FlatOut spiritual successor Trail Out hits PS5 this week

After several delays, Trail Out is finally hitting PlayStation 5 this week, with the release set for 5^th March.

The destruction racer’s long-awaited PS5 port was expected to release last December before being delayed to January for extra polish. However, certification issues with Sony caused a further delay.

Trail Out’s PS5 port includes four previously released DLC packs: Legendary Cars, Luxury Life, Steel Wheels and Hunt 007 Special, with additional downloadable content releasing on 10^th March. Pricing details for the PS5 version have not been announced. For reference, the Xbox version costs £24.99/$29.99, while the PC version is currently £14.49/$19.99.

Developed by indie studio Good Boys and published by Crytivo, Trail Out is an unapologetic spiritual successor to FlatOut, featuring bombastic crashes, a story mode and destructible environments, with tracks laden with fences, barriers and buildings to destroy.

The destruction-focused racer features 50 cars across different classes and 50 tracks, from cities to figure-of-eight layouts and arenas.

Trail Out also pays homage to FlatOut’s ragdoll physics, where you eject your driver through the windscreen in darts and bowling minigames to get the highest score.

Since its initial PC launch, Trail Out has received a raft of paid DLC and new game modes in free updates, from zombie survival to weapons combat.

The long-delayed PS5 version follows the 2024 Xbox Series X|S port and the original PC version released in 2022. For fans of destructive racing, it should help ease the wait for Wreckfest 2 to arrive on consoles.

An open-world sequel, Trail Out 2, is in development and expected to release in 2028.