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Take The Wheels!

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Take The Wheels!

Take The Wheels! is a fresh, brand new take on the arcade racing genre! Using asymmetric thrust to pilot your hovercar (think rowing a boat, but with rockets!) race across a variety of worlds, from luscious forests to searing deserts. Play online or with your friends in this exciting take on racing!

Indie Racing Early Access
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Take The Wheels! is a fresh, brand new take on the arcade racing genre! Using Using asymmetric thrust to pilot your hovercar (think rowing a boat, but with rockets!), race across a variety of environments, from luscious forests to searing deserts. Play online or with your friends in this exciting take on racing! Take The Wheels! supports online play as well as local split-screen play! Use a variety of powerups to get the edge over the competition and power your way to victory!

Features:

  • Up to 10 tracks on release! Set across multiple locations!

  • Singleplayer and local multiplayer (split-screen)

  • A control scheme that is very counterintuitive to most traditional (and modern) racing games, but master very quickly! (and insanely fun!)

  • 5 powerups to mess with your opponents and defend yourself with! (with more on the way!)

Demo out now!

The demo features:

  • 3 Time Trial racetracks with online leaderboards

  • Singleplayer

  • Same control scheme that is counterintuitive, but insanely rewarding to master!

  • The boost powerup! Rewarded at every odd numbered checkpoint! Which not only grants you a higher top speed and acceleration, but additional grip to make far tighter turns


    Note: The game is best played with a controller. It can be played with keyboard and mouse, but controls can feel less '"fine" (e.g. it is harder to gradually steer around a corner on keyboard and mouse verses a controller).

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(Medieval pun goes here) Some nice features (and a performance boost) Update 1.09
System requirements Windows

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 1600x
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD R9 380 4GB
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 3 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5800x
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia RTX 3070
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 3 GB available space
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Misdirection Studios
Brazilian rating
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Steam Germany rating
12
Features
Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Gamepad Recommended, Partial Controller Support, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
Languages
English*
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (1)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesNo
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Early Access Abandoned

Time in EA
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Updates
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Take The Wheels! free to play?
Yes, Take The Wheels! is free to play on Steam.
What genre is Take The Wheels!?
Take The Wheels! is a Indie, Racing, Early Access game.
Who developed Take The Wheels!?
Take The Wheels! was developed by Misdirection Studios and published by Misdirection Studios.
What platforms does Take The Wheels! support?
Available on Steam for Windows.