central gameplay mechanic, Asphalt 8 also makes extensive use of simulated HDR rendering and pixel shaders, as seen on the sky and the specular reflections on the road surface. 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 Apfor 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.

Io games list Asphalt 8: Airborne