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Design it, Drive it : Speedboats
Design and drive your own speedboats with simulation quality physics including blowover/chine walk/porpoising dynamics. Popular with real life boat racers. Free drive anywhere or compete on courses through leaderboards. 40+ adjustable design parameters. Solo developer.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“wish there were more hull type such as center consoles or boats like the stv or skaters and if trim tabs can be added it would be awesome”
— a player, Steam review · 88 hrs played“great game needs tunnel hulls with out capsule”
— a player, Steam review · 59 hrs played“Design it, Drive it: Speedboats takes an uncommon approach to racing by making boat engineering just as important as actually driving across the water. Developed and published by Performance Simulations, the game is aimed primarily at players who enjoy realistic vehicle physics,…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs playedLatest official news
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Stern drives are here!
A new meaty, snapping, snarling V8 sound accompanies today's release of the long awaited stern drives available for the vee hulls. Stern drive engine options include a wide variety of power levels ran
Stern drives are here!
A new meaty, snapping, snarling V8 sound accompanies today's release of the long awaited stern drives available for the vee hulls. Stern drive engine options include a wide variety of power levels ran
Multithreaded rendering released
-This new version upgrades from Unity 5.5.1 to the latest 5.5.2 and introduces multithreaded rendering for faster performance (higher frame rates) on multi-core CPUs. -The patch before this had a seco
Multithreaded rendering released
-This new version upgrades from Unity 5.5.1 to the latest 5.5.2 and introduces multithreaded rendering for faster performance (higher frame rates) on multi-core CPUs. -The patch before this had a seco
HTC Vive support is here!
HTC Vive virtual reality headsets are now supported in addition to the Oculus Rift. A recent update replaced the old vee hull system with a brand new one created from scratch using the new mesh genera
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Simulation · Indie · VR · Sandbox · Racing · Open World · Action · Sports · Casual · Family Friendly · Singleplayer · Physics (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · VR Supported · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Official site | http://speedboatsim.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10 Processor: Hyperthreaded Intel CPU, AMD Athlon Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Shader Model 3.0 graphics card (AMD Radeon HD 5870, nVidia GTX 560) DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: Onboard integrated or Soundblaster compatible soundcard VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC. Keyboard and mouse required Additional Notes: Full water spray effects require a DX11 capable card with Shader Model 5 support. Product will run on a lower end card but the spray effects will be limited to rooster tails. VR requires a hi