WheelMates Announced
Family Friendly Gaming News
JAN.
28, in the year of our Lord 2026 – WheelMates, a co-op
adventure where two players drive tiny RC cars through the house
of an eccentric scientist from developer FireVolt, revs up its
engines for a release on Steam for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox
Series X|S in 2026. A first playtest will take place in February
on Steam.
A strange house owned by an even stranger professor lies waiting
for someone to discover its secrets…and the whereabouts of its
owner. The only way through the building is by piloting a pair
of RC cars that must coordinate with each other in order to
progress and solve the mystery.
WheelMates focuses on cooperation over competition, with no
timers and no pressure to move fast. The experience focuses on
shared problem solving at the duo’s own preferred pace, enabling
discovery of surprises and secrets, complete with online and
split-screen co-op experience.
These small cars can use powerful experimental equipment to make
their way through this household. Jump boosters enable them to
reach greater heights and bound over obstacles. Latch onto far
away points with grappling hooks. Adhere to metal surfaces with
magnet wheels, and manipulate faraway objects with the magnets.
Each room in WheelMates offers a compact playground, filled with
hidden paths, mechanical puzzles, and story details waiting to
be discovered. From narrow corridors to towering furniture, the
house reveals itself gradually. Inspired by Metroidvanias,
backtrack through the mansion, discovering previously
inaccessible locales and formerly unsolvable puzzles.
With roots in classic RC games like Re-Volt and
puzzle-platformer experiences the team wanted to bring a new
type of cooperative adventure with WheelMates, where RC cars
become heroes of the game. The movement mechanics of
remote-controlled cars, the fun of driving through household
environments, all combined with a bunch of power-ups, open up so
many possibilities for our fresh take on a genre so many people
love.
No word on a physical copy version of this game on this system(s)
in the US at this time.
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