In-game event30 Aug 2026Patch Note: Meet the Froggy! (New Car)Introducing The Froggy Drivers, today we're welcoming a brand-new car to Drive Beyond Horizons: the Froggy . Based on a legendary French car, this little beauty joins the Drive Beyond Horizons collection as a 1:1 reproduction . You can now find and rebuild it in-game, but be careful, it hides a secret! As soon as the car reaches a 15° angle , it stays balanced on two wheels . Yes, you read that…
Hello Drivers, During our latest Patch Note introducing the new vehicles , we talked in depth about the process we go through to create and add new cars to the game . Your feedback on that topic was incredibly positive, and we're really glad you enjoyed learning more about it! To keep that momentum going, we organized a Q&A session on Discord and Reddit to collect your questions about vehicle c…
Please, read this first The game is still in Early Access . You may encounter performance issues, bugs, or crashes . This is a normal part of development , and your feedback plays a key role in helping us improve the experience . That said, some early technical decisions led to challenges we hadn’t fully anticipated. As a reminder, part of the team is still actively supporting the current publi…
Please, read this first The game is still in Early Access. You may encounter performance issues, bugs, or crashes. This is a normal part of development, and your feedback plays a key role in helping us improve the experience. That said, some early technical decisions led to challenges we hadn’t fully anticipated. As a reminder, part of the team is still actively supporting the current public an…
Please, read this first The game is still in Early Access . You may encounter performance issues, bugs, or crashes. This is a normal part of development, and your feedback plays a key role in helping us improve the experience. That said, some early technical decisions led to challenges we hadn’t fully anticipated. As a reminder, part of the team is still actively supporting the current public a…
New Vehicles Available We're happy to announce that 7 new vehicles are now available in Drive Beyond Horizons ! Five of them may look familiar at first glance, but these are brand-new vehicles with their own sets of parts to discover and collect. You can learn more about them in our Under The Hood #4 . The two remaining vehicles are completely new additions, so please give a warm welcome to the…
Hello Drivers! This update focuses primarily on bug fixes, stability improvements, and overall polish across the game. It includes fixes for Garage systems, vehicles, quests, multiplayer, UI behavior, physics, lighting, money handling, performance issues, crashes, and many long-standing gameplay problems reported by the community. We have also improved world streaming performance and reduced se…
Hello Drivers! We have some big news to share with you today. But before we get there, we want to take a moment to walk you through everything that’s been happening behind the scenes . We’ve always aimed to be transparent about the development of the game, and this update is no exception. We highly encourage you to read everything below to fully understand the context. Please, read this first T…
Hello Drivers, We are very proud and excited to announce that Drive Beyond Horizons is expanding even further with the release of its brand new web version . Starting today, you can experience Drive Beyond Horizons directly from your browser . No installation, no downloads, free of use, just pure driving freedom wherever you are . Whether you are traveling, away for the weekend, or simply relax…
Something important... The game is still in Early Access . You may encounter performance issues, bugs, or crashes. This is part of the development process, and your feedback is essential in helping us improve the experience. That said, some early development decisions led to technical challenges we did not fully anticipate. As a reminder, part of the team continues to support the current public…
Something important... The game is still in Early Access . You may encounter performance issues, bugs, or crashes. This is part of the development process, and your feedback is essential in helping us improve the experience. That said, some early development decisions led to technical challenges we did not fully anticipate. As a reminder, part of the team continues to support the current public…
Reminder Some early development choices created technical challenges we did not fully anticipate. As a reminder, part of the team continues to support public and beta versions with updates, while another part works on rebuilding key systems in parallel. With that in mind, the Garage Update is finally here, and we know you've been waiting a long time. So let's see what the team has been cooking!…
Hello Drivers! We’re very happy to finally share that we now have an official release date for the Garage update . Before anything else, we want to thank everyone who helped us over the past few months . Former and current Alpha Testers, current and former Beta Testers, and all of you active on Discord. Special shoutout to Ryan, our QA, for reporting 175 bugs on his own. Others did an amazing j…
Hey, hello Drivers! The year 2025 marked a major milestone for Drive Beyond Horizons with the game entering Early Access on Steam in March . While we released numerous hotfixes and patches to address critical bugs and improve performance, the game remains a work in progress , and we’ve been upfront about the need to rebuild some core systems in parallel to create a more stable and solid foundat…
Hello Drivers! Back in September, and recently again, we said the Garage was coming “soon” and we clearly underestimated how ambitious the feature would become. Once the team started working on it, they kept adding more ideas than planned. One thing led to another and they got a bit carried away exploring new features. It wasn’t ideal for the schedule, but it came from genuine creativity pushin…
Reminder Some early development choices created technical challenges we did not fully anticipate. As a reminder, part of the team continues to support public and beta versions with updates, while another works on rebuilding key systems in parallel. With that in mind, this update focuses on optimizing performance and refining vehicle handling, especially for the German Hatchback. Performance opt…
Hotfix Update · Re-added the Kick and Ban options that had disappeared. · Fixed missing button translations in the new menu. · Fixed an issue where graphics settings only affected global illumination instead of all intended options
A Few Words First (Reminder) Some early development choices created technical challenges we did not fully anticipate. As a reminder, part of the team continues to support public and beta versions with updates, while another works on rebuilding key systems in parallel. With that in mind, it was important for us to fix certain aspects of the game before bringing you a bigger update focused on the…
Hello Drivers, We've just hit 60,000 community members on Steam. That's a lot of people on the ride with us, enough to fill 1,400 buses! Before we jump into the news, we want to say thank you for being here, for your support, and for sticking with Drive Beyond Horizons . Back in June, we promised to improve how we communicate with you. This post is part of that promise. Today, we want to share…
Backrooms Event Extended - The Backrooms are not done with you yet. - The event is extended by one more week (3rd of September) so everyone gets a fair shot at claiming the limited time item that slipped through because of the recent bugs. - A big thank you to the community. Your reports and feedback made it possible for us to track these issues down fast. We see you diving in, testing, and sha…
Thanks to your reports and support, we've rolled out another batch of fixes focused on stability, progression, and visuals: 🏆 Achievement Trigger Fix · Fixed an issue where the Backroom achievement would sometimes fail to trigger — especially when falling into the exit with the kart. 🔦 Lighting Improvements We've made extensive improvements to the lighting system for a more consistent and imm…
This hotfix addresses several issues related to the backroom system: · ✅ Save now works properly when exiting the backrooms · ✅ Backrooms are now unloaded immediately upon exit (instead of after driving 3km) · 🖥️ Temporarily removed the PCs in POI (they will be added back in a future update) · 🏎️ Fixed a bug where players was falling off the backroom kart after a crash in a wall Thanks for th…
From August 14th to 28th, join the Beat the Backroom event! Use your Geiger counter to track down the mysterious Backrooms, face what’s hiding inside… and maybe walk away with an exclusive Steam item ! 🎁 There are three different items to win, each with its own rarity: · Common : 9,500 / 10,000 chance · Rare : 400 / 10,000 chance · Ultra Rare : 100 / 10,000 chance ⚠️ Don’t worry! The Backrooms…
From August 14th to 28th , our very first limited-time event is here: Beat the Backroom ! 🕵️♂️ Find and enter the mysterious backrooms using your Geiger counter, overcome what’s inside, and you might walk away with an exclusive Steam item! 🎁 Three different Steam items are up for grabs – from the most common to the rarest: · Common: 9,500 chances out of 10,000 · Rare: 400 chances out of 10,0…
Hey everyone, We’re back with a fresh update focused on vehicle functionality, immersive interactions, and a batch of quality-of-life enhancements and bug fixes. Here’s what’s new: · 🛠️ Black Screen on Startup — Fixed Resolved an issue causing a black screen when launching the game. You should now get straight to the action. · 🪑 Adjustable Car Seats And Steering You can now move your car seat…
Hey everyone, We've rolled out a new patch focusing on vehicle interaction, camera improvements, and bug fixes across the board. · 🏨 New Point of Interest: The California Motel A brand-new location has been added to the map — explore the eerie California Motel and search for valuable loot. · 🛠️ Fixed steering wheel sync issue The steering wheel now correctly turns for other players in multipl…
Hey everyone, We’ve just pushed a new patch focused on improving multiplayer stability, fixing item spawns, and polishing overall gameplay. · 🎒 Pickable items now reactivate properly Items that sometimes became unpickupable for clients now behave correctly without needing manual intervention. · ⚙️ Original part counter updated The counter now count the full number of parts when restoring vehic…
Hey everyone, We’ve just rolled out a small patch to address a few save system, UI, and vehicle-related issues: · ✅ Fixed: Car doors now save properly The doors on your vehicles will now be correctly saved and restored between sessions. · ✅ Fixed: High-speed saving spawn position When saving at high speed, you will now respawn properly next to your vehicle, instead of far away. · ✅ New: Anti-gh…
Hey everyone, We’ve just rolled out a new hotfix to address a few important issues and improve gameplay consistency: · ✅ Vehicle weight now properly synced in multiplayer Clients can now drive trucks and heavy vehicles correctly without desync issues. · ✅ “No Rust & Always Polished” setting fixed This option now correctly keeps vehicles looking pristine when set to Infinite. · ✅ “Wheels Never W…
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