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FlatOut

Bugbear Entertainment · Strategy First · 2007-02-02

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

ActionRacingSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jul 12, 2005 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 05, 2004 (PlayStation 2), Jul 24, 2014 (Linux), Nov 05, 2004 (Xbox)

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!

FlatOut is an Action, Racing, and Simulation title released in 2007, priced at $7.49, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 6670 reviews).

35
playing now
91%
positive of 6.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (194 ratings)
35
Nexus mods (5.4k downloads)
9.4h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$7.49
steam price (US)

35 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 UTC (census sample)

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. An update for the PC version was released in July 2024, that implemented Steam Workshop support, improved support for the Steam Deck and added various quality-of-life improvements.

Trailer

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≈444,991 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 35 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 702 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~88/week).
  • · Review velocity up 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 267k–534k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,670 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.19-80%
GamersGate$1.50-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.49 at Epic Game Store (2023-05-18) · bundled 9×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.49 · on sale 124 of 152 observed days · $0.70 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14614620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4982026-09-14 23:00 — 16 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 21 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 41 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 21 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 25 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 37 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 16 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 8 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 29 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 24 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 14 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 16 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 27 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 10 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 29 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 39 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 17 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 21 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 40 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 17 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 24 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 36 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 21 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 35 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
504Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 5 · peak 14Dec 2012 — avg 6 · peak 23May 2013 — avg 6 · peak 43Oct 2013 — avg 12 · peak 49Mar 2014 — avg 8 · peak 26Aug 2014 — avg 7 · peak 22Jan 2015 — avg 13 · peak 52Jun 2015 — avg 16 · peak 60Nov 2015 — avg 10 · peak 36Apr 2016 — avg 13 · peak 58Sep 2016 — avg 10 · peak 28Feb 2017 — avg 11 · peak 28Jul 2017 — avg 12 · peak 38Dec 2017 — avg 12 · peak 39May 2018 — avg 11 · peak 38Oct 2018 — avg 9 · peak 27Mar 2019 — avg 14 · peak 44Aug 2019 — avg 14 · peak 42Jan 2020 — avg 18 · peak 43Jun 2020 — avg 15 · peak 36Nov 2020 — avg 19 · peak 47Apr 2021 — avg 14 · peak 37Sep 2021 — avg 14 · peak 40Feb 2022 — avg 17 · peak 43Jul 2022 — avg 15 · peak 35Dec 2022 — avg 17 · peak 45May 2023 — avg 12 · peak 40Oct 2023 — avg 15 · peak 42Mar 2024 — avg 17 · peak 43Aug 2024 — avg 32 · peak 98Jan 2025 — avg 25 · peak 67Jun 2025 — avg 20 · peak 49Nov 2025 — avg 39 · peak 163Apr 2026 — avg 27 · peak 65Aug 2026 — avg 23 · peak 49
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$12.66$0.672015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $1.092015-04-24 — best price $2.402015-07-31 — best price $1.462016-05-19 — best price $7.492017-06-16 — best price $7.492018-01-01 — best price $7.492018-05-21 — best price $2.502018-11-01 — best price $7.492019-05-10 — best price $0.742019-12-16 — best price $5.992020-03-09 — best price $7.492020-07-06 — best price $1.122020-09-21 — best price $1.122020-11-18 — best price $5.892021-01-30 — best price $7.492021-04-05 — best price $5.992021-06-07 — best price $5.892021-08-28 — best price $6.492021-11-17 — best price $5.892022-02-05 — best price $7.492022-05-23 — best price $7.492022-10-03 — best price $1.122023-01-18 — best price $8.602023-04-21 — best price $1.502023-08-14 — best price $7.492023-12-15 — best price $1.502024-03-02 — best price $5.992024-06-06 — best price $1.132024-09-20 — best price $5.502025-01-31 — best price $7.492025-06-04 — best price $1.192025-10-07 — best price $1.192026-03-11 — best price $1.192026-05-22 — best price $7.492026-08-26 — best price $1.192026-09-30 — best price $1.192026-10-14 — best price $1.19
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

217472026-05-29 — 82 pageviews2026-06-02 — 94 pageviews2026-06-06 — 66 pageviews2026-06-10 — 73 pageviews2026-06-14 — 217 pageviews2026-06-18 — 96 pageviews2026-06-22 — 70 pageviews2026-06-26 — 111 pageviews2026-06-30 — 87 pageviews2026-07-04 — 94 pageviews2026-07-08 — 103 pageviews2026-07-12 — 69 pageviews2026-07-16 — 71 pageviews2026-07-20 — 77 pageviews2026-07-24 — 66 pageviews2026-07-28 — 130 pageviews2026-08-01 — 68 pageviews2026-08-05 — 76 pageviews2026-08-09 — 69 pageviews2026-08-13 — 47 pageviews2026-08-17 — 69 pageviews2026-08-21 — 59 pageviews2026-08-25 — 93 pageviews2026-08-29 — 72 pageviews2026-09-02 — 71 pageviews2026-09-06 — 59 pageviews2026-09-10 — 62 pageviews2026-09-14 — 67 pageviews2026-09-18 — 54 pageviews2026-09-22 — 52 pageviews2026-09-26 — 61 pageviews2026-09-30 — 53 pageviews2026-10-04 — 61 pageviews2026-10-07 — 73 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

18
achievements tracked
5.8%
earned "Breaking it in"
2.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPLAN PvPSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam WorkshopDualShock Controller Support

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)98840%18

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FunnyActionArcadeRacingDrivingOffroadPhysicsDifficultSimulationDestruction

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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