Racing · August 26, 2008

FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector’s Edition (2008)

trophy34 achievementslocal_offer-80% current discountgroup1M–10M ownersrecommend6.3k recommendations
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. Catapult your ragdoll character right through the windshield, into rings of fire, bowling pins, basketball nets and more hilarious and crazy mini-games! Peerless real-world physics engine combines vehicles built from 40 plus deformable parts with over 8,000 destructible objects per track. Wreck your way through 3 classes to become the ultimate FlatOut champion. Smash your way across parched deserts, massive storm drains and narrow city streets. Fly through your windshield, or even better, the other driver's! See every scratch and dent all with real-time environment mapping to create a grittier realistic appearance. FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage features dynamic shadow maps for every 3D object on the track including buildings, scenery and cars making all movement exceptionally smooth.

Position in Racing

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume6.7k Steam reviewsTop 49% in Racing
Positive rating90% positiveGenre average: 81% — this title sits in top 29%
Metacritic79/100Genre average 74 — top 41% of Racing titles
Engagement hours10 h averageTop 63% for session depth among Racing

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Combat Racing · 243
  • Racing · 235
  • Destruction · 121
  • Automobile Sim · 112
  • Multiplayer · 87
  • Arcade · 69
  • Action · 51
  • Great Soundtrack · 40
  • Driving · 39
  • Vehicular Combat · 39
  • Physics · 35
  • Singleplayer · 35
  • Soundtrack · 35
  • Classic · 14
  • Funny · 11

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (11)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Czech
  • Hungarian
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Traditional Chinese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

90%Very Positive · 6.7k reviews

6.0k positive · 666 negative

Metacritic

79/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

6.3k

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

10h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Achievements

34

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 26, 2008
DeveloperBugbear Entertainment, ZOOM Platform Media, Jordan Freeman Group
PublisherStrategy First
Base price$3.99 -80%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksMetacritic page · Support

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Editions & Packages

  • Buy FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition