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Re-Volt
Developer Acclaim Studios Teesside
Re-Volt is a 1999 racing video game designed by Paul Phippen and Simon Harrison. It was developed by Acclaim Studios London and published by Acclaim Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 64, PlayStation and Dreamcast. The premise of the game involves racing radio-controlled cars around environments like museums, steamships, construction sites and supermarkets. During a race the cars can collect random… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
247 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
81
LovedLoved
136 positive · 31 negative
95% range 75–87%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 136 | 31 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 29 | 1 | 41 |
| Lemmy * | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
500 of 576 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
83% recommend · 142 yes, 30 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 172 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (1,375 of 1,521 positive).
Many players praise Re-Volt as a nostalgic childhood classic with excellent physics and fun gameplay. [1][2][3] Some reviewers warn that the Steam version is buggy and inferior to the free community version RVGL. [4][5][6] A few posters note the game remains enjoyable despite its age, especially for nostalgia. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
The game is actually amazing. Even without any nostalgia i enjoy this game and for 6€ this is an absolute steal. Why the negative rating? Because this game is so buggy that it is literally unplayable without community patches. The game physics are completely broken on modern systems and they did not bother to fix that in this 2022 re-release. Also progress and settings are not saved on a reboot for me. Install the …
- [1]
Re-Volt is a cult-classic. One might even argue it's the best example of a cult-classic game out there. It has and has had a tightly knit, talented and dedicated fanbase since it's original release in 1999- and they're still going strong today nearly 25 years later. Re-Volt is a arcade racing multiplayer RC simulation game, and to this day almost no RC racing games exist that match it's game feel. Playing Re-Volt …
- [3]
Re-Volt Physics Re-Volt is a racing game that nailed it's physics. It's still a standard to which other RC games are compared to this day. Handling is pretty arcade-ish, but not to the point where it's unbelievable, game has a realistic feel to it. Cars behave differently on sand, gravel, grass, concrete. You can easily spin out if your right wheels are on grass and left wheels on concrete and turn sharply. Cars …
- [2]
THE best RC car racing game ever...I've been playing it since 2010 and have also been creating custom contents for it. This never gets old, has a lovely community that is still developing the tools/contents for it and is definitely worth checking out.
- [7]
Even today, this game works perfectly. Feel free to buy it and have fun in your nostalgia trip.
Summarised from 34 of the 238 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
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Re-Volt sits at 81% positive across 167 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The PC and Dreamcast versions received favourable reviews, and the Nintendo 64 version and Re-Volt Classic received mixed reviews, while the PlayStation version received unfavourable reviews, according to the review aggregation websites GameRankings and Metacritic. Mark Clarkson of Computer Gaming World praised the PC version's graphics and environments, and realistic RC-like handling, although he noted that the in-game map editor was poor. Vincent Lopez of IGN praised the same PC version's graphics, the gameplay and interface, but criticised the game's track editor. Rick Sanchez of NextGen's September 1999 issue called the same PC version "a fun romp, but if it had taken its toy…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 247 · most liked firstI can’t believe Re-Volt game was released in 1999. I just played it again for the first time in 20+ years. It’s golden.
positive · AI labelView post →August 19 1999, Re-Volt debuted on the Nintendo 64 in the Americas! The game received a wide array of reviews with many of the lower ones citing slippery controls and poor camera....and significantly more positive ones such as winning PC Gamer's 1999 Racing Game of the Year!
neutral · AI labelView post →Recharge Alpha test incoming! - a hyperrealistic RC car racing indie game inspired by Re-Volt www.alphabetagamer.com/recharge-alp... by #gamedev Room Games #indiedev #indiegame #gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Today, Games That Weren't is releasing a staggering 33 builds of the #GameBoyColor version of Re-Volt, including the very final version. A game DC Studios and Acclaim were due to release in 2000, but was canned. Design docs, maps and assets also added! www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/07/re-v...
neutral · AI labelView post →Yo, Dont buy this. U can get free game + lots of tracks , cars and online gameplay. There is comunity. Just search for BETTER re-volt - RVGL!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →MEDIA THREAD: 2025 EDITION! Re-Volt Great little game, this one! You race around as RC cars in real-life settings. Might be a little rough around the edges, considering its age, but it's still great fun. It's also got a pretty sweet modding community from what i hear.
positive · AI labelView post →August 19 1999, Re-Volt debuted on the Nintendo 64 in the Americas! The game received a wide array of reviews with many of the lower ones citing slippery controls and poor camera....and significantly more positive ones such as winning PC Gamer's 1999 Racing Game of the Year!
neutral · AI labelView post →time to play RE-VOLT on @prozdplaysgames.bsky.social, another rando N64 game i've never heard of, is it RE-VOLTING??? LET'S FIND OUT www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L62...
neutral · AI labelView post →The game is actually amazing. Even without any nostalgia i enjoy this game and for 6€ this is an absolute steal. Why the negative rating? Because this game is so buggy that it is literally unplayable without community patches. The game physics are completely broken on modern systems and they did not bother to fix that in this 2022 re-release. Also progress and settings are not saved on a reboot for me. Install the RVGL community version and here is a lot of fun with an amazing soundtrack for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →### Battle for Wesnoth This one never gets the love it deserves. It's a *fantastic* turn based strategy game with multiple campaigns and storylines, multiplayer, and campaign design tools. It's an old project (started in 2003, IIRC), but it's still fantastic * http://www.wesnoth.org/ * Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/599390/Battle_for_Wesnoth/ ### Hedgewars Basically, this is Worms but with adorable little hedgehogs instead of, well, worms. Single player is okay, and it has online…
neutral · AI labelView post →Throwback to 2019 when I was working on an RC game in Godot that supports content from Re-Volt. It used Godot's car wrapper and was surprisingly versatile in terms of handling. #gamedev #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Community version of this game exists, which is much better quality and better supported, however, this is still worth buying - Why? Well, you can just install RVGL, which is the community version I mentioned earlier over the files of Re-Volt 1.2, which is the version of the game sold on Steam right now. In addition to this, it's extra worth getting the game on Steam because: First, you get Steam tracking your play hours - It's a feature because of which I bought the game here myself. Second,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dont buy this game there is a community version of it with way more features and mod support and its free buying it here also doesnt suport the original developers
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BE AWARE - DO NOT BUY I bought this because I thought it is a polished, slightly modernized version of my all time childhood game. However, after buying, downloading and booting the game, I was dissappointed. No fullscreen, old resolution, no multiplayer. Moreover, it was buggy (blackscreen is a common issue, I found out after googling for a minute). WASTE OF MONEY. There is a fan project (RVGL) out there that gives you all that for free - bug-free, fullscreen, with online multiplayer. I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game of my childhood.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Re-Volt is a cult-classic. One might even argue it's the best example of a cult-classic game out there. It has and has had a tightly knit, talented and dedicated fanbase since it's original release in 1999- and they're still going strong today nearly 25 years later. Re-Volt is a arcade racing multiplayer RC simulation game, and to this day almost no RC racing games exist that match it's game feel. Playing Re-Volt today feels just as good as it did as the day I first played it when 6 years old…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →so...what i can say.. now im better then old me at 6 years old
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →can't say it's a childhood favorite but I played some of it back then. hated the techno soundtrack, obviously sucked at it, and found the first level from the demo the best. making old games available again is a noble thing and this is priced reasonably (though the nominal discount it keeps getting is a joke) and works well enough for a 20+-year-old title, even has workshop support. I don't have a problem with paying for old stuff, even if often nobody from the original team gets anything…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This build doesn't supports ps5 controller, it doesn't have modern graphics and multiplayer. By the way, It's free here https://re-volt.io/ and made by original authors.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →IF YOU BUY THIS, YOU ARE SUPPORTING SCAMMERS AND NOT ACCLAIM THEMSELVES. YOU CAN GET A COMMUNITY MADE ONE THAT IS FREE AND IS MUCH BETTER. childhood favorite. bought this out of nostalgia and had a lot of fun like old times, til I learned about RVGL and the publishers behind this exact port. This game is now in the hands of greedy ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ who know nothing about what made Re-Volt so good. PLEASE get RVGL instead.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →GTW Highlight No.28: July saw us recover a staggering 33 builds of the GameBoy Color version of Re-Volt, including the very final version. A game DC Studios and Acclaim were due to release in 2000, but was canned. Design docs, maps and assets also added! www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/07/re-v...
neutral · AI labelView post →Classic of the Classics. One of my very first game on my own PC - good old times. Nostalgia :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Install RVGL, not that ♥♥♥♥, don't waste money on that
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's been like 14 years and I still suck major ass at this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →THE best RC car racing game ever...I've been playing it since 2010 and have also been creating custom contents for it. This never gets old, has a lovely community that is still developing the tools/contents for it and is definitely worth checking out.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game, the game of childhood ❤️
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Re-Volt Physics Re-Volt is a racing game that nailed it's physics. It's still a standard to which other RC games are compared to this day. Handling is pretty arcade-ish, but not to the point where it's unbelievable, game has a realistic feel to it. Cars behave differently on sand, gravel, grass, concrete. You can easily spin out if your right wheels are on grass and left wheels on concrete and turn sharply. Cars turn properly, they react to the actual turn angle of the wheels. Car accelerates…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was one of the few games I played as a child. Having access to this again has made me very happy.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Even today, this game works perfectly. Feel free to buy it and have fun in your nostalgia trip.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Broken controls on Steam Deck
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For me personally, one of the best racing games ever made. As a child I spend hours on the diffrent Maps exploring the the Tracks, gathering the stars in trainig and the stadium, beating the time trials and winning singleplayer races. The Tracks are designed with love and imagenation fitting for an RC Racer. The Soundtrack is well tuned and burned into my brain. And oh boy and the Championchip with my arch rivals : Dr. Grudge, Bertha Ballistics, Adeon, and Humma which weren't easy to beat and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I used to play a game called Re Volt on my phone a lot when I was little. I was 6 or 7 years old if I remember correctly. Now, I was very impressed that it came to Steam in a fascinating way from my childhood. Thank you very much, Acclaim Studios, for offering us such a beautiful game. Kind regards... Fun Cheat Commands: CARNIVAL: Allows you to unlock all the cars in your garage. TRACKER: Allows you to unlock all tracks in the game. URCO: Allows him to open the Probe UFO car. DRINKME:…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just get RVGL version for free on the internet But if you still play this, you are a certified gigachad
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can get a free, better made version of this from RVGL
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved this game back in the days, and actually surprisingly fun still!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →LEGENDARY GAME FROM MY CHILDHOOD https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3523004367 You Can Watch Also My Video: https://youtu.be/2XZ1fsgJ-ug
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I Installed the game in 2024 because of the memories of my childhood. I played this game a lot back then. The game is quite difficult at first, there are a lot of obstacles on certain tracks where you get stuck. Some cars spin too easily, so it kills all the fun. But once you find a car that suits you and learn all the tracks and all the secret passages, the game is still very fun!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Insane nostalgia. One of the greatest racing games I`ve ever played.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nostalic and the same as when I was a kid :) My dad had it on a CD and used to let me play this on the family computer when I was like 8, so the nostalgia hit hard when I found out that I could get this game for such a low price and compatible with windows 10 (as I used to play this on a desktop from 2010, running on Windows XP). While there's this bug where occasionally the races gitch and the position and laps don't update, it's something I don't mind dealing with too much. It's still nice to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hello childhood, I'm back! ❤😭
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Re-Volt is a criminally underrated gem that delivers pure, chaotic fun with its remote-controlled car racing gameplay. The variety of imaginative tracks—from suburban neighborhoods to supermarkets—paired with tight controls and dynamic physics, keeps every race unpredictable and addictive. What really sets it apart are the brilliantly designed powerups: oil slicks, fireworks, and shockwaves that add a layer of strategy and mayhem rarely seen in racing games of its time. As a racing RPG…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'll throw my hat in for **Re-Volt** or however it's spelt.  There was a post the other day about yet another remake of our fire the steam platform (search for RVGL maybe); I haven't looked into that but back in the day of Voodoo graphics it was so friggin' fun to play, but single player and 8-player LAN.
positive · AI labelView post →Unplayable, hard to drive, broken and stupid track designs Don't waste money on this garbage (You can just get this game for free by downloading RGVL with fixes and a good amount of mods)
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had a fun random game morning: played a bit of Re-Volt and Disney's Magical Tetris Challenge with my daughter, then I played some levels of Crash Bandicoot: Warped, vibed with the intro of Metal Gear Solid and got the old drums and guitar controller out for Guitar Hero: World Tour. 😎🤘🏻 #GameSky
positive · AI labelView post →This is one of my favourite childhood games. The controls are horrible, but it's such a vibe, the maps are very imaginative for its time, the music is great, I love it. I always wanted an RC car because of this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Disclaimer: download RV-GL fun and infuriating racer. Lots of custom made maps. You'll be swerving all over the place in the beginning, but soon you will feel the satisfaction of taking corners, until you swerve sideways again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →> Kinda off-topic, but I legitimately don’t understand why people use Discord as a discussion platform. It’s fine as a voice chat tool, but why on earth would you want your community posts on there? Because people already have it installed. And most of the other gaming chat tools suck (Revolt isn't bad, but, you cannot use that as a content creator at the same time as discord, as discord for some weird reason recognizes that as the game Re-Volt, a 1999 game (so streaming etc via discord fails)…
neutral · AI labelView post →N64 racing game "Re-Volt" coming to Switch Nov. 5th, 2026 digitally and physically http://gonintendo.com/contents/66148-n64-racing-game-re-volt-coming-to-switch-nov-5th-2026-digitally-and-physically #nintendoswitch #eshop #n64
neutral · AI labelView post →Re-Volt is a classic RC racing game from the late ’90s that still delivers tons of fun. With creative track designs, fast-paced arcade action, and a charming variety of toy cars, it captures a unique sense of nostalgia. The graphics may be dated, but the gameplay remains surprisingly addictive.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Re-Volt came to Japan 25 years ago! (7/13/00) This Kart-Racing Game features very impressive simulated physics - not only do the toy cars roll, tumble, and flip-over realistically, their acceleration is based on the actual movement of their wheels, rather than being a hard-coded parameter!
neutral · AI labelView post →Korean publisher H2 Interactive's striking while the iron's hot on physical publishing, starting with a Re-Volt port for Switch (also coming digitally for PS5/Switch Re-Volt's one of those games that found outsized popularity in Korea & has been owned by a succession of KR companies post-Acclaim
neutral · AI labelView post →doesnt work right, black screen loading in, car act up when the game decides to work right. thumbs down.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →one of my all time favorite games! I remember playing this game as a kid in 2000 and it was on the same level a Motorcross Madness and Midtown Madness, best memories
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is pretty awesome on its own, it's a hidden gem of a racing game. If you want to take it to the next level I recommend updating it to the RVGL version.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I heard a lot of good about Re-Volt, so I gave it a try recently... and this was my first time ever playing this game. This is a RC car racing game, where you can use different cars which have different stats. In the races you can pick up random weapons on the tracks which you can use against the other opponents. Tracks are mainly daily locations like a neighborhood, museum or a toy shop, and the tracks often have track hazards aswell which you need to watch out for. The graphics does show…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's a classic... and the music is just too catchy. *dolelo babab dolelo debab*
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One that I'm aware of is [Re-Volt](https://rvgl.org/). The source code for both the base game and some addons can be found [here](https://gitlab.com/re-volt). There was another one that I remember using years ago but I can't find it anymore. It was for another racing game called 4x4 Evo. There is the 4x4 Evolution Revival project but it's not the one I used and there doesn't seem to be any source code available.
neutral · AI labelView post →Re-Volt – The Game That Almost Destroyed My Childhood (and My PC) Re-Volt was the perfect recipe for nostalgia and chaos: toy cars, insane tracks, and enough speed to make your head spin. I spent 17 hours straight playing this gem as a kid, racing through toy-filled cities with no care for sleep, food, or, apparently, the well-being of my PC. It literally overheated and burned out by the time I finished my marathon, but hey, at least I was living the dream of driving a remote-controlled car in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nostalgic Games
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Im more than surprised to stumble upon this game here. This is THE game of my childhood and im feeling more than nostalgic to get into it once more. I searched for it a couple of years ago and it was only available through some sort of fanbase website release so im pleased to comfortably have a polished and up to date res version directly on Steam. Man it feels good to run these levels again and listen to the soundtracks! What an iconic racer.
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