Exo Rally Championship first appeared at the 2023 PC Gaming Show, and now the extraterrestrial racing game is back with big news: It's out on Steam today.
Exo Rally is a "brutally realistic racing simulation," its developers say, with customizable rovers that feature "realistic tire models, drive-trains, suspension and damage," plus thrusters for extra maneuverability in low gravity environments.
I assume by "realistic" they do not mean that they are aware of an actual interplanetary racing league, but you never know. Aliens could be up to anything.
Exo Rally includes a career mode "based on real-world rally, Baja, and Dakar events," and though there's no head-to-head online racing, you can compete for the best track times asynchronously.
The alien landscapes are procedurally generated, but it's possible to share seeds so that your friends can generate the same environments to compete with your times in.
I can't help but be reminded of Mass Effect's rover bits—in a good way! A lot of people hated the Mako, but driving around barren alien landscapes is a great vibe. And this time we can do it while going fast and dodging some brutal looking space weather.
You can see the new trailer above, and Exo Rally Championship is available now on Steam.
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