In-game event9 Jul 2026🌞 JULY EVENTS 🌴Try out these splash-tastic levels! 💦 Get yeeted into infinity! JULY OVERVIEW Dreams of Vacation July 9th - August 5th Dreaming of vacation? Take a break and try out these... relaxing… levels! We've picked our fave chaotic beach themed levels, where Car can try everything from sailing to surfing to getting blown away by the summer winds (that's just normal in Denmark). Try out the levels and m…
It's gonna be MAY. 🕺🏽 Let's see what's up in the Specials Elevator! Wooooow, so shiny. MAY OVERVIEW Best of 2025 (Return) April 30th - May 27th Haven't gotten the fancy schmany GOLD and PLATINUM skins yet? Now's your chance! Hop into these incredible player-made levels, the ones we've deemed the very best of 2025. What's your favorite category? What categories should we have next year? We're…
Another month, another series of happenings in the Specials Elevator! Let's take a look at this month's events! Meet the Devs and see our ... very real office... in the current Special! APRIL OVERVIEW Car-azy Wind (Return) April 2nd - 29th Want a car-azy challenge? In this special, the wind is out of control! Don't get swept away before you complete the level! Or... maybe use it as a sick speed…
Phew, it's been a while, huh guys? We have actually been updating WHAT THE CAR? since October, even if we didn't post about it here... Sorry about that! Prepare to be informed 🧠 Without further ado, let's dive into this month! Every week, something new happens in the Special Elevator... MARCH OVERVIEW Dreams of HUGE (New) Feb 26th - March 11th New collection of player made levels! This time Ca…
Halloween Hotfix 🎃 We had a little mix-up of our events in the Elevator, but it should be sorted now! OCTOBER OVERVIEW Dream NIGHTMARE (New) October 3rd - 15th New collection of player made levels! With the theme of 🌩 nightmares 🌩 they also have a scary atmosphere to them! Hallo-wheels (Updated) October 9th - 31st Chase down bear ghosts in a hunt that spans the Episodes! All new player made…
A-MAZE-ING SPECIAL New fancy dress-up! The levels are the same, but we've spiffed the area a bit. What do you think? COMMUNITY FEATURES This update is especially for those of you who like competing on leaderboards and shaving seconds off of your best time or exploring new content to play! GHOST REPLAY If you go into Settings and scroll down to Hidden Features, there are now three new options. Y…
GET CAR AS A PLUSHIE (LAST CHANCE!) LINK LINK LINK LINK we've been writing about it on our socials and newsletters so I'm so sorry if you've missed it here but EVERYONE LISTEN UP There's only 5 HOURS until the Makeship Campaign ends! If YOU'VE ever wanted a CAR PLUSHIE NOW'S THE TIME! LINK LINK LINK LINK look at that guy. not a care in the world. not a thought behind those eyes. just vibes. and…
WARDROBE Ding dong! What's that at the door? It's the delivery of the wardrobe you ordered. We'll just put it right here in your HOME Hub. Now you can see all your flashy car paints in the same spot - and change between them whenever you want 🎨 It probably won't lead to Narnia... right? You unlock the colors by completing the relevant Special Challenge, which you access from the Specials Eleva…
New Among Us x WHAT THE CAR? content! that's live right now! (and technically has been since Thursday but eh, time isn't real anyways). A car, a crewmate and a seagull walk into a fungle... if you think that's the beginning to a bad joke, you're right. In the newest Car-mong Us update, you'll find: · new overworld map with Fungle Theme! · hand-picked player made levels · little secrets and sill…
Ssssshh... What is that??? Oh it's just the Among Us x WHAT THE CAR? collab that's live right now! 🤩 The engine of an unnamed spaceship has been struck by a meteor and of course it's your job, little car, to get it fixed. Untangle spaghetti wires, divert power from somewhere to somewhere else, and keep an eye out for any weird behavior. In the new Car-mong Us update, you'll find: · 6 new level…
this is literally just Prepare to be blown away by the new wind mechanics 💨 We made a few challenging levels so let’s see if you can beat them 😎 In this update · Six levels with challenging wind mechanics · Three creator palettes so you can try to make your own levels! · Rupert the Mailbox's Daily Challenge: Can you beat the three levels in a row? You'll find the update in the Main Room, in t…
Time to focus on the real star of the show, our humble and beloved BOOSTER! ⏩⏩⏩ We've added more super-speed cars for the all-boosters level creation challenge so don't drag your feet or you'll get left behind. Also in this update: · Don’t be scared, but we've swapped episode 2 and 3 around - now you gotta WORK before you can SPORT · We are welcoming more bears in episode 2 so go and say hi! 🐻…
Is 2025 feeling like its been a whole year already? Looking for something to get you to smile? WHAT THE CAR? is a part of the Laughs & Smiles Game Festival , a digital showcase celebrating games that might just bring that spark of life back into you - any chance to get a little giggle! We could all need that. The event is hosted on Steam and will between January 30th and February 6th. You'll de…
Happy New Year! 🥳 Thanks for playing our games and joining our silly shenanigans! It's been wonderful seeing this community grow as we got to introduce our games to even more players! In 2024 we · Participated in seven showcases worldwide including PAX West in person in Seattle (not even counting the online ones here!) · Got nominated for multiple awards including a Webby, Danish Game Award an…
Its ONE WEEK FROM CHRISTMAS and here's a little patch update for WHAT THE CAR? Go sit somewhere cozy and imagine a lively fireplace, or just like, open a YouTube video with one and take a skim through the report ⏬ 🛠 CHANGES AND FIXES SUMMARY 🛠 OVERWORLD · Fix for not being able to complete 'The Gang's All Here' achievement. This means that current live users who have 7/8 characters will get t…
❄ NEW LEVELS ALERT ❄ Prepare yourself for a new barrage of ice cold puns and goofy levels! We've added SIX new levels to the ICE TO MEET YOU special AND expanded the surroundings a bit. Go explore the multitude of silly jokes we've added and get into that festive winter mood 🎄 THE CLASSIC ICE LEVELS: SLIDE ON ICE WEEEEE ICE ICE LEGGY IT'S ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE NO NEED FOR SNOW TIRES SIR YOUR…
Hello dear car-nnoisseurs! Here's some exciting patches, bug fixes and QoL updates for WHAT THE CAR? 🌟 Take a deep breath, find a comfortable way to sit, stand or float in the air and then take a read through the report ⏬ 🛠 CHANGES AND FIXES SUMMARY 🛠 Updated Content / Quality of Life changes CHANGES TO TUTORIAL AND EPISODE 1 The tutorial levels are now: · JUST A NORMAL CAR? · CAR WITH LEGS…
In this update we messed around with a new car-sona introduced in the SANDSTORM! episode that we feel didn’t get enough attention - everyone’s favourite hedgehog ball guy! 💙 You'll find the update in the Main Room, in the Specials Elevator! 🌟 So what do you do when you have a ball shaped guy to throw around???? Stick it in a pinball hell-scape of courseeee - go check out the new update NOW an…
For the first time in humankind, a car with legs has mysteriously made its way to space. And apparently in space, there's cows with laser guns, who knew? 🤷♀️ You'll find the update in the Main Room, in the Specials Elevator! 🌟 There's new levels, new car controls, silly secrets and references and of course tools so you can make your own space themed levels! Check out our preview trailer here…
As we drive into the Hallo-weekend, here's some patches for WHAT THE CAR? 🎃🔨🔧 Have a nice drink (even just a glass of water! stay hydrated! 💧) and read through the report ⏬ 🛠 CHANGES AND FIXES SUMMARY 🛠 · Fixed rare softlock issue in Episode 7. · Changed UI in elevator menu from decorative to functional (now it scrolls!) · Adjusted the gold times for these levels so it's a bit easier 🥇:…
Our usual haunt is, well, haunted and the bears need your help to drive out the ghosts 👻 Explore the event in the new update and find the mysterious undead bears that are scattered around🐻 You'll find the update in the Main Room, in the Specials Elevator! It’s not a trick, you get a cosmetic treat for Car when completing the ritual and level 🎃✨🎨 It's a very different update than we usually…
Our road machine broke and oops, it’s all boosters now 🤷♂️ The new WHAT THE CAR? update focuses on the humble but iconic booster and shows off the kinds of crazy levels you can make with a little booster pad. Try out making a level yourself and see what kinds of crazy twists and turns you can do with just a ton of boosters! ⏩⏩⏩ I have a need…. A need for nyoom 😎 HONK HONK, - Sarah ( Communit…
Feel lost? Don't know where to go? 👉 You might be in a maze! Get outta there! The newest update in WHAT THE CAR? features maze creation as the theme, so get lost in the sauce of all these puzzling locations that players have made! 🔨 Open the game and head to the A-maze-ing Week event from the home area to try it out. You just gotta walk into the specials elevator, and it's one of the - now -…
NEW EVENT ALERT 🧊 Have you been naughty… or ice? 😏🧊🎄 Our winter themed update “ICE TO MEET YOU” is ❕ live now ❕😄 Why now? Well here in Denmark we're heading towards the Cold Time, but in the Southern Hemisphere you're only just leaving it! Compromise 🤝 Jump in the game to slide, skate and snowboard around in the winter wonderland ⛄ We also have a new winter themed creator palette, so hop…
NEW EVENT ALERT Well, more of... a gentle reminder that it's been there for a few days 💀 Summer might be over in the Northern Hemisphere, but we decided to keep the party going! The new special is called ✨ SUMMER BRAKE ✨ Yes brakes, people have requested that. We're using jetpacks as brakes, what could go wrong? 🚀 🔥 So go ahead and try out the new stuff! Open the game and head to the weekly…
Hello dear car-noisseurs! 🚖 This is a PSA that our Early Bird Car price ends on October 9th. After that, the price of WHAT THE CAR? will be 19.99 USD. 🍌 That means you still have TWO WEEKS to snag it at the low price of 9.99 USD 🍌 Q: Will it be on sale later? A: Yes, probably. Q: Why are you increasing the price? A: Our launch price was an “Early Bird” pricing where the first people who pick…
NEW EVENT ALERT Introducing the fancy schmancy Glass Car! 🚗 💨 Breaking glass isn’t as easy as it looks. It’s actually quite a pane. ಥ‿ಥ We’ve made three new levels for you, we're wondering if you have any break-throughs with them Additionally! You can make your own levels with Glass Car! 🥳 Let’s see you shatter our expectations with the level creator - and please post them here or in the Dis…
Hope you've all had a nice weekend! CAR and the bears have been off on shenanigans. Y'all are ENERGETIC about reporting bugs so we've done a second pass over the things you've spotted! Grab a nice drink and have a skim through the report. 🛠 HOTFIX SUMMARY 🛠 · Specials and dailies didn't get counted towards their achievements; this should be corrected now! Go get those achievements, gang! · Re…
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