Destruction racer Trail Out is getting an open-world sequel

If you’re waiting for Wreckfest 2 to leave early access, there is an alternative destruction racer. Trail Out is a spiritual successor to FlatOut, the series that Wreckfest developer Bugbear Games helmed before it lost the rights to the franchise.

Compared to Wreckfest, Trail Out is more arcade-focused and over-the-top, with lighter vehicle handling, fully destructible environments and even a silly story mode. In another callback to FlatOut, drivers can also be ejected through the windscreen.

Now, three years after the original game’s release, developer Good Boys has made that surprise announcement that a sequel is in development.

It’s going to be a long wait, however, because Trail Out 2 is set to release in 2028, with the studio looking to hire a level designer and 3D artist in the meantime. Platforms are yet to be confirmed.

While only a work-in-progress logo has been released so far, Good Boys has shared some early details about the sequel.

The developer is “focusing on online,” suggesting that the sequel will include online multiplayer – a sorely absent feature in the first game.

According to the announcement, Trail Out 2 is being developed “from scratch,” with new physics, graphics and a story mode with new characters. However, the biggest revelation is that the story mode will feature an open world, though no other details were announced.

The sequel’s surprise announcement comes after Trail Out’s v5.0 update. Dubbed the “biggest update in Trail Out’s history,” the update adds two new tracks set in Tokyo, alongside three new vehicles and improved visuals and car physics.

It also introduces a new ‘Dash’ combat racing mode with 13 weapons and a revamped story mode with improved animations. Full patch notes can be found below.

Coinciding with the update is a new Tokyo Car Rush DLC pack containing three cars:

• Surge Q-Line
• Bamby
• Revolutor X

The DLC pack costs £4.29 / $4.99.

Trail Out launched in September 2023 on PC, with an Xbox Series X|S port following in April 2024. A PlayStation 5 port is also in development and slated for release in 2025.

Trail Out v5.0 update patch notes

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 & Optimisation:

• 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