TRAIL OUT news & patch notes

New update 5.1 for PS5, PC, Xbox (later this week)! To celebrate the successful launch on PlayStation 5, a new update is being released!

Moto Rush DLC:

• You can now play through the career mode on motorcycles! All Rush, Cross, and Escape modes in the career have been replaced with modes that only use motorcycles and you compete against opponents on their motorcycles! Just pick any motorcycle to race with.

• Hitting an enemy with a weapon while on a motorcycle now deals damage

• Some characters now have their own weapons

• Woods and Torrent have become more aggressive in attack

• Large explosions and being inside a tornado will knock the rider off the motorcycle

• The pause between attacks has been reduced

• Added blood splatter to the screen

• More accurate body part ejection

• Motorcycles now turn slightly better at high speeds

Other changes:

• Added a new Tequila character skin (play any one race and it will be added).

• Finally, we made and added new load sound for nitro!

• Money balance adjusted, cars now cost less and maintenance is cheaper.

• When you select APC or Moto in the garage - you will see a special mode for them in Free Race instead of Mono Class.

• The “Joker Roulette” mode offers better conditions for earning money.

• Some character outfits are now free.

• Weapon strikes on motorcycles have been strengthened.

• Torpedo in Dash mode has been strengthened.

• The breach in the dam on Golden Trail map now pushes players in the fault zone to the side

• Damage balance has been adjusted for Tyran APCs; they now deal less damage to each other and can be repaired multiple times

Fixes:

• Fixed sound quality during gameplay.

• Fixed engine volume in MonoClass modes

• Fixed a collision issue on the Golden Trail map at the dam

• NG+ has become a little easier in terms of finances.

• First-person view glare has been reduced.

• Some optimization

• Other small fixes.

Hey driver! Finally! TRAIL OUT is now available on PlayStation 5!

Buy it here now! https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/JP6576-PPSA24855_00-0963534990981173

The game supports all PC features, including achievements, split-screen mode, Dead Out zombie mode, and more! Also it runs at 60fps and close to 4K resolution, with additional optimization for the console.

The Moto Rush and Tokyo Rush DLCs will be available on March 10.

Meanwhile, we are fully engaged in working on TRAIL OUT 2 with an expanded team. We hope to be able to share something with you at the end of the year!

Hi everyone! Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

We want to share a couple of screenshots from an early version of TRAIL OUT 2. We probably won’t be back with new info about the game next year, but we hope these screenshots give you a good idea of what to expect. We believe this will be something new for the racing genre, and we’ve got some interesting ideas in reserve.

For now, we can say that we’re working our asses off on the sequel with a small team and hope to find investors in the future. We’re building the game completely from scratch, entirely on our own and we need your support in spreading the word. As for some details: Zhenka, Yuji Than, Joe Boomer, Sonya Mass, and Mihalych will return — but the main character will be a completely new one.

See you next month with the Trail Out release on PlayStation 5!

Hey drivers! A small patch for PC.

- Fixed Steam Cloud in the main menu

- Fixed the Bulldozer achievement

- Fixed activity status on Steam and Discord

- Updated the Trail Out 2 information section in the Roadmap section :pepesmoking:

The PlayStation 5 release has been postponed until the end of January next year.

We need more time to polish and prepare for the release without rushing during the holidays.

Hey all drivers!

3 years since the game's release! And on this anniversary day we announce that the second part is in development! We are developing TRAIL OUT 2 focusing on online part from the start. We are developing it from scratch, with new physics, graphics, story mode with new characters and an open world.

See you in 2028 again, drivers! ːThanCatː

Also we are looking for people like level designer, 3d Artist with 3 years plus experience to join the team! Text me on johannhirschdeveloper@gmail.com with your portfolio.

Good day, drivers!

We’re proud to present the biggest update in Trail Out’s history. Version 5.0 brings major improvements across nearly every map, adds fresh gameplay features, and completely reworks the story-driven career mode.

Thanks for your long wait — after 10 months of hard work, sweat, and stress, we’re finally releasing this update. We hope you enjoy it. We strongly recommend starting a new game to experience everything we’ve added from the ground up.

Here’s a breakdown of the changes — there’s so much, it’s easier to list what we didn’t touch! Some things might’ve even slipped past our changelog.

Update Content:

• Two massive new urban tracks in Tokyo

• New racing track at Frau Uber's: German autobahn with traffic

• Dusty Darkness map reworked with deadly “Tornado” event

• New cars: Venom V10 and Beast MS

• New truck: Ace Truck with shooting mode (unlocked via Joker roulette win)

• New hero skins: Kind Driver, Boomer, and Knight

• Bigger destruction events: dam break, falling satellite dish, rolling donut, and more

• Visual upgrades and tweaks across many tracks

Gameplay Updates:

• New DASH mode: combat racing with 13 gadgets, supports Split Screen

• New Car Module System at garage level 2 – adds combat perks

• Auto-assemble function for junkyard cars (garage level 3)

• Mihalych gets a flashlight at garage level 3 – uses it if headlights are broken

• Mihalych’s dog now has AI-Life – roams the garage doing “dog stuff”

• In Split Screen, dead players can crawl to the finish and win

• Donation system added – do good deeds and get rewarded

• New Steam achievements

Career Story Updates:

• Entire campaign reworked with better animations, visuals, and events — restart recommended

• Reworked boss races: Yuji Chan, Ivan Komrad, Frank Woods, and intro

• New FestApp activity feed — festival members post updates that expand the lore

• Added alternate game ending – requires careful choices to unlock

• Updated character designs: Yuji Chan, Ivan Komrad, Sonya Mass, Frank Woods, Big Cheese, and Mihalych

• NEW GAME+ reworked: now features 9 racers + new 10th racer Hanako, a secret leader figure

• Starting position in career depends on Black List rank, randomized in Free Race

• Some rivals now talk more during races (Big Cheese, Frank Woods, Ivan Komrad)

• New “Atmospheric Zhenka” option: Zhenka plays live-recorded guitar tracks in garage

• Full Ukrainian voiceover (UA) added

• Updated voice acting in cutscenes/gameplay (ENG, RU); Big Cheese got a new English voice

• New text localizations: Japanese and Polish

Joker Roulette Mode:

• New Joker traps: drunk driver, car brawl, ice cream man

• Better RNG balancing — matches are now smoother

• New Pick Me mode – high-stakes race against Joker’s conditions

• Joker’s helicopter now chases the race leader

• Win/Loss stats shown in casino

• Joker's look updated

• Joker and Harley scenes remade with better visuals and animations

Graphics & Optimization:

• Improved game stability and car physics

• Improved glass damage logic

• Fixed explosion damage visuals on car bodies

• Removed RT Ambient Occlusion, replaced with SSGI (faster & more efficient)

• Added 144 FPS cap

• New anti-aliasing options: FXAA, TAA, MSAA

• New SSGI lighting system — improves global illumination and shadowing

• Fixed visual bugs on Buffalo car

• UI now feels smoother and more responsive

Miscellaneous:

• Entire race position logic and finish detection reworked – now more accurate

• New intro music for all maps

• Cutscenes now always show Mihalych's skin for story consistency

• New Game+ now keeps your previous garage

• Hunter Mode balance tweaks: added a new enemy and replaced infinite repair with reinforcements

• Boomer's derby fight difficulty now matches the original release level

• Fixed rare save loss bug

• Added 15 new music tracks by Onlap & Nick Eyra:

NICK EYRA - Gravity (ft. Kellin Quinn)

NICK EYRA - My Remedy (ft. Becko)

NICK EYRA - New Eyra

ONLAP - Afterglow

ONLAP - Crawling In The Dark

ONLAP - Fever

ONLAP - Ghosts (ft. LANSDOWNE)

ONLAP - Hypnotized

ONLAP - Never Ending Winter

ONLAP - Nevermind

ONLAP - Ready For War

ONLAP - Who Killed The Plan

New Car Pack DLC

(Reminder: cars can be tried in Joker Roulette or career mode. Buying the DLC helps support 3 years of ongoing game development.)

• Surge Q-Line

• Bamby

• Revolutor X

Thank you for waiting for the update. This is officially the final update for this part of Trail Out. Enjoy the game, and please help spread the word — we need your support for the future. ːThanCatː

This summer. This is the biggest update in TO history. This is gonna be a new experience.

Hey, drivers!

⭐ Main changes:

• New big map: GOLDEN TRAIL! Experience the fall season in the mountains with a ride around the dam and factory.
• New game plus! Try going through the game again with the drivers health system, 10 drivers during the race and other conditions.
• Big update for the Hunter mode with the killstrike system!
• Also big update for the DEAD OUT with split-screen for 2 players!
• SPEED RADARS! Stay on every Rush mode maps with online records and rewards. Who will be faster? Also you will get a small photo.
• NEW CARS! Sturman Ex and fastest drag-car Citra Super
• Special vehicles: Tractor JD 1960, Lawnmower Tor Slicer GT and small tractor Pepes 12, available with cheat codes. Also Patriot, old army suv.
• Added dynamic weather for some large maps (snow, rain, sunny, fog) for Golden Trail, Black Lake, Hilly Valley, Nordloopring, Wildwood maps
• Global rebalance of Free Race rewards. Rewards now converge with track length and time spent on the track. Escape and Hunter modes are also better balanced in rewards.
• Improved optimization with memory and other effects.

🚔 Updated Hunter mode:

• Added a new KILL STRIKE system! Call for police assistance (Block road, Helicopter, Repairing, Air Support A-10 or Hunter Killer Drone)
• New vehicles for the mode (Responder, Pursuer)
• New enemy types with new features (Stealth, Resistor, Tanker)
• Added mini-progression within the mode with ranks
• New skin for Mihalych, unlocked when reaching 100% progression
• Added voice lines for dispatcher
• Possibility to face bosses in the pursuit
• Included Nordloopring map in mode
• Improved interface in mode
• Improved EMP
• Rebalanced mode

☠️ Updated Dead Out:

• Dead Out now supports Split-Screen mode! Cleanse Los Angeles from the zombie hordes together!
• The Dead Out map has been updated with a new beach biome and a new enemy type
• New alternate weapon mode, with the ability to empty the Mini Nuke (available after eliminating the robot)
• New character's skin for the playing for the main game

⚡ Other changes:

• Contact mode: AI has a new behavior and longer timer
• Added stats on fan violence during the race, you can see it in the Blacklist
• Added headlight shadows for the players
• New effect of lens flares from the sun on all maps, GPU optimization has become better
• LA maps has been updated
• Added new tips during game loading
• Added more penalties for hitting fans
• Physical driver's cloth for new cars
• Roulette mode improved balance of some traps
• “Triumph” map got a day/night system
• Redesigned lighting at night on “Nordringloop” map
• Added a dynamic crane that unloads fucking metal beams on the road on some map
• The mini-map may show AC-130 or other traps in hunter mode
• Hunt.700 now in combat mode excludes nitro, on the button nitro is shooting
• The rocket in Hunter mode now flies around the same at all distances
• Improved visualization of dust/dirt on car bodies

🛠️ Fixes:

• Improved optimization and lowest settings (perhaps it can run better on Steam Deck)
• Improved fans bodies physics
• Fixed camera clipping through 3-person objects
• Changed the balance of rewards in Roulette
• Slightly improved visuals of the race maps (Canada, Alaska)
• Dead Out mode has been simplified (less enemies)
• Fixed bug in Dead Out with Flexnight
• Fixed a bug with Achievements for all bosses
• Fixed bug with sound in Contact mode
• Top camera mode changed - camera rotates behind the car
• Bonus for drifting on the spot is no longer available