Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now
Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now
Game
Game2016
Carmageddon: Max Damage
Developer Stainless Games Ltd
CARMAGEDDON: MAX DAMAGE is HERE! And it's the antidote to Racing Games. From the Steam store page
294 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Oct 28, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
72
Fresh
125 positive · 48 negative
95% range 65–78%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 125 | 48 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 24 | 6 | 59 |
| Lemmy * | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 12 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
1,403 of 1,826 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
71% recommend · 125 yes, 50 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 175 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (2,789 of 3,556 positive).
Many players say the game captures the classic Carmageddon spirit but needs mods to be enjoyable. [1][2][3] Some reviewers report the game is unplayable on AMD GPUs due to graphical glitches and crashes. [4][5][6] Several players complain about poor driving physics and frustrating difficulty in later stages. [3][7][8]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
The vanilla experience is solid and with the Overhaul mod by STShotgun it's my favorite entry in the series. You might be asking yourself why is this a negative review? The game is completely borked for AMD GPUs. Without DXVK installed, half the NPCs are giant vertex explosions that clog up the entire screen. With DXVK installed, you're forced to disable graphics setting like the car shadows and reflections and even …
- [9]
Don't buy Rogue Shift. It's not Carmageddon, it's a $70 version of the free-to-play game Crossout. Buy this instead. All the classic characters. All the classic modes. All the classic mayhem.
- [3]
ITS A REALLY FUN GAME ............ IF MODDED Ive been a big fan of the franchise, in its currect state its quite the dissapointment compared to its predcessors. Its a step up in terms of lighting car detail, destruction and all the modern hardware related stuf, sady on the software side, game mechanics wise, the driving is sadly awful, its adds another level of anoying difficulty. The cars drive like they are on ice …
- [17]
Imagine Carmageddon 1 but done worse in every possible way. The music and half the levels are straight from Carma1. The driving is awful and unresponsive... this didn't deter me from doing 100% achievements, but it was a major annoyance for sure. The graphics look fine, but I prefer the OG Carma 1 vibes. The game got patched and didn't crash even once. It's an okay game, but not as good as Carma 1-2. If the driving …
- [1]
Great game but you should absolutely get the C:MD Overhaul patch at cwaboard and play with the experimental patch they released, by right click on the game in your Steam library, going to properties, clicking on the Betas tab and entering VmfPZyCgXec4v2R4 into the code box.
Summarised from 34 of the 286 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
71% of the 175 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Carmageddon: Max Damage. The complaint that keeps coming up: unplayable on AMD GPUs without workarounds. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 294 · most liked firstJuly 26 2000, Carmageddon 64 debuted on the N64 in the Americas! Carmageddon 64 was the last port released of Carmageddon 2 (originally on PC) and is one of the few games that gives Superman 64 a run for its "worst game" money in the eye of critics.....IGN gave it a 1.3 and N64 Mag awarded it 8%!
neutral · AI labelView post →Max Damage. This illustration was created for the Rule34 sub on Reddit but was not seen. Well, Carmageddon TDR 2000 is still one of my favorite games of all time 😎 Hope you like my interpretation of Max Damage 😇
positive · AI labelView post →Today, I discovered that you can kill creatures with high speed rover impact in Satisfactory 1.0. You can then turn their remains into biomass using the rover’s workbench. What I’m getting at here is that my game turned into Carmageddon for a while and my rover is powered by roadkill.
neutral · AI labelView post →Playing old Windows games on Linux through Lutris is awesome!. I use Linux Mint and Lutris and i do own all these games, but lost the key or CD over the years. So i wanted to install them on my little Dell Optiplex with an 6th gen i5 and 32gb of ram with integrated intel graphics 730. You can get any game you want through Archive.org or myabandonware. If you have the .ISO image, just mount it via Image Disk Mounter and use the “i have a windows executable i want to install” through lutris.…
neutral · AI labelView post →Carmageddon - Kill, waste, win.. This game was on everybody's naughty list. And that's why everyone wanted to play it. It's not the best racing game, with floaty handling, and moon inspired physics, but it was amazing with it's localized damage model, and the option to win a race not by racing fast, but destroying your opponents or even killing every pedestrian on the map (but who had the time and/or patience for that?) If you had A Voodoo card this game would look even better, with full 3D…
neutral · AI labelView post →Can someone correct me on this? I feel like there was only ever one GOOD Carmageddon game? The PC original? Every subsequent sequel, port, and reboot has been divisive, or like, the worst thing ever. Is that accurate? I remember playing some reboot on PC from a few years ago, and it was a trashfire.
negative · AI labelView post →My ancient joke art. ig the joke has not landed that well cuz 1. Only boomers remember wtf Carmageddon game is and know its cover 2. Only dedicated people know about the fact that #Amyrose had a circular blade in #Sonic R beta version It's as if I recut Sonic X ghost episode into an Evil Dead movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →you can really tell Carmageddon (1997) is a game made by British developers in the 90s because of how it randomly does things to arbitrarily annoy the player for the developer's amusement
negative · AI labelView post →The vanilla experience is solid and with the Overhaul mod by STShotgun it's my favorite entry in the series. You might be asking yourself why is this a negative review? The game is completely borked for AMD GPUs. Without DXVK installed, half the NPCs are giant vertex explosions that clog up the entire screen. With DXVK installed, you're forced to disable graphics setting like the car shadows and reflections and even then it still runs like complete crap with constant stutters and dips in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The announcement kind of went under the radar, but the new Carmageddon game looks pretty great. Reminded me a bit of Full Auto. Check it here: store.steampowered.com/app/1712100/... @playcarmageddon.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Great game but you should absolutely get the C:MD Overhaul patch at cwaboard and play with the experimental patch they released, by right click on the game in your Steam library, going to properties, clicking on the Betas tab and entering VmfPZyCgXec4v2R4 into the code box.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →On the heels of the revelation that Grok is a reskinned version of ChatGPT, it is discovered that Tesla Autopilot is a reskinned version of the video game “Carmageddon: Max Damage.”
neutral · AI labelView post →PS Plus is Losing 10 Games in August 2023. - 8-Bit Armies - Borderlands 3 - Carmageddon: Max Damage - DCL - The Game - GRIP - Nidhogg - The Crew 2 - Yakuza 0 - Yakuza Kiwami - Yakuza Kiwami 2
neutral · AI labelView post →Never liked driving games. Never liked first person shooters. But Carmageddon is near and dear to my heart. I taught my sister, who was 8 at the time, to play. It was the first game we ever shared and she was SO much better than me. Also, bitchin' Fear Factory soundtrack.
positive · AI labelView post →Don't buy Rogue Shift. It's not Carmageddon, it's a $70 version of the free-to-play game Crossout. Buy this instead. All the classic characters. All the classic modes. All the classic mayhem.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I never liked Carmageddon so the license does nothing for me, I just want something new in this space of racing game so idk. I'll put a bit more time into it but for a thing that's full price in my territory, it feels pretty light on... 'oomph'? I don't know how else to put it.
negative · AI labelView post →How to make this game actually good 1. Follow this guide, in full - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3140265434 2. ??? 3. Profit. It is as dumb as it looks like, but it is fun, especially if you've played Carma 1/2 when they were released. Installing a mod above is a must-have.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In yesterday's stream the surprise was Truck-kun is supporting me from another world?! a game that feels like a good Wiiware game. A combo of Katamari/Crazy Taxi/Carmageddon that seems great fun in short bursts. And of course who else could it be if not Xalavier and @strangescaffold.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →EXCUSE ME WHAT - New Carmageddon game - It's has roguelike bits and that sounds pretty cool tbh YES PLEASE. Can't tell you how much time I spent on Carmageddon 1 back in the day. Just an absolutely joyful piece of art. Fingers crossed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rN6...
positive · AI labelView post →It's actually funny, I could never play Fallout & Fallout 2 as an evil character because it made me feel bad. At the same time, I'd fire up Carmageddon & Carmageddon 2 and just mow down everything that walked or drove with utter glee. I'm sure there's a psychological explanation for this dichotomy, but I sure don't know what it is, and I'm in no mood to make guesses.
positive · AI labelView post →Found this unidentified hacker music that unlocked something in my brain but I can't pinpoint where it's from. It gives off Tribes? Duke Nukem? Carmageddon? but not any that I remember. I probably ripped that off a CD for a PC or PS1 game that wouldn't run on my PC back in ... 2002-ish?
neutral · AI labelView post →You have just entered the race of your life... by taking those of many others in brutal vehicular combat! You can now play "Carmageddon" for the PlayStation with achievements over at RetroAchievements. retroachievements.org/game/13895
neutral · AI labelView post →Can't recommend for AMD users, the game is completly unplayable without tinkering with DXVK and even then the game crash when I try to start a race. I'm super disappointed that nothing is done to patch this issue :/
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →playing with a video game death screen generator and found my doppelganger in Carmageddon
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s honestly heartbreaking for me to write this review. I was deeply invested in this game because Carmageddon 97 was one of my biggest escapes during childhood—not only introducing me a darker/dystopic world in the first hand, but also shaping my musical taste by introducing me to metal and its subgenres. Despite my strong positive bias toward Carmageddon: Max Damage, it still ended in a refund. Even after applying the experimental patch and the Overhaul mod, the game crashed…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's an old game called Carmageddon where you could wreck people and other cars pretty well without interrupting.
neutral · AI labelView post →Fun for the first several hours. Once you get to the harder stages, the difficulty gets to be obnoxious. You rely on a select few powerups, while the rest are completely useless. The farther you get, the more similar your car gets to paper mache where even a simple t-bone is enough to kill you whereas a full fledged anvil just bounces off your opponents. I retry this every other year or so and each time I find myself feeling frustrated, so I can't recommend it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →apc had game demos on their cover discs in the 90s. how i got to play Interstate '76, Carmageddon, Outlaws. banger discs
neutral · AI labelView post →In 1998, Italian deputy prosecutor Raffaele Guarinello confiscated copies of Grand Theft Auto for "inspiring kids to commit crimes". He did the same a year prior with Carmageddon. Among how "real the game feels", in the article they also mention a "seal of quality so that games can be sold to kids".
neutral · AI labelView post →Now I know only Nobby could handle Carma series. I've just seen Carmageddon: Rogue Shift and I know - Carma series is gone....Thank you, Nobby for all you've done for us. Thank you for my happy childhood. Now it's fked by devs who's making that abomination. Looks worse then TDR.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Same, plus Carmageddon. I'm actually a pretty decent driver with very few Hit&Runs. Both games had age requirements upon release, but where I live there was no legal framework of enforcement so anyone could buy any game until mid 2000-s or thereabouts
neutral · AI labelView post →An actual good f-ing remake!!! True to the original with all the QoL changes you need to feel like when you played the original. Only one thing is worse, the dragster (my favorite from the originals) is borderline unusable because the terrain has actual physical bumps, unlike the original that was perfectly flat. So driving in a straight line with it is much harder.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Classic example of a good concept executed poorly. The 1997 original is still king. Pros: + Variety. There is a good amount of cars to compete against and collect, a good number of tracks to race on and a good amount of game modes (i.e. rules) for said tracks = The graphics aren't too good but decent enough for their time = The soundtrack is good, too bad you can barely hear and actually enjoy it (see point below) Cons: - You're never 100% in control. Cars do feel weighty, yet all the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ITS A REALLY FUN GAME ............ IF MODDED Ive been a big fan of the franchise, in its currect state its quite the dissapointment compared to its predcessors. Its a step up in terms of lighting car detail, destruction and all the modern hardware related stuf, sady on the software side, game mechanics wise, the driving is sadly awful, its adds another level of anoying difficulty. The cars drive like they are on ice or a soapy road, the traction sucks and it keeps sliding…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly BEST RACING GAME I HAVE EVER PLAYED! CARMAGEDDON FRANCHISE IS THE BEST! What other game rewards you for running over people?! If the racing game is not Carmageddon, I AM NOT PLAYING IT! AND BE SURE TO GRAB THAT OVERHAUL MOD AS WELL!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →1997 DOS game "Carmageddon" porterd to AmigaOS 68k https://arcziii.itch.io/carmageddon-68k #gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Carmageddon is a beautiful game, AI could never
positive · AI labelView post →All the Command and Conquer games Dungeon Keeper Carmageddon I'd say Civ 3 but I don't think modern ones require strong hardware Baldur's Gate It's not 20 years old but Tyranny is a great RPG
neutral · AI labelView post →Who makes games like this now? Nobody because of censorship. Everything is cool and fun! The only bad thing... there is no in-game music.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unplayable, using an AMD 7900 XTX. Pedestrians glitching all over the place, filling the screen with visual artifacts.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Completely unplayable on 7800 XT due to huge graphical glitches on pedestrians.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →People whose favorite N64 game isn't Carmageddon 64 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
positive · AI labelView post →Carmageddon: Rogue Shift - Official Trailer | PS5 Games. - **Release Date**: Feb 6th - **Description**: Carmageddon smashes back with brutal roguelite vehicular‑combat mayhem. Adapt, upgrade, and unleash destruction on post‑apocalyptic zombie hordes. The legacy lives on, reinvented and unforgiving. - **Price**: $39.99 - **Link**: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UB1428-PPSA33963_00-CARMAGEDDONRS000
neutral · AI labelView post →#DendensGamingDen. Playstation 2024 purchase 139. Carmageddon. Carmageddon on the PC holds a special place in my heart. It was the first “racing” game I played with a steering wheel, and the controversial edge of a bloody hand for mouse pointer and (1/5)
positive · AI labelView post →Time to rev your engines for another vote! This time, we're focusing on Xbox One racing games, and the choices are as follows... ☠️ Carmageddon Max Damage 🚘 Dirt 4 🚜 Forza Horizon 2 🏁 The Grand Tour Game Drop your votes here: www.youtube.com/post/UgkxQN3... #gaming #racinggames
neutral · AI labelView post →love it, the best Carmageddon game by far!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. #GameChallenge #Games #GameDev #PromoSky Day 7: Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now
neutral · AI labelView post →🌙 It's getting close to #Halloween this Wednesday evening, so we're going #Nintendo #N64 to bring out the terror & chills... 🎃 What do we have here, the much hated Console port of Carmageddon 64 & an early take two game called Body Harvest Which one are you afraid of? 😉 #GamersUnite #RetroGaming
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a different Carmageddon in comparison to the first three games. The first game did not have missions, the second and third game did - at the end of a couple of what this game would call 'Classic Carma' events and you'd need to finish them in order to progress to the next set of levels. In this game, you get one classic carma race and then three to five missions. Or well, events. They range from a race to random checkpoints, a race to splatter random pets, a death match where you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is like Anchovies on pizza, Dubstep or Plumpish woman in latex you're either disgusted by it or love it with your whole being
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Learning about the new Carmageddon that's supposedly "a roguelike" and it looks fun but my brother in Christ this is just an arcade game. This is an arcade game from one of those fancy late life arcades that have member cards to track your data and tickets
neutral · AI labelView post →Each time I question a simple game like Carmageddon being as high in my ranking as it is, I play it again and forget everything around me exploring levels, running over pedestrians, doing crazy stunts, getting all power-ups I can and waste my opponents. It really is a great game.
positive · AI labelView post →#godot #gamedev Seeking some quotes for #furry artists for a game dev project. I'm in need of somebody who can draw sprites for pedestrians in a Carmageddon style. I was doing it, but it's a lot of work and it's a bit outside my skillset.
neutral · AI labelView post →peanut would love some pets and treats :) 🌸＞ フ | _ _ l ／` ミ＿xノ / | / ヽ ﾉ │ | | | ／￣| | | | | (￣ヽ＿_ヽ_)__) ＼二つ
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Anyone play that new Carmageddon game? It's pretty epic
positive · AI labelView post →Classic Carmageddon. Super fun but soooo many crashes. Still worth it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Wasteland awaits. Carmageddon: Rogue Shift is out now on Steam, Epic, PS5, XBOX and Nintendo Switch 2: playcarmageddon.com/outnow
neutral · AI labelView post →I guess I’ve become become more mature in allowing myself to enjoy a censored version of a “mature” game. Or something like that. Whatever. Carmageddon rules!!! (5/5) #GameSky #PhysicalMedia #Playstation #PS1 #Racing #Carmageddon
positive · AI labelView post →Posted some of my favourite video game soundtracks yesterday but I keep remembering more. Like Carmageddon 2. Splattering pedestrians with Iron Maiden in the background is a cherished memory, and kickstarted a lifelong love of one of those things
positive · AI labelView post →Game is not playable on some modern hardware. Severe graphical glitches occur with some GPUs. I have not found a patch. It may be playable on older hardware if you want to roll the dice.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
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