RoadOut launches March 12, 2026

by

The action adventure game RoadOut, set in a post-apocalyptic world, is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC (via Steam) on March 12, 2026. DANGEN Entertainment, the publisher, and Rastrolabs, the developer, made the announcement. Players with an Xbox Series console can try out a demo now as part of the Indie Selects Demo Fest, but it’s only available until December 31st.

Here is an overview of the game, via DANGEN Entertainment:

About

RoadOut is a unique game that blends dungeon exploration with fast-paced, retro-style driving. You play as Claire, a mercenary who navigates the dangerous ruins of The Dead Zone, racing, fighting, and hacking her way through obstacles. As she searches for answers about her past and a mysterious A.I., she’ll uncover secrets, battle gangs, find powerful relics, and customize her vehicle for both looks and combat.

Get ready to explore a post-apocalyptic world filled with retro vibes and a synthwave soundtrack! This game features challenging puzzle dungeons, fast-paced twin-stick combat, open-world exploration with vehicles, exciting racing, and a robust crafting system with modifications.

Story

Following a massive disaster, the world is now a ruined landscape ruled by artificial intelligence. Scattered groups of rebels hide out in a desolate desert region called The Dead Zone.

Claire earns a living by completing dangerous, illegal jobs – like delivering packages, causing damage, and even killing people – for those in power. She operates in an area known as the Dead Zone, which is surprisingly active and controlled by three competing groups: The Wasteheads, The SaibaKuran, and the Order of the New Code.

As Claire looks into her history, she finds puzzling clues suggesting she’s connected to the very beginning of the artificial intelligence.

Gameplay

RoadOut is a unique game that blends driving and action. You’ll switch between high-speed chases in a retro style and intense, on-foot combat. Explore decaying cities, complete side missions, and destroy enemy bases. You can also customize both your character, Claire, and her vehicle with upgrades and modifications, and craft new items, weapons, and enhancements by finding resources throughout the game world.

Key features

  • Explore the World on Wheels – The world is no longer the same. All that remains is The Dead Zone, a large artificial biome created to sustain a new era of humanity. Drive through The Dead Zone doing jobs, getting paid and running roughshod over the scum guarding the secrets of the world. Join factions, fight rival gangs, barter items and take up quests to earn clout while progressing Claire’s story.
  • Twin Stick Combat and Dungeon Exploration – Exit your ride and explore locations in the world of RoadOut on foot. Crush bandits with short and long range attacks, block with your shield, and recover using drugs that you’ve crafted on the way. Solve puzzles using fully rotatable stack sprite perspectives that look 2D, but are actually 3D.
  • Body Mods and Cybernetics – Craft new moves, weapons and drugs to survive. You can customize Claire with body mods, cybernetics and an intricate skill tree system. Upgrade her car to traverse different terrain and withstand the effects of weather, night and day.
  • Battle in Your Bitchin’ Ride – Equipped with weapons and other tech, Claire’s car is your best friend against dangers in The Dead Zone. Hungry animals are ready to rip you apart. Murderous bandits will rob your lifeless corpse. Prepare for the worst with your car and its arsenal of weapons.
  • Race for Glory – The world may have come to an end, but who said we can’t have fun? Ride or die in red-hot races to be the best on the post apocalyptic circuit. 10 tracks in multiple biomes, innumerable races, all of them equal measures deadly and glorious. Indulge in extra game modes such as destruction derby-style racing and twisted battle arena, all while roading out to a thumping synthwave soundtrack.

Watch a new trailer below.

Release Date Trailer

Read More

2025-12-10 04:48