FlatOut
Ram through pile-ups and smash through your windshield as you push racing to the edge! FlatOut™ delivers more heart-stopping thrills than any sane driver can handle!
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Ready for the aggressive, adrenaline-filled ride that leaves you breathless? FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition is all about destructive action. With carnage modes like the Deathmatch derby, Carnage Race and Head-on races are pure wreck-filled, adrenaline-pumping rides of maximum mayhem.
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition is a combat racing, racing and destruction game
developed by Bugbear Entertainment, ZOOM Platform Media and Jordan Freeman Group
and published by Strategy First.
Released on August 26th 2008 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 11 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 6,780 reviews of which 6,102 were positive and 678 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 3.90€ on Steam with a 80% discount.
The Steam community has classified FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition into these genres:
Combat Racing
Racing
Destruction
Automobile Sim
Multiplayer
Arcade
Action
Great Soundtrack
Driving
Vehicular Combat
Soundtrack
Physics
Singleplayer
Classic
Funny
Co-op
Local Multiplayer
Here is the detailed breakdown of supported languages for FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition:
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- Supported OS: Windows 10 / 11
- Processor: 2.2GHz
- Memory: 2GB or higher
- Graphics: DirectX 9.0c
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Overall: 8/10 Story: Just like the first two games, there's no narrative at all. The campaign provides no background, cutscenes, dialogue, or personal motivations explaining why you're racing, and like in Flatout 2, the career mode here is sorted into three car classes/tiers to race through: Derby, Race, and Street. Speaking of similarities to Flatout 2, this game features the same roster of characters as before, but it also adds four new drivers. Other than that, it's pretty par for the course for a Flatout game. There's no story or narrative progression to speak of, so the career mode simply has you work your way through the three classes/tiers and upgrade your cars along the way. Ultimately, the narrative is just as barebones as you'd expect from a Flatout game, so the focus is entirely on the racing rather than providing any kind of story or character development. Gameplay: Before playing this game, I had seen a lot of people refer to it as "FlatOut 2.5" and didn't really know what that meant until I played through the series in order, but now I 100% agree with that nickname. U.C. is literally just FlatOut 2 but for 7th gen consoles, and that's not a bad thing by any means. First off, those previously mentioned four extra racers bring the total number to 12 during any given race, which, as a result, intensifies the chaos and gives you more opportunities to build nitro by demoing your competition. In regards to the handling, the core of it is essentially the same, with relatively forgiving arcade physics, responsive steering, and cars that are simpler to catch and recover than in FlatOut 1. However, I personally feel like this game is much easier than FlatOut 2 for several reasons. For starters, the cars in general feel slightly heavier/more planted, particularly when you're throwing them around at high speed. This game doesn't provide a fundamentally different handling system, so it's much more reasonable to think of the physics, and honestly the gameplay overall, as an evolution/tweaking of FlatOut 2's foundation rather than an attempt to truly innovate. Furthermore, the debris physics don't feel nearly as punishing when it comes to throwing you off track or flipping your car, like the developers wanted to fully commit to the continuous high-speed chaos, and I really think it improves the gameplay. There were times in FlatOut 2 and ESPECIALLY in FlatOut 1 where races were almost ruined by me hitting debris to get nitro but I actually ended up getting detoured by the contact, so having the game be more forgiving in this regard makes the races feel much more fun without taking away from the destruction. Lastly, the AI rubberbanding feels like it has been toned way down, and it's way easier to pull away when you're in first. All that said, U.C. does add a new mode called "Carnage Mode" where you race around tracks with the other drivers, but the objective is to cause as much damage as possible rather than finish in first place. You earn points by smashing into other cars, causing crashes, and generally inflicting as much destruction as possible, which makes for a fun alternative to the traditional racing without being completely over-the-top like most of the other minigames. At the end of the day, it all comes down to personal preference, but I think this is the most polished and fun FlatOut game, even though I'm still not really a fan of the "Launch your driver out of a car" bonus modes the series is famous for. World: The world/track design is literally identical to Flatout 2. This game reuses the exact same 1:1 track layouts and environments from FlatOut 2, though they feature upgraded graphics, increased dynamic object density, and improved lighting. I'm not shrugging it off, but if you've ever played FlatOut 2, then you already know what to expect. There isn't really anything new here in terms of the actual track layouts, shortcuts, environmental design, or overall structure, so playing through these races again will feel extremely familiar. The biggest difference is how much more dense and polished everything looks. The upgraded visuals make the environments feel more detailed, the increased amount of dynamic objects makes the tracks feel more active and cluttered, and the improved lighting helps everything look significantly better than it did previously. It doesn't change the underlying design at all, but it does make the same tracks feel more refined and visually impressive, especially when you're tearing through the environments and watching all of the additional objects react to the chaos around you in real time. To be honest, there's just not much I can say about the world/track design that I haven't already said about FlatOut 2, because this is essentially the exact same content. Visuals: Speaking of the visuals though, this is of course the most significant upgrade. Compared to Flatout 2, the visuals are night and day, and it really goes to show how much could change between a single console generation back in the day compared to now. Other than obviously the textures themselves, the most noticeable improvement is the lighting, as there's much more advanced dynamic lighting/shadows that give the environments and cars considerably more depth. The car models are also more detailed and can suffer from more elaborate damage deformation, scratches, dents, and parts being torn off during crashes. The destruction has been improved as well, but besides the amount of items physically on the track, the debris, smoke, sparks, and other effects being rendered on-screen are much more detailed in this game, so crashes look significantly more intense and unhinged. Lastly, the water also has more advanced reflections, and there's generally a lot more surface water around the tracks, while the environments themselves benefit from increased object detail, denser foliage, and better overall rendering. All that said though, I don't necessarily think Ultimate Carnage looks better in every single way aesthetically. FlatOut 2 has a much brighter and more colorful mid-2000s arcade-racing presentation despite its subtle haze/bloom filter, but Ultimate Carnage has a darker and somewhat more realistic-looking appearance because of its improved lighting and shadowing. On top of that, this game released during the peak of the "piss filter" era and thus leans into that aesthetic way more than either of the previous titles, although I'll admit it's not egregiously implemented. It's just simply not my favorite art direction for a racing game, but even so, when comparing the two strictly from a technical standpoint, Ultimate Carnage is clearly the more advanced-looking game. Plus, like FlatOut 1 and 2, U.C. has been very well maintained over the years, and not only runs great at high framerates, but also has native ultrawide support. Music/Sound Design: The music and sound design are great. While I personally prefer FlatOut 2's OST overall, the soundtrack here is still very good and contributes to the experience in a positive way, with a solid selection of rock tracks that fit the fast-paced racing and chaotic atmosphere. The sound design is the real talking point though, as there's way more depth, variety, and layering, but much less compression across the board. The engines have more character/presence, crashes sound significantly crunchier/heavier, and there's a lot more going on in the background with tires, debris, environmental sounds, and all of the other little audio details that make the races feel more alive. Both of the first two games suffer from very dated, flat audio that doesn't inherently sound horrible, but it hasn't really aged that well either when compared to modern standards, or even when compared to the audio here in U.C. This game simply sounds noticeably fuller and more dynamic as a result, so it's another area where the technological jump is immediately noticeable.
I'm not over exaggerating when I say that this is one of the best racing games of all time. It hits that semi realistic arcade style gameplay perfectly, plenty of events and cars too. And the game just gets straight to the point of why you want to play a racing game. The game holds up even to today's standards of graphics, So you don't have to be in 2000s gamer to enjoy it, Works perfectly on steam deck as well, Don't forget to download these two mods from the workshop as well. "Alternate textures and extras" "2000s racing games soundtrack" These mods aren't necessary, but they will definitely enhance the experience of playing this absolute gem of a game. Seriously. They don't make good games like this anymore...
this game was a fond childhood memory of mine. i remember waking up super early in the morning to go downstairs and turn my xbox 360 on. for some reason this week i had been getting random memories in my head of a game i used to play when i was a kid. i explained it best i could to chatgpt describing the game and certain things i remembered about it. it instantly named this game, and it turned out to be it. now im feeling nostalgic, of course its not the same as it was but its bringing me back.
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Frequently Asked Questions
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition is currently priced at 3.90€ on Steam.
Yes, FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition is currently available at a 80% discount. You can purchase it for 3.90€ on Steam.
Yes, FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition received 6,102 positive votes out of a total of 6,780 achieving a rating of 8.72.
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FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition was developed by Bugbear Entertainment, ZOOM Platform Media and Jordan Freeman Group and published by Strategy First.
Yes, FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition is not playable on MacOS.
No, FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition is not playable on Linux.
Yes, FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition is playable and fully supported on Steam Deck.
Yes, FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.
No, FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition does not support VR.
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition is a single-player game.
No, FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition does not currently offer any DLC.
Yes, FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.
No, FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Online players
52
Developer
Bugbear Entertainment,
ZOOM Platform Media,
Jordan Freeman Group
Publisher
Strategy First
Release
26 Aug 2008
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