FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition
Game
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FlatOut
Developer Bugbear Entertainment, ZOOM Platform Media, Jordan Freeman Group
FlatOut is a 2004 racing video game developed by Finnish developer Bugbear Entertainment and published by Empire Interactive for Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Gameplay in FlatOut places emphasis on demolition derby-style races and features a sophisticated physics engine. Sixteen different cars are included, each with five different skins. The game is mostly known for car drivers flying through the windshield. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
313 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
85
LovedLoved
163 positive · 28 negative
95% range 80–90%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 163 | 28 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 37 | 2 | 49 |
| Lemmy * | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Mastodon * | 4 | 0 | 10 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,783 of 1,975 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
84% recommend · 157 yes, 30 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 187 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (6,122 of 6,720 positive).
Players praise the game's physics and destruction, calling it a classic arcade racer that still holds up. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note the game is difficult and punishing, with unpredictable physics and frustrating minigames. [4][5][6]
Liked
Representative posts
- [6]
Please read. (4/10) Recommended, no. I came into flat-out with no nostalgia to this game or the series, So this was my first experience with the original game. Unfortunately, It didn't hold up particularly well for me. The biggest issue I had is the handling, The cars often feel heavy and unpredictable, Making races more frustrating than fun. The career can become repetitive, repeated maps and reversed ones too. …
- [1]
Hello??? Another update? These guys update their 20 y.o. games more often than most companies ever touch their AAA games after release. That’s about the best a fan could ever hope for from their favorite classics, so support these chads 💪💪💪
- [3]
Still One of the Best Arcade Racers Ever Made It's honestly surprising how well this game has aged. Both the gameplay and the visuals still hold up incredibly well. It feels just as fun, fast, and satisfying as it did back in 2008 when I first played it. The soundtrack is the cherry on top. It's easily one of the best soundtracks ever. Huge respect to the developers for not abandoning the game. They recently updated …
- [4]
Much harder than I expected. You’re forced to drive at full speed almost all the time, while being extremely precise — one small mistake and you’re launched out of the car like a ragdoll. The stunt events (throwing the driver like a bowling ball, for example) are especially brutal. Took me about 18 hours to finish 100%, and while it was stressful at times, the satisfaction after completing everything was huge. …
- [5]
Objectively it is a good game. Still very fun. Subjectively, I just beat the campaign and I freaking hated it. There is something I still don't understand about car physics. Sometimes a car handles beautifully, going into very controllable slides, cutting corners, responding to inputs, feels good. Then it suddenly becomes an uncontrolable boat, sliding for miles right into forest with no grip whatsoever, Sometimes a …
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 9, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
84% of the 187 Steam reviewers we collected recommend FlatOut. The complaint that keeps coming up: physics can be wonky and unpredictable. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
FlatOut received "mixed or average" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave the PlayStation 2 version a score of all four sevens for a total of 28 out of 40. The Sydney Morning Herald gave the game a score of four-and-a-half stars out of five and stated: "The handling is remarkable, and the fact the tracks are littered with obstacles that bounce and crash realistically makes it all the more fun. Throw in excellent damage modelling and it's plain to see that this game has nailed the core mechanics of an addictive racer perfectly". The Times gave the PS2 and Xbox versions a score of four stars out of five and wrote that the truly…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 313 · most liked firstPAX Unplugged recap thread! It was an amazing con as it is every year. Got to see some familiar faces, met some new friends, worked at the Flatout booth, sold games at the Indie Games Night Market, pitched to publishers, and got to tell everyone about my new game, HONEYPOT!
neutral · AI labelView post →FlatOut 1, 2 and Ultimate Carnage all get Steam Workshop support, Steam Deck verification in new updates.
neutral · AI labelView post →FlatOut 1, 2 and Ultimate Carnage all get Steam Workshop support, Steam Deck verification in new updates.
neutral · AI labelView post →What games did you complete in 2024?. [Last December I did an end-of-year recap thing](https://lemmy.world/post/9684257) that got a lot of fun comments. Thought I'd do it again this year! What games did you complete (or just play a lot of)? What did you think about them? Highlights? Lowlights? Might be a good chance to find some hidden gems while the Steam sale is on too. I finished a surprisingly large number of games this year. Sorted by date completed, oldest first... **A Short Hike |…
neutral · AI labelView post →What are some lower size games that work well on linux handhelds?. Running games off my microsd has a lot of issues and only works rarely (legion go s, not sure if its the reader or card, heard it's just slow in general) So I'm looking for more smaller games (at or below 10gb with exceptions if it's multiplayer online, no bigger than 25gb in that case) Right Now I Have (haven't played or tried them all yet, I like variety when I do sit down to play) - Trackmania Stadium and Valley less than…
neutral · AI labelView post →Hello??? Another update? These guys update their 20 y.o. games more often than most companies ever touch their AAA games after release. That’s about the best a fan could ever hope for from their favorite classics, so support these chads 💪💪💪
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →FlatOut is now Steam Deck Verified, adds workshop support and more..
neutral · AI labelView post →I feel so lucky every time I get to do a Flatout game!
positive · AI labelView post →FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage updated with Steam Deck support and no more DRM https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/03/flatout-ultimate-carnage-updated-with-steam-deck-support-and-no-more-drm/ #SteamDeck #FlatOut
neutral · AI labelView post →I am 100% with Beth on this. Illustration & Game Design have their differences, but both impact a game's success. Illustrators not sharing in that, especially for games with long-term success, is not fair or equitable. I was very happy when Flatout Games added royalties to Beth's contracts.
neutral · AI labelView post →I'll be at PAX Unplugged this coming weekend! Who will I see there? Will be arriving Thursday morning, leaving Monday. Working the Flatout Games booth (#2643) each afternoon, selling games at the Indie Games Night Market, pitching game designs, and playing games all night!
neutral · AI labelView post →Multiplayer car games?. Does anyone know about any upcoming multiplayer car-games like Flatout 2? Rally, fun handling, nitro and 8+ multiplayer?
neutral · AI labelView post →My game, Honeypot, is debuting at Gen Con next week! Come check it out! I'll be working at the Flatout Games booth (#403) 4 hours each day. Honeypot will also be one of the featured games at the AEG Big Game Night where 700+ people will get a chance to play it for the first time!
neutral · AI labelView post →The newest titles from Flatout Games Point Galaxy and Propolis (their first worker placement game)! The colors are amazing, and I can’t wait to play. Both are coming to #Kickstarter in February. What’s your favorite Flatout game? #BoardGames #CardGame #PointSalad #WorkerPlacement
neutral · AI labelView post →Hi, friends! If you'll be at PAX U, find me at the Flatout booth demoing some of their awesome new games, and you can grab Tiny Towns: Architects next-door at with AEG! Please don't hesitate to say hi 😊 Masked pic so you can recognize me in the hall. Flatout booth: Fri: 2–6 Sat: 2–6 Sun: 9:30–2
neutral · AI labelView post →This was the hair clip I put together for Pax U because I take my title as Flatout Games Enthusiast / Flatout Games Ambassador very seriously. (I have been using these titles interchangeably, it is what it is.)
neutral · AI labelView post →Classic racers FlatOut 1 & 2 get improved controller support, better widescreen and bug fixes https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/classic-racers-flatout-1-2-get-improved-controller-support-better-widescreen-and-bug-fixes/ #FlatOut #Gaming #RetroGaming #PCGaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Classic racers FlatOut and FlatOut 2 get Steam Achievements, bug fixes and more improvements https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/classic-racers-flatout-and-flatout-2-get-steam-achievements-bug-fixes-and-more-improvements/ #FlatOut #FlatOut2 #Gaming #PCGaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Wreckfest and its sequel, currently in early access, are the same Flatout devs.
neutral · AI labelView post →First solo (learning game) of Propolis from Flatout Games. This one’s worker placement with engine building mixed in. Some really interesting things going on. Plus bees! #BoardGames #Bees #BoardGameSky #Propolis
neutral · AI labelView post →Just counting down the days until PAX Unplugged!! If you're going, what are you most excited about? For me it's seeing familiar faces, working part time at the Flatout Booth, checking out the Indie Games Night Market (www.newmillindustries.com/ignm), and pitching game designs for the first time!
neutral · AI labelView post →On BGG News, designer Peter McPherson reports on the origin and development of Fit to Print, a game now out from Flatout Games & AEG in which you balance stories, images, and ads to create your own newspaper layout: boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/152... —WEM
neutral · AI labelView post →Pros: ✅ A decent derby racing game (more realistic than what the sequels later became). ✅ Cool minigames (derby, races, and various “launch your character at a target” activities). ✅ Tunable vehicles.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had a lot of fun showing Cascadia: Rolling to a few fine folks this weekend at PAX Unplugged. I hope those who got demos at the booth enjoyed it. The Flatout Games booth staff was hard at work all weekend!
neutral · AI labelView post →I know people weren't so hot on the original game but FlatOut 4's official VR version feels incredible to play, even in early access. Need to get better footage capture next time but an hour just flew by store.steampowered.com/app/3844750/...
positive · AI labelView post →Definitely going to make me *much* more hesitant over any AEG board game, but you can pry the Flatout Games that they distribute (particularly the Calico and Cascadia families) from my cold, dead fingers. But hope the Flatout folks see how little respect their publisher's COO has for designers.
positive · AI labelView post →Wreckfest 2 is in early access, if that counts as upcoming. Same developer as Flatout 2, so it should feel similar, just more modern.
neutral · AI labelView post →Starting my first (solo) game of Point Galaxy from Flatout Games. Gotta learn it so that I can teach it this week! Propolis is waiting in the wings!
neutral · AI labelView post →Overall: 6/10 Story: There's no narrative here at all. That means no dialogue, cutscenes, or plot points of any kind. Instead of a story, this game features a straightforward career mode/campaign where you progress through three main championship tiers: Bronze, Silver, and Gold, which total out to 36 races. Personally, I don't think that's a bad thing whatsoever. This game is from before the era where every racing game needed a super corny narrative to go along with it, so it's 100% focused…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →UGH!! Nocturne is absolutely GORGEOUS! Definitely a perfect fit for the Flatout Games lineup😍🤩
positive · AI labelView post →Virtua Racing - FlatOut - for the Playstation 2. It's not a bad racing game, but it's a lousy Virtua Racing. Still kinda neat to poke around in, race all the tracks, unlock the secret cars... Not sure what they were thinking with that map of the final track. What a mess. #retrogaming #sega
neutral · AI labelView post →PS@ Virtua Racing FLATOUT is an interesting... remake? sequel? It's not a port of the Virtua Racing arcade game like Genesis or 32X (yes 32X has extra cars/extra tracks). It's a LITTLE like the Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing for Saturn. 🧵 #virtuaracing #videogames #racinggames #sega
neutral · AI labelView post →Another great Flatout game I've been able to playtest. David Iezzi's design is very fun and gives a familiar yet slightly different feel from other Flatout titles. I love what they've done with the theme and, of course, @bethsobel.bsky.social painting this fantasy magic setting is wonderful!
positive · AI labelView post →This year I've been doing regular development work for Flatout Games. So far this year I've worked on Knitting Circle, Cascadia Junior, Point Galaxy, Propolis, and a yet to be announced title. I also helped out at the Flatout booth at PAX Unplugged and pitched my game designs to publishers.
neutral · AI labelView post →Done with the small game shelf including the roll&write zone, tin town, and Flatout district
neutral · AI labelView post →Gone Digital: Flatout Games' Verdant from designers Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin, Aaron Mesburne, Kevin Russ, and Shawn Stankewich can now be played on Board Game Arena: boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?ga... For reviews and other info, visit the BGG game page: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/33... —WEM
neutral · AI labelView post →7. Wreckfest Wreckfest is a newer game on this list but it definitely echoes racing games of yesteryear - namely FlatOut and Destruction Derby. this is a very tasty driving game with silky smooth handling and a wide variety of game modes. you can race on a circuit, or demo derby some lawnmowers 😆
neutral · AI labelView post →Work of art, still has better physics than new games and is totally playable on modern HW.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I might be nostalgic and see this game from 20+ years ago through different eyes than an objective player, but wow, I had so much fun with FlatOut. I’m genuinely grateful that Steam Achievements were added, so thank you for that, devs! Yes, some of the minigames can get a bit frustrating if you keep approaching them with the wrong strategy, but 100% completion is very doable in under 10 hours.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Are the FlatOut games any good?. I’m considering getting these games. I’m more of a Need for Speed fan most of the time, but I’m looking for a game that is DRM free and that feels great to play and can run on most modern computers. Thoughts?
neutral · AI labelView 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. Day 6/20: Flatout Ultimate Carnage #GameChallenge #gaming #gameDev #indiedev #gamedevelopment
neutral · AI labelView post →“I lost but I don’t care because look at this thing I made” is my favorite board game category. It’s why Flatout Games has so many hits for me. I made a quilt and ahh, cats! Look at my houseplants! My newspaper is cute and/or trash! 🎉
positive · AI labelView post →Not to say there aren't options or some of these aren't still around but in terms of the Popular Game Headspace going from Twisted Metal, Fuel, Blur, Trackmania, Burnout, Choro Q, Crazy Taxi, Cruisin', Driver, FlatOut, Grid, Midnight Club, Need For Speed, OutRun, Road Rash, Ridge Racer, Top Gear,
neutral · AI labelView post →Still One of the Best Arcade Racers Ever Made It's honestly surprising how well this game has aged. Both the gameplay and the visuals still hold up incredibly well. It feels just as fun, fast, and satisfying as it did back in 2008 when I first played it. The soundtrack is the cherry on top. It's easily one of the best soundtracks ever. Huge respect to the developers for not abandoning the game. They recently updated it, so it now runs properly on modern hardware, and they even added Steam…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Who doesn't love the original Flatout let alone the series. I remember renting this game at a video store place back when i was a kid and i played so much of it and took it to my friends if they had ps2! Wow those were the days! Still as good as i remember been having a great time playing this and lauching people through windshields!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you have played Wreckfest and haven't played Flatout, you really should, even if just to see where it all started If Flatout never came out, there would be no Wreckfest like we know it today. This game holds up amazingly well for its age and is really enjoyable to play. There is a little more strategy and planning to this game than its follow ups (don't just buy a car if you can't afford to upgrade it at the same time) and it does have some poorly aged decisions and small bugs here and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game should stand rather as a test for your racing skills, if anything. There are popular myths among the gaming community: The 7-lap race in NFS: Underground being too hard, the pre-patch race in Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven being the bane of the players' existence, and so on. Revisiting those games 20+ years later, you'll figure out that all of this was practically the result of people's skill issues, because, well, the gaming industry was just born in those days; of course you'll…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unlike FlatOut 2, I haven't played this one for a loooong time. And it turns out to be worse than the 2nd game in almost every aspect. Many QoL features are lacking. When you buy cars, you don't see their parameters (just a couple) so it's hard to compare and decide which one to get. In the tuning menu, you also don't see the overall parameters of the car, instead you have to go over certain upgrades to see what you have now and what they will change. But things like tyres don't show any…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It has been 20 years now and this is still better then some of the racing games we get today... (looking at ya solar crown...) the only two issue there is that it's too easy to send the dude flying... It's mostly noticeable on a few jump you full send in, but atleast it's funny. The second issue is it's length gold on everything doesn't take a while, roughly 1 hours per cup assuming you make mistake. But I believe the second fix these issue. I don't regret taking the phys Anthology back…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another Flatout game Calico. Victory was decided by buttons. M got most points from cats and A from making the patterns. However as usual M was better at collecting button with 4 to A’s 1. Super crunchy for a small game! #boardgames #calico
positive · AI labelView post →We are enjoying our plays of Knitting Circle. A made a lot of socks to keep cold toes warm! We backed Cascadia Alpine Lakes on KS this weekend. We love all the small box Flatout games. #boardgames #knittingcircle
positive · AI labelView post →Tonight’s retro racing game: FlatOut Ultimate Carnage Edition
neutral · AI labelView post →FlatOut 1, 2 and Ultimate Carnage all get Steam Workshop support, Steam Deck verification in new updates.
neutral · AI labelView post →FlatOut is proof that childhood trauma can be fun. You don’t race in this game. You enter a controlled disaster and pray the driver survives long enough to become airborne in style. The physics were stupid. The crashes were glorious. The minigames were unhinged. The memories are immortal. Modern racing games try to look realistic. FlatOut looked like a lawsuit and played like a masterpiece. Legendary game. Absolute madness. Peak childhood.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wreckfest just older. Great music
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have like zero interest for Wreckfest 2, game should’ve been more like Flatout with boost or whatever, instead it’s just Wreckfest 1 but you wait years for the same amount of content as the first game
negative · AI labelView post →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. I love the way that the cars handle. I can feel the response of every wheel to the ground. If one wheel hooks a ditch, it feels like that wheel catching and not the whole car responding with an average response like…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Much harder than I expected. You’re forced to drive at full speed almost all the time, while being extremely precise — one small mistake and you’re launched out of the car like a ragdoll. The stunt events (throwing the driver like a bowling ball, for example) are especially brutal. Took me about 18 hours to finish 100%, and while it was stressful at times, the satisfaction after completing everything was huge. Visually it has aged surprisingly well. Tough, rewarding, and still a lot of fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The monkey’s paw here is that this cool ass feature is for a game I’m not sure I’ll like much, since it’s more or less FlatOut, and I think FlatOut is pretty mid. But for ten bucks I’ll give it a whack
neutral · AI labelView post →Nostalgia at its finest right here. It delivers if you remember it delivering all those years ago. Its also ridiculously refreshing to not have a 3rd party launcher, or have to connected to internet, or have to make it account. Old games over new games any day!
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