Fit check
Is Outmode worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Synthwave fans who want arcade racing across neon beaches, cities, and highways
- Local multiplayer groups who want split-screen racing with Steam Remote Play
- Racing players who enjoy drifting, boosting, manual gears, and multiple game modes
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking realistic motorsport simulation may bounce off the arcade driving model and pop-culture-inspired cars
- Players wanting a single focused campaign may find the separate race, tournament, endless, and time-attack structures fragmented
- Players without the VR Mode DLC will not have access to VR play
- Players seeking trucking or emergency-response activities will not find those activities here
Our take on Outmode
The bounce point arrives at the driving model: players who do not want to manage drifting, boosting, and manual gear changes may lose interest before the mode variety matters. VR users face a separate gate, since VR play requires the additional VR Mode DLC.
What is Outmode?
Outmode is a synthwave arcade racer set across retro-futurist beaches, cities, and highways inspired by 1980s visual culture.
Players drive pop-culture-inspired hero cars with distinct abilities and driving statistics, unlocking them through progression. The driving model combines drifting, boosting, and manual gear changes. Modes include Tournament, Race, Endless, and Time Attack, with configurable options and optional enemies in Endless. The game supports first-person, hood, and third-person chase cameras, local split-screen multiplayer, Steam Remote Play, controllers, and Logitech steering wheels. Players can use the supplied soundtrack or their own music, with in-game audio visualisation. Worldwide leaderboards track high scores, and VR play requires the separate VR Mode DLC.
How Outmode plays
- 01Progression Cars
- Unlockable hero vehicles have different abilities and driving statistics.
- 02Configurable Race Modes
- Tournament, Race, Endless, and Time Attack provide different objectives, including ghost-based time trials and optional Endless enemies.
- 03Manual Driving Systems
- Racing combines drifting, boost use, and manual gear changes.
- 04Local Multiplayer
- Split-screen play is available, with Steam Remote Play support.
- 05Camera Options
- Players can choose first-person without a HUD, a hood view, or a third-person chase camera.
- 06Music Visualisation
- The game displays audio visualisations for its soundtrack or player-provided music.
- 07High-Score Leaderboards
- Worldwide rankings record scores for competitive comparison.
Outmode compared to similar games
Outmode combines synthwave environments, unlockable ability-based cars, drifting, boosting, manual gears, and several race formats. KartKraft focuses on karting vehicles and tracks, while Absolute Drift centers on drifting across 34 tracks and adds event challenges. Wild Animal Racing instead presents character-driven car racing with animal competitors.
Outmode: platforms & release
Is Outmode worth it?
It is worth it if: synthwave fans who want arcade racing across neon beaches, cities, and highways. Skip it if: players seeking realistic motorsport simulation may bounce off the arcade driving model and pop-culture-inspired cars.
Where can I download Outmode?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Outmode's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Outmode on?
Windows only.
