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FlatOut 2 cover art

FlatOut 2

Bugbear Entertainment · Strategy First · 2006-12-21

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

Racing

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

Releases: Aug 01, 2006 (Xbox), Oct 13, 2008 (Mac), Aug 01, 2006 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 01, 2006 (PlayStation 2), Jul 24, 2014 (Linux)

Experience the drive of your life as you throw yourself around on and off the track causing fences to shatter, tyre walls explode, water tanks and barrels fly across the track into other cars.

88
playing now
96%
positive of 22k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (304 ratings)
20h
to beat · rushed 16h · completionist 35h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

88 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

FlatOut 2 is an action racing video game developed by Bugbear Entertainment and published by Empire Interactive for Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It was released in Russia on June 29, 2006, in Europe on June 30, and in North America on August 1. The game received positive reviews.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 88 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,891 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~236/week).
  • · Review velocity up 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 833 Racing games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 884k–1.8M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 22,110 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-80%
GOG$1.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.99-80%
GamersGate$2.00-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.89 at GamersGate (2017-11-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 78 of 125 observed days · $1.10 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
62962920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 324 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 358 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 629 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 598 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

246472026-08-06 22:00 — 148 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 67 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 196 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 185 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 74 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 201 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 204 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 81 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 213 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 165 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 53 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 156 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 104 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 47 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 162 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 140 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 50 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 189 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 164 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 54 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 133 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 226 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 68 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 151 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 207 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 70 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 108 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 227 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 88 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$15.82$1.362015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-06-18 — best price $15.822016-02-01 — best price $9.992016-11-23 — best price $2.492017-09-04 — best price $9.992018-03-12 — best price $2.492018-07-17 — best price $7.992018-12-20 — best price $1.992019-05-30 — best price $1.992019-11-21 — best price $1.502020-02-08 — best price $6.952020-05-27 — best price $1.992020-08-10 — best price $7.892020-10-09 — best price $9.992020-12-01 — best price $9.992021-01-28 — best price $8.382021-03-11 — best price $9.992021-05-14 — best price $2.002021-07-23 — best price $2.002021-10-17 — best price $7.342021-12-13 — best price $1.992022-03-12 — best price $7.032022-06-06 — best price $1.992022-09-30 — best price $1.602023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-04-03 — best price $1.492023-07-18 — best price $7.892023-11-09 — best price $7.342024-02-12 — best price $9.992024-04-25 — best price $9.992024-07-25 — best price $7.342024-10-28 — best price $1.992025-02-13 — best price $1.992025-06-02 — best price $9.992025-09-16 — best price $9.992026-01-19 — best price $9.992026-04-15 — best price $2.002026-07-17 — best price $2.492026-08-30 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

148512026-05-30 — 63 pageviews2026-06-02 — 71 pageviews2026-06-05 — 80 pageviews2026-06-08 — 86 pageviews2026-06-11 — 58 pageviews2026-06-14 — 148 pageviews2026-06-17 — 108 pageviews2026-06-20 — 85 pageviews2026-06-23 — 62 pageviews2026-06-26 — 81 pageviews2026-06-29 — 81 pageviews2026-07-02 — 86 pageviews2026-07-05 — 90 pageviews2026-07-08 — 97 pageviews2026-07-11 — 67 pageviews2026-07-14 — 65 pageviews2026-07-17 — 61 pageviews2026-07-20 — 60 pageviews2026-07-23 — 74 pageviews2026-07-26 — 72 pageviews2026-07-29 — 78 pageviews2026-08-01 — 67 pageviews2026-08-04 — 76 pageviews2026-08-07 — 72 pageviews2026-08-10 — 79 pageviews2026-08-13 — 67 pageviews2026-08-16 — 78 pageviews2026-08-19 — 88 pageviews2026-08-22 — 68 pageviews2026-08-25 — 94 pageviews2026-08-27 — 75 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

37
achievements tracked
5.9%
earned "Hobbyist"
1.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam Workshop

10 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,94718%37

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3DFunnyActionArcadeCasualRacingDrivingPhysicsDestructionMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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