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Race through three car classes, wreck rivals for points, and take on stunt challenges that launch your driver through the windshield.
Released 26 Aug 2008
Wreck Rivals for Points
Race Three Classes
Launch Your Driver
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.
Developed by Bugbear Entertainment, ZOOM Platform Media, Jordan Freeman Group · Published by Strategy First









Take on a racing career across Derby, Race, and Street classes. There is little narrative framing; progression centers on competing in events and advancing through the classes.
Races combine arcade driving with collisions, car damage, and destructible track objects. Up to 12 drivers compete at once, and wrecking rivals can build nitro. Cars can be upgraded as you progress.
Carnage Mode adds challenges focused on scoring through destruction, demolition derbies, and timed runs. It also gathers stunt events in which you launch your driver from the car to hit targets such as bowling pins or rings.
Players often enjoy the fast, collision-heavy arcade racing, where crowded fields and destructible surroundings make races unpredictable. Reviews also praise the variety added by Carnage challenges and driver-launch stunts, along with car upgrades and the updated presentation. Some players value the game for its nostalgic appeal; opinions on the soundtrack are mixed.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 34 |
| Age ratings |
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| Players | 1–12 |
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| Multiplayer | The provided information indicates single-player and multiplayer support, including online multiplayer in older builds and local multiplayer/party play. Multiplayer modes mentioned include races, derby arenas/deathmatch derbies, stunts/party mini-games, and score-based play. Recent player reports conflict on current online availability after the 2024 update; some state online was removed or is not working, while older reviews describe GFWL-based online play and LAN support. |
| Multiplayer & mods | Steam Workshop support is listed. Reviews mention using Workshop for music replacement, but no provided information confirms gameplay or multiplayer-specific mods. Some fixes discussed for online functionality are external patches or GFWL-related workarounds rather than mods. |
| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Metacritic | 79/100 View on Metacritic |
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