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FlatOut
Ram through pile-ups and smash through your windshield as you push racing to the edge! FlatOut™ delivers more heart-stopping thrills than any sane driver can handle!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
67 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Hands down the greatest destruction derby racing game of all time. Bugbear's commitment to their product providing support for over 20 years now is outstanding.”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Masterpiece, enjoyed every minute of playing, good music overall but not much actual of songs. Carrier is short, you can do it in 3hr, but the thing is, it doesn't need to be long. All of the content is solid there were…”
“Over 20 years since playing this and it's still an incredible game. Great gameplay, physics, vehicular damage and graphics. Flatout 1, 2 and Ultimate Carnage are still perfect games to this day.”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Feels old mannn. Used to play as 6 y.o. kid, now Im 22, this game is still hitting. For 1.40 euros on sale is total steal. Still runs perfectly fine on new HW.”
“Decent on a fat discount, runs good on modern PC, but overall there is nothing great about it. Just simple races in terrible tracks with lots and lots of corners and small debris. Even if you have the best car - make a…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Masterpiece, enjoyed every minute of playing, good music overall but not much actual of songs. Carrier is short, you can do it in 3hr, but the thing is, it doesn't need to be long. All of the content is solid there were…”
“Massive nostalgia, fantastic racing game, fantastic soundtrack”
“An absolute classic. This is an awesome game capturing banger folk racing in a fun way. The simulation physics preset combined with a first person mod and a force feedback wheel make for a great experience. The…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Hands down the greatest destruction derby racing game of all time. Bugbear's commitment to their product providing support for over 20 years now is outstanding.”
“u know its serious when girls just want to beat the boys... ty devs for adding achievements to the game, it feels good to see the first game i played in my life in a good state, i remember playing this game all the time…”
“good since they fixed it. not a lot of developers would fix a game this old.. props to them.”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“Game is great, but not nearly at the same level as Flatout 2. This one is also extremely short, so only worth buying these days if you have played too much Flatout 2 and can get this on sale. For 1,30€ this was worthy…”
“For the first game (2004) in FlatOut series, this is one of the best racing games. Physics isn't perfect and difficulty is challenging. Highly recommend to buy. Completed on normal.”
“FlatOut is a genuine classic from 2005 that still holds up better than you'd expect — the physics engine was revolutionary at the time and honestly puts a lot of modern arcade racers to shame. The ragdoll mechanic where…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Game is great, but not nearly at the same level as Flatout 2. This one is also extremely short, so only worth buying these days if you have played too much Flatout 2 and can get this on sale. For 1,30€ this was worthy…”
“FlatOut is a genuine classic from 2005 that still holds up better than you'd expect — the physics engine was revolutionary at the time and honestly puts a lot of modern arcade racers to shame. The ragdoll mechanic where…”
“It has GREAT physics and the driving is really good, the AI is also not bad at all. It is a difficult game with 36 races and 9 challenges, you earn money per race and you can buy different cars and upgrade them, but you…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Game is great, but not nearly at the same level as Flatout 2. This one is also extremely short, so only worth buying these days if you have played too much Flatout 2 and can get this on sale. For 1,30€ this was worthy…”
“Masterpiece, enjoyed every minute of playing, good music overall but not much actual of songs. Carrier is short, you can do it in 3hr, but the thing is, it doesn't need to be long. All of the content is solid there were…”
“Flawless on Steam Deck after a lil tinkering. My driving isn't as flawless... Short game but a bargain if you can get it in a bundle or less than £2!”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Крайне несправедливая, но проходимая на платину гонка. Легендарная из-за реалистичной разрушаемости машин и крайне неплохой физики (даже не смотря на то, что на льду и грязи приходится очень жёстко контролить машину,…”
“Just old school smash 'em bash 'em racing fun. Will drive you crazy at times, but always puts a smile on my face when playing. Flat Out 2 is the best of the bunch IMO.”
“My favorite childhood rage game. I have forgotten how much of a restart simulator it was. Gotta love it when physics has wheelspin, but the game is supposed to be played on a keyboard. Play on max difficulty for the…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Not worth the stress of having to reset my steering wheel before every single race. Steering doesn't feel natural and realistic. Tracks are filled with traps that will demand some time to get out of. Soundtrack is no…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 91.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“I grew up driving big American cars around a farm and Flatout does a great job of bringing those memories back. Flatout is a fun, crashing ride around dirt roads where you get to do a lot of damage to your car and others. I love this game. I love the crashes. I love the physics.…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“Work of art, still has better physics than new games and is totally playable on modern HW.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“It's quite nice to return to this game after 25 years and realize that it hasn't changed at all. The only thing I remember for sure is that I hated the winter tracks, but now the winter tracks were the easiest, and the asphalt races were the most difficult. The achievements…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
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.
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Latest official news
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Fixed configurator bug
Fixed a bug where the configurator would show the wrong resolution on launch, particularly on multi-monitor setups
Fixed crashes
Fixed crashes on some resolutions such as 1680x1050 and 1366x768Note: If you're getting blurry text, go in the in-game options, select Texture Quality and set it to maximum
Mod Manager bug fix
Fixed a bug on the Mod Manager that would load deprecated bfs packages
Achievements, updates, and fixes!
Added 18 brand new achievements!If you have already met their requirements, some achievements will automatically unlock. Due to how the game tracked statistics before this update, some achievements, r
Traditional and Simplified Chinese Now Available!
FlatOut now supports Traditional and Simplified Chinese. If you find any translation errors, please feel free to provide feedback.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Racing, Simulation |
| Player tags | Combat Racing · Racing · Automobile Sim · Destruction · Action · Driving · Multiplayer · Arcade · Simulation · Singleplayer · Funny · Vehicular Combat (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · LAN PvP · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 18 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 or AMD Equivalent, 256 MB RAM, 64 MB Graphics Card, DirectX Compatible Sound Card, 1.1 GB of free Hard Drive Space, Win 98/ME/2000/XP, DirectX 9.0c Recommended: 2.0 GHz Pentium 4 or AMD 2000+, 512 MB RAM, 128 MB Graphics Card, DirectX Compatible Sound Card, Gamepad or Steering Wheel, Windows XP SP2