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Aug 2026
| Published | Kind | Announcement | Build |
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| Game update | Dart Racer update 2.11.6! Another small, but meaningful, update is upon us! The highlight this time is revamped hit response. Wall hits resulting in loss of control and wild bouncing around, are no more! Changes: - revamped hit response - it is now easier to push other darts - revamped dart engine plume effects to allow different shapes - revamped cockpit shield setup to allow different shapes - added 'mute in backgroun… | — | |
| Game update | Dart Racer update 2.11.5 Another small one, finally fixed that annoying crash that could happen after end of the race! Changes: - Escape button now goes to top menu instead of quit menu in garage - Fixed common crash issue - thanks Aardcore! - Various performance optimizations - Sound improvements See you on the leaderboards! | — | |
| Game update | A small Dart Racer update 2.11.4 is here! Thank you for reports and suggestions, keep them coming! Changes: · Added alternative gamepad circular split throttle input option. Instead of forward/backward movement for throttle, use circular motion for greater precision. You will figure it out! · Added Dart trail preview in garage · Added basic Vive input bindings to allow garage movement and ui interaction. Use gamepad for racing. · Added… | — | |
| News | Dart Racer - Early Access starts NOW! RACERS! After 3 years of its initial Steam announcement Dart Racer is publicly available on Steam! After a terrific Next Fest run we're ready to start Early Access and allow the very first pretendents for the coveted Galaxy Cup to launch their Darts and laugh in the face of gravity. IT IS ON! This is a HUGE milestone in the game's development and we're super-excited to have you all blazing thro… | — | |
| In-game event | STEAM DECK VERIFIED! + NEXT FEST Bonus content: Extra vehicle, extra track Racers! Eight time's the charm. Seven times have I withdrawn Dart Racer from participating in Next Fest, only to promise myself (and some of you) that the Next Next Fest will be the one I'll take the plunge. Boy, was it worth it! This is just PERFECT for the quickly-approaching Early Access launch on Tuesday, June 23! There's a lot of you playing the game, and even more adding it to their wishl… | — | |
| Announcement | Dart Racer coming to Steam Early access on June 23rd! RACERS! Brace yourselves, Early Access launches on June 23rd! The development of Dart Racer started back in the times when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth, but our very dedicated (albeit small) community never gave up hope throughout all the eons. It feels a bit surreal to announce it after all that time and all the rounds of playtesting and polishing the game, but hey - it had to happen, even… | — | |
| News | Last 48hrs in DART RACER's final playtest before Early Access! + Steamdeck news! Racers! This is just a quick heads-up: we're ALMOST ready to wrap up the final playtest that's currently active. We'll be taking it down around this time on Monday, That's 48 more hours (just 48!) to join, race around, make your mark on the leaderboards, and give us some feedback. Than the darts get locked away in their hangars until Early Access launch (date to be announced soon!). A quick rem… | — | |
| News | (final?) PLAY TEST RACERS! It's a bit of a running joke in the (small, but dedicated!) Dart Racer community, that the game is always heading to Steam Next fest but never actually makes it. No, really. It's not an exaggeration. This June it will be the 8th attempt at launching the demo and participating in the festivities alongside all those fantastic games that will attempt (and hopefully fail miserably) to steal… | — | |
| Community | Steam Deck compatibility! Did you know Dart Racer is fully playable on Steam Deck out of the box? Now you do! Gamepad navigation is fully supported and it runs at stable 90fps! You will have a chance to try it out soon! | — | |
| In-game event | Dart Racer update 2.9.5: new Dart and VR controls! Racers! Fresh out of the oven update is now available for the playtesting! The main feature is a the new Dart! You can unlock it in regular place :) Additionally there are major adjustments to VR 'immersive' controls. You can adjust it's many settings in comfort menu and enable GUI that shows exactly how it works. There is also all new 'virtual steering wheel' option! Works how you would expect… | — | |
| Community | Upcoming VR immersive controls improvements! Updates to VR immersive controls are coming along nicely, racing in VR will be even more exciting! You will be able to configure various settings, such as: · max angles for forward/reverse throttle · smoothing when left and right are of similar value · speed final throttle changes at Here's a sneak peak of work in progress UI! More stuff cooking! | — | |
| Game update | Track shortcuts and new track! Racers! Freshly baked update is now out in playtest build! The main feature is a new track in City locale. As a test, it is available in three width variants. Regular, wide and extra wide. Let me know which you like best on Discord or forums! Update 2.9.4 changes: · added new city track with 3 width variants for testing! · extra far camera test · sound polish · extra polish and fixes for plenty… | — | |
| Community | Track shortcuts are getting close! Track shortcut system is coming along nicely! Here are shortcut types that are coming to the demo when time comes: Teleport gates that you need to aim for to slip to corresponding one... And less risky side paths that are a bit trickier to navigate than regular track Another new feature is also coming, but more about it next time! More soon! | — | |
| Community | Happy New Year from me, the Dart Racer team! Let's make it an eventful one! Development continues... | — | |
| In-game event | Dart Racer update 2.9.1: A lot of polish! Also boost pickups?! Important notice: Demo will be deactivated early 2026 in preparation for Steam Next Fest! Racers! Latest update is now live (in demo build)! Changes: - Added boost pickups, grab them first to refill part of the boost meter! - Significant AI improvements - Added controls guide in settings - Improved collision response - Collision between darts is enabled by default. You can disable it with 'Ghos… | — | |
| In-game event | Dart Racer update 2.9.0: Player Ghost and polish! New update is now live (in demo build)! Changes: - Added player ghost to time trial game mode! - Time trial no longer stops when a medal time is achieved, you can continue to race to improve your time and get more resources for upgrades and darts! - Added haptic effects to various in game events. You can adjust their strength in comfort settings - Polish pass on Sky Track B - Various UI improve… | — | |
| Community | Dart Racer Time trial player ghost! In upcoming update, player ghost will be available in time trial game mode! Update is coming soon! | — | |
| In-game event | Dart Racer update 2.8.0: Reworked upgrades! New major update is now live (in demo build! It features a ton of refinements and improvements: - Added 3rd person view! Use buttons on the left side of cockpit to switch view - Added alternative way to steer! If Dart throttles are not gripped, gamepad like steering will be used. - New unlockable Dart! Another coming soon... - Darts are no longer modular, each Dart is unique! - Core Dart compon… | — | |
| Community | Dart Racer 3rd person VR view reveal! 3rd person view is now implemented for VR in PC and Quest versions! It will be included in next major update! Additionally, there is optional more traditional steering option similar to non vr version. Work on update is going well, release is getting closer... | — | |
| Community | New Dart reveal and update progress! Here is short teaser video for a freshly baked Dart that you will be able to race with! Work on update is going well, release is getting closer... | — | |
| Community | Upcoming Dart Racer updates! As development progresses, it became clear that some of our ideas ware not very suitable for our team size (1 human person). Some design adjustments ware required... Here are planned changes for near future: - Faster base dart speed - Streamlined stats and upgrades - Darts will be unique models, with stat upgrades for Core, Engines and Thrusters and base Boost type. - Boost type can be swapped… | — | |
| Game update | Dart Racer hotfix 2.7.4 is now available! Demo and play test builds are now at version 2.7.4! Changes: · balance tweaks · fixed wrong text in cup end ui · fixed dart collisions not working · hide vent handles for non vented engines · other fixes and tweaks Enjoy! More cooking... | — | |
| In-game event | Dart Racer update 2.7.3 is now available! Demo and play test builds are now at version 2.7.3! Changes: - added achievements! - player will be respawned faster when too far from track - player will spawn next to last station after race - improved tutorials - ui polish - updated translations Happy racing! | — | |
| In-game event | Dart Racer Demo is now available! Just a taste of whats to come! Happy racing! | — | |
| In-game event | Dart Racer update 2.7.1: Galaxy Cup Leaderboards & Demo news! In this smaller update, Galaxy Cups get leaderboards! They are also now available in garage. Demo build is coming soon. Changes: · added Galaxy Cup leaderboards · Leaderboards are now visible in garage · various polish and bug fixes Happy racing playtesters! | — | |
| In-game event | Dart Racer update 2.7.0: Galaxy Cup! Another major feature is in, Galaxy Cup! Win the 3 race cup by accumulating the most points, no restarts! Changes: - added Galaxy Cups! 2 are currently available, more to come - AI tweaks - various polish and bug fixes Happy racing playtesters! | — | |
| In-game event | Dart Racer update 2.6.0: Revamped Dart progression! This long in the works revamps Dart progression! Completing races now rewards currency that you can spend to unlock and upgrade Dart parts. This is another step towards Galaxy Cup! That update took a while to develop... Future ones will comes faster, the plan is for 2-3 updates per month. Next up are new tracks! 2.6.0 Changes: - added currency rewards for completing races - rebalanced dart part… | — |
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