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BallisticNG

BallisticNG

BallisticNG is a high speed, all thrills anti-gravity combat racer and open modding environment developed as a tribute to old school classics such as Wipeout, Rollcage and Jet Moto.

Released Dec 14, 2018 Developer Neognosis Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Combat RacingFuturisticFlightFast-PacedIndie
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

94.1%positive3,350 reviews
Recommended · 14 found this helpful

“I installed the game, I started a race, was overwhelmed by the speed and "ding, donged around"... But then...suddenly...I remembered my training at the wipeout academy. Now I am locked and loaded, pin pointing razor sharp turns, scratching edges with the tip of my wings, while…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“this game forces you to play it like there's a bomb strapped to your chest”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 10 found this helpful

“[h1]Intro[/h1] BallisticNG is a must-have arcade racer. If you are bored of being spoon-fed this constant stream of creatively bankrupt and bland live-service racers from the likes of EA, Ubisoft, Sony and Microsoft then this game is the definitive indie racer to try. If you…”

— a player, Steam review · 220 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:34 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

13playing at last check
2224-hour peak
109all-time peak
0 25 50 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 21 avg · Jun 2016

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

26achievements
4.3%median completion
1.1%rarest: King of Snake
34.7% of players 23.9% of players 21.6% of players 18.2% of players 10.9% of players 10.8% of players 8.0% of players 8.0% of players 7.3% of players 7.2% of players 7.1% of players 5.4% of players 4.8% of players 4.3% of players 3.7% of players 3.2% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 1.9% of players 1.6% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 34.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
34.7%Look Ma — Hit a ship with an unguided missile.
23.9%Denied — Activate a shield before it auto deploys.
21.6%Wiped Out — Eliminate a ship.
Rarest badges of honor
1.1%King of Snake — Beat 0:59.17 on Ishtar Citadel Forward. Time Trial, Toxic Class with Nexus
1.2%Precision Perfect — Obtain a gold or better medal on all precision tracks.
1.2%Airbrake Master — Perform a perfect run on Arrivon Peak, Time Trial, Spectre Class, Nexus

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US14.99 USD
EU12.49 EUR
UK11.39 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada17.49 CAD
Japan1,520 JPY
Brazil28.99 BRL
China50.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$5.7 China Japan Canada EU US Australia UK≈$15

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 02, 2026
Announcing Aster League 2179

For the past year I've been chipping away at a new game project in the background. I've recently began mentioning it, have posted a few nondescript teasers in the Neognosis discord, and have even back

May 04, 2026
BallisticNG Neurodrome Expansion announcement

Welcome to The Neurodrome, Lance System's advanced training environment.This DLC will be expanding on the virtual tracks previously explored in Nova Park and Vespera Heights with 6 new tracks. As with

Apr 06, 2026
BallisticNG 1.4.1.3 changelog

Hey everybody. BallisticNG 1.4.1.3 is now available!This update addresses some minor issues, adds a community requested feature and has some enhancements for modding in the form of feature backports f

Feb 25, 2026
BallisticNG 1.4.1.2 changelog

Hey everyone, we have a small update with a couple of fixes for you.We've been releasing these as hotfixes when issues have cropped up over the past few months and we had previously posted a 1.4.1.1 c

Nov 03, 2025
BallisticNG 1.4.1 is now available!

This is our last major feature update which reworks multiplayer, introduces many QOL additions and brings a major update to the Layout Creator, featuring controller support!Without further ado, let's

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Indie, Racing
Player tagsCombat Racing · Futuristic · Flight · Fast-Paced · Indie · Racing · Retro · Arcade · Moddable · Level Editor · Vehicular Combat · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Cross-Platform Multiplayer
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements26
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://neognosis.games/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 or later (64-bit only) Memory: 2 GB RAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR. Keyboard or gamepad required Additional Notes: OpenGL 3.2+ GPUs also supported. Mods will increase required storage space and memory.