ThunderWheels Reviews

Great game. Obviously a modern version of Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off Road. The workshop and ongoing support makes me feel like this game will only get better. Relatively simple, but fair racing.

Driving control is all over the place, menus are inexcusably sluggish for a game made in the last twenty years, and for as much as I love SID music, it's way too loud. Not what I was looking for, even at the low price point.

If you couldnt get enough of that game as a kid then this game is right up your alley. Its just a simple racer that brings back that retro feel. It can be quite tuff at times but still fun overall. Physics are great and the graphics are as they should be, definitely check this out if you loved Super Off-Road. Its just a fun lil overhead racer, simple as that.

I was a big fan of the Super Off Road arcade game as a kid and I was hoping to relive that experience with ThunderWheels. I've been following the game for a few years while waiting for the game to come out of Early Access, but finally just decided to buy it on sale. Unfortunately, my friends and I played it four-player local for about 20 minutes and the first impressions weren't positive. The truck controls are just too finicky and we would easily get messed up beyond recovery. It was hard to tell who was winning or how far we progressed in the race. It wasn't competitive or fun. In addition, the interface is clunky to navigate for multiplayer. I wish each player could just join the game and make their own car choices at the same time. It isn't clear if there is any difference between vehicles. The music doesn't seem to fit the game and is too loud. You also can't seem to easily quit part way through a race. Perhaps we gave up too soon, but I decided to get a refund. I might consider purchasing ThunderWheels again with a better sale and/or with improvements. I'd like to see some vehicle upgrades like Super Off Road. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like the game has been updated much in the last couple of years besides some minor bugs.

This game for those that remember is heavily based on the Amiga game Skidmarks. Back in the day this was one of my favourite racing games and at the time was one of the best arcade racers. Thunder Wheels recreates this beautifully and is a really fun game to play. I look forward to seeing how it develops further as it goes through development.

Abandonware. Last update 18months ago, couldn't even be bothered to get it out of early access.

Excellent little sandbox racer very reminiscent of Super Off Road except with more tracks and vehicles. ThunderWheels feels to me like I remember Super Off Road feeling with a few omissions and a few additions. You do not collect nitros and upgrade your vehicle with your winnings, you now earn points based off your ranking in a series of races with the winner determined at the end. In addition to the classic static view there are two other views; the tethered third person camera is preferred to better anticipate the terrain on your vehicle. This game is simple and it runs very smooth. Very much worth the price.

A must have for any Steam Library! This is my goto game for a quick play with friends. This game is a lot of fun. First races are quite hard, but you learn how to drive your vehicle fast and in no time you will be winning some races, but don't expect to make it to the top of a season without a lot of trainning. The driving is well calibrated, making the control quite easy once you are used to the physics of your vehicle, but mastering each car takes a long time. AI is good enough to make every race challenging but not impossible (I haven't tried the Hard Mode, not there yet with my driving). The game is still in early access, but I haven't found any bug so far, although, I wish it gets updated with more tracks soon. I can´t wait for the Online to be available.

I've only played for an hour so far but I already recommend this game. It brought me back in time to the arcade where I used to play "Ironman Super Off Road" and "Super Sprint". The gameplay and physics of the cars are really well balanced, AI seems difficult to beat on the first races but is trully challenging and you can see that it's fair, for instance you can crash into the AI (and you will) and the AI can crash into your car and you can see that the AI has no advantage whatsoever. The game is still in early access and you can see that there's a lack of content to extend the life of the game but is something I hope will come with the time before it is released. It will be nice to have items in the line of the avobe mentioned arcade games (oil puddles, spanners, etc.). Maybe some kind of challenge system will be also nice to have. ---- Con lo poco que llevo jugado ya puedo decir que recomiendo el juego, me a transportado de vuelta al salón recreativo donde jugaba al "Ironman Super Off Road" y al "Super Sprint". La jugabilidad y las físicas de los coches están muy bien ajustadas, puedes chocar contra la IA (o ella a tí) y se nota que no tiene ventaja en ningún momento lo cual se agradece. De primeras parece dificil ganar a la IA pero la verdad que se convierte en un reto interesante. Al juego todavía le falta contenido para darle una vida más larga pero todavía esta en early access asi que soy optimista. Estaría bien tener algún item como en los mencionados juegos de arcade. Algún sistema de desafíos para darle más longevidad tambien sería interesante.

I've only had this game for a short while, but it's turned out to be everything I'd hoped for. Anyone who has played the dubiously named "Skidmarks" on the Amiga will know what to expect. The physics are very dodgy indeed - as they should be in this type of game - and under my control the poor cars go flying off in all directions. So far I've had around five races on the easy level and have come last in every one of them - but that's because I'm useless at this type of game and not the game's fault! I'm sure there are people around who would be able to ramp up the difficulty level and still win every time - but personally, I'm still having fun rolling my vehicle all over the place and coming last. Right - I'm going to stop writing, switch the difficulty level down to "very easy" and have another go. In the meantime, do yourself a nostalgic favour and click "Buy Now"!!!