- Next Kilometer: Our Most Important News - 18 September 2026
Hello Drivers,Welcome, we’re taking you along for our new series: “Next Kilometer”. As you may have read in our previous announcements, a few months ago we made the decision to completely rebuild the game. We’re now ready to reveal more about this project.In “Next Kilometer”, each episode will take us one step further in discovering the rebuild, until we reach the game’s release. This is a very important series that we invite you to follow if you’re interested in the development of the game. Get comfortable, fasten your seatbelt, and join us on the road!Today, we’re at Kilometer One, the starting point. Let’s get going! If it's too long for you to read, we have a video for you. You're welcome 😆Personal note: my text is much cooler though, but I'll let you decide that in the comments. Where Drive Beyond Horizons Comes FromThe journey of Drive Beyond Horizons started with around two peop…
- Small Update - Performance, Lighting & Multiplayer Fixes - 8 September 2026
Hello Drivers, This small update focuses on performance, lighting, and multiplayer stability, with several fixes based on your recent reports. Fixes and Adjustments • Fixed issues with nighttime lighting. • Fixed a memory leak caused by lockers. Frame rate should now remain more stable during long play sessions. • Fixed achievement-related lag spikes. These spikes could become increasingly noticeable as more achievements were unlocked. • Reduced terrain desynchronization between players. • Improved lighting in the Backrooms. Visibility should now be clearer on Low graphics settings, with better overall optimization. • Fixed an issue where the Backrooms monster could become stuck when spawning. • Added a new cheat command allowing the host to spawn the Cube vehicle by typing /keeppushing in the chat. Thank you to everyone who continues to report issues and share feedback with us!
- Patch Note: Meet the Froggy! (New Car) - 30 August 2026
Introducing The FroggyDrivers, 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 right. It's time to introduce two-wheel driving to Drive Beyond Horizons — well, almost haha.How long will it take you to complete it? Let's find out!New Module: AutopilotWe're also introducing a brand-new module: the Autopilot.Once activated, your car will drive itself while following the road. This module is primarily aimed at content creators who want to take a break from the gameplay to talk to their audience, but it can also be useful for anyone who needs a quick break to pee — just avoid doing it…
- Under The Hood #5 – Behind the New Branding - 4 August 2026
Dear Drivers,A few months ago, we refreshed the visual identity of Drive Beyond Horizons. This included a brand-new logo, a complete overhaul of our Steam page visuals, updated marketing assets, and a more consistent visual identity across every platform where the game is presented.We thought it would be interesting to take a step back and highlight the work our artists have done behind the scenes. Today is the perfect opportunity to show you a little more of the creative process behind this redesign.Disclaimer: We'd like to address something we've seen mentioned a few times. Work on the game's visual identity does not slow down development in any way. Artists and graphic designers are not the people programming gameplay features, fixing bugs, or developing new content. Updating the game's branding happens in parallel with development and doesn't take resources away from it.A New Logo f…
- Q&A - NEW VEHICLES - 21 July 2026
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 creation and the development process.Today, we're answering them! We hope you'll enjoy this format, and if you do, we'll try to organize more Q&A sessions like this in the future.Q: How do you guys decide what cars to add into the game? There are tons of cars in the suggestions channelThibault: Our vehicle list is heavily inspired by community suggestions. From there, we discuss which vehicles would bring the most value to the game. We want to offer something for every taste and every playstyle. We act…
- New Vehicles - Hotfix #3 - 9 July 2026
Please, read this firstThe 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 and beta versions of the game, bringing updates, content, and optimizations, while another part is working in parallel on rebuilding core systems.This includes developing a new version of the game from scratch using Unreal Engine 5.7 (or later). We’ll transition to this new version once it meets our quality standards. More details will be shared in a dedicated update.FixesFixed an issue where analog stick controls could be inverted by default.Improved steering wheel support by reducing cases where the…
- New Vehicles — Hotfix #2 - 5 July 2026
Please, read this firstThe 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 and beta versions of the game, bringing updates, content, and optimizations, while another part is working in parallel on rebuilding core systems.This includes developing a new version of the game from scratch using Unreal Engine 5.7 (or later). We’ll transition to this new version once it meets our quality standards. More details will be shared in a dedicated update.FixesFixed infinite spinning with the slot.Fixed lockers synchronization for clients.Fixed several issues related to session login.Fixed…
- New Vehicles — Hotfix - 26 June 2026
Please, read this firstThe 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 and beta versions of the game, bringing updates, content, and optimizations, while another part is working in parallel on rebuilding core systems.This includes developing a new version of the game from scratch using Unreal Engine 5.7 (or a later version). We’ll transition to this new version once it meets our quality standards. We’ll share more details about this in a dedicated update.FixesFixed an issue where selecting a newly unlocked vehicle as your starting car would incorrectly give you a Dada ins…
- PATCH NOTE: 7 NEW VEHICLES - 25 June 2026
New Vehicles AvailableWe'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 Speedle and the Escada!From left to right: Loft, Escada, P-51, Kage, Peak, Speedle, and Tomahawk.Steering Wheel SupportWe added Steering Wheel Support with this new patch. At this moment, it is not considered to be fully supported. We are missing a lot of feedback from the community: we need you! If you have a steering wheel, please test it and give us some feedback on Discord!How do we create a new vehicle?To celebrate their arrival, we thought it would be a good opportunity to give you a quick look…
- PATCH NOTE: OPTIMIZATION & FIXES UPDATE - 5 June 2026
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 several sources of stuttering and instability.How to report a bugIf you encounter any issue, please submit a bug report with as much detail as possible (steps to reproduce, screenshots/videos, logs if available). Please submit one report per issue.👉 https://app.betahub.io/invitations/bc124c9efcc67871Thank you to everyone who continued reporting issues and sharing feedback over the past weeks.Please, read this firstThe game is still in Early Access. You may encounter performance issues, bugs, or crash…
- Under The Hood #4 - New Vehicles Coming! - 6 May 2026
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 firstThe 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 and beta versions of the game, bringing updates, content, and optimizations, while another part is working in parallel on rebuilding core…
- Drive Beyond Horizons — Now Available on Web! - 1 April 2026
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 relaxing at home, your journey no longer has limits.➜ Jump in and start driving now: Click Here ↗Over the past weeks, one of our developers has been fully dedicated to bringing this vision to life. This web version has been carefully optimized to deliver a seamless and responsive experience while preserving the core identity of the game. From exploration to long distance driving, everything has been adapted so you can jump in instantly, on any device.This new platform also introduces full cross progression.…
- Garage Update — Hotfix #2 - 31 March 2026
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 and beta versions with updates, while another part is working in parallel on rebuilding key systems.This includes developing a new version of the game from scratch using Unreal Engine 5.7. We will transition to this new version once it is ready.Lighting and Visual FixesFixed various lighting and emissive issues.Fixed light source and emissive bugs on certain POIs.Fixed an issue where neon light strips would disappear when out of view.Improved lumen performance at POIs.Improved MAX shadows performanc…
- Garage Update - Hotfix - 27 March 2026
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 and beta versions with updates, while another part is working in parallel on rebuilding key systems.This includes developing a new version of the game from scratch using Unreal Engine 5.7. We will transition to this new version once it is ready.Thank you everyoneWe had a lot of messages since the update, including a lot of feedbacks and bug reports. Thank you everyone for your support and motivation! If some changes will take more time, we already did a few hotfix — we may also publish a FAQ about t…
- PATCH NOTE: GARAGE UPDATE & CONTROLLER SUPPORT - 24 March 2026
ReminderSome 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!Performance OptimizationWe have solved a memory leak issue in the open world that caused huge performance drops. We also reworked graphic settings to offer the best quality and performance for your system. We've significantly improved multiplayer performance too.It is not the magic fix we all hope for — please, read the Reminder at the start of this patch note to know more — but it should still be a major improvement. The GarageHere it is. But we never really told you what the Garage was all about.…
- Under The Hood #3 — Garage Update Release Date - 20 March 2026
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 job too, but he definitely won the marathon. Some might even say it’s his fault the update took longer, but we’ll let you be the judge haha.THE UPDATE WILL RELEASE ON MARCH 24, 2026What was initially planned as a one-month update turned into the biggest and most ambitious update we’ve made so far.You’ve already seen some of the new features, like suspension customization and colors. But beyond that, we’ve also worked extensively on bug fixing and performance improvements.We want to stay transparent: w…
- Drive Beyond Horizons 2026 Roadmap (Updated) - 22 January 2026
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 foundation.Beyond technical updates, 2025 was a year of growth for our team. What began as a small project of just four people has expanded to nearly thirty contributors, including developers, artists, communicators, and producers, all working together to shape the world of DBH. The journey is still long, but every fix, update, and feature moves us closer to the experience we envision.It’s all thanks to you, our community, that we keep pushing forward. Your support, patience, and feedback have been invalua…
- Under The Hood #2 - The Garage Update - 9 December 2025
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 pushing the Garage further than expected.With that in mind, and with the holidays getting closer, the update will most likely arrive in early 2026. Releasing such a major feature this close to the end of the year wouldn’t give us enough time to test it properly or to react quickly with a hotfix if needed.Since it’s taking longer than expected, here’s a small spoiler to make the wait a little easier.ReminderSome early development choices created technical challenges we did not fully anticipate. As a remin…
- PATCH NOTE: OPTIMIZATION & HANDLING UPDATE - 31 October 2025
ReminderSome 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 optimisationCPU performance boost through improved collision managementRefactored collision system now runs leaner and faster on CPULumen rendering performance improvedThe German Hatchback Is TamedAfter months of fighting back, the German Hatchback has finally been brought under control.The endless spinning, sliding, and unpredictable handling are gone, replaced with a car that finally drives the way it should. It’s fast, planted, and genuinely fun to push.The German Hatchback now feels alive: the front…
- Hotfix Update - 22 October 2025
Hotfix UpdateRe-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
