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FlatOut cover art

FlatOut

Bugbear Entertainment · Strategy First · 2007-02-02

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

ActionRacingSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

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!

10
playing now
91%
positive of 6.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (194 ratings)
9.4h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.49
steam price (US)

10 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 10 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 14% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 266k–532k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,648 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.19-80%
GOG$1.19-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$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 92 of 123 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

3972026-08-11 17:00 — 38 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 10 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 8 players2026-08-13 16:00 — 39 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 24 players2026-08-15 00:00 — 11 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 31 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 21 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 17 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 33 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 13 players2026-08-18 23:00 — 14 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 27 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 14 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 13 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 25 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 15 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 24 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 32 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 7 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 29 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 28 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 16 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 20 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 38 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 15 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 34 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 34 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$7.99$0.592015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $1.092015-04-27 — best price $5.992015-08-05 — best price $3.752016-06-23 — best price $1.122017-06-25 — best price $1.452018-01-15 — best price $7.492018-06-21 — best price $1.492018-12-01 — best price $7.492019-06-18 — best price $5.992020-01-13 — best price $7.012020-04-19 — best price $1.162020-07-30 — best price $1.122020-10-08 — best price $5.892020-12-08 — best price $5.892021-02-19 — best price $7.492021-04-30 — best price $5.892021-07-09 — best price $1.602021-10-09 — best price $6.472021-12-17 — best price $1.602022-04-07 — best price $7.492022-08-01 — best price $5.992022-12-05 — best price $0.842023-03-18 — best price $5.892023-07-04 — best price $5.992023-11-15 — best price $5.992024-02-12 — best price $4.992024-05-09 — best price $1.132024-08-26 — best price $1.492024-12-30 — best price $1.132025-05-19 — best price $7.492025-09-23 — best price $5.992026-03-03 — best price $1.192026-05-14 — best price $1.502026-08-23 — best price $5.992026-08-30 — best price $1.19
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

217472026-05-29 — 82 pageviews2026-06-01 — 58 pageviews2026-06-04 — 71 pageviews2026-06-07 — 72 pageviews2026-06-10 — 73 pageviews2026-06-13 — 195 pageviews2026-06-16 — 100 pageviews2026-06-19 — 66 pageviews2026-06-22 — 70 pageviews2026-06-25 — 98 pageviews2026-06-28 — 123 pageviews2026-07-01 — 85 pageviews2026-07-04 — 94 pageviews2026-07-07 — 81 pageviews2026-07-10 — 100 pageviews2026-07-13 — 72 pageviews2026-07-16 — 71 pageviews2026-07-19 — 69 pageviews2026-07-22 — 89 pageviews2026-07-25 — 70 pageviews2026-07-28 — 130 pageviews2026-07-31 — 84 pageviews2026-08-03 — 62 pageviews2026-08-06 — 69 pageviews2026-08-09 — 69 pageviews2026-08-12 — 67 pageviews2026-08-15 — 73 pageviews2026-08-18 — 53 pageviews2026-08-21 — 59 pageviews2026-08-24 — 78 pageviews2026-08-26 — 53 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.

Player tags

FunnyActionArcadeRacingDrivingOffroadPhysicsDifficultSimulationDestruction

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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