- What's Next for Wheelmates - 16 September 2026
Hey everyone! 🚗🚙 It’s only been a short while since launch, and you’ve already put in plenty of hours, written lots of reviews, and sent us so many kind and useful messages. Thank you! It means a lot to our small team. We wanted to take a moment to share what we're working on right now and where WheelMates is heading next. https://i.ibb.co/8LDcrMmj/1609.gif Polishing what's already here Our number one focus is making the game feel as good as it can. We're reading your reviews and discussion threads, fixing what's broken, smoothing out what's frustrating, and making things more comfortable wherever we can. Your feedback is helping us decide what to improve over the next few months, so please keep telling us what you love and what drives you up the wall. More Wheelmates for those who can't get enough We've already started working on new content for those of you who've finished the story…
- Заезд в стиле Юсефа Фареса: Обзор WheelMates - 11 September 2026
За последние годы кооперативные игры эволюционировали от совместных пострелушек до приключений с комплексным геймплеем и без всякого намёка на одиночный режим. Большую роль в этом сдвиге сыграла Hazelight Studios Юсефа Фареса , которая при поддержке EA последовательно выпустила хитовые A Way Out , It Takes Two и Split Fiction .
- Hotfix: Puzzle Progression and Local Co-op Fixes - 9 September 2026
Hey everyone! 🚗🚙 This update addresses some frustrating spots where you could get stuck and makes the Backyard smoother to play together. Thank you to everyone who reported these issues, and for your patience while we worked on the fixes. Here's what's changed: Fixed issues that could leave you stuck in the Backyard and unable to progress. Loading a save now properly restores the visual effects of certain puzzles. Fixed the Backyard's antenna displays so they appear for both players in local co-op and stay visible while either player is nearby. We're sorry these issues got in the way of your adventure. Your reports helped us make WheelMates better! Important: Before playing online, please update both copies of the game. Check that the version numbers at the bottom left of the main menu match. The Firevolt Team
- Hotfix: Co-op, Progression, and Performance Improvements - 7 September 2026
Hey everyone! 🚗🚙 This update brings improvements to local co-op, puzzle fixes, and better performance in the Backyard. Here's what's changed: Improved performance and fixed environment issues in the Backyard. Addressed progression blockers in the Backyard's antenna puzzle and button activation issues in the Garage. We're continuing to investigate these areas. So if you ran into this problem, let us know if it worked for you or not. Fixed getting stuck on the "Press any key" screen when returning to the main menu from local co-op. Fixed cars continuing to move while Settings or the Journal was open in local co-op. Fixed visual issues with the Phase Shifter and lightning effects. Added crash reporting to help us track down crashes and fix them faster. Thanks for helping us improve WheelMates with your feedback! Important: Before playing online, please update both copies of the game. Che…
- Hotfix: Local Co-op Fatal Error - 5 September 2026
Hey everyone! We've just released a hotfix for the Fatal Error that some players experienced when playing local co-op. The game should no longer crash in local mode. Please update your game and let us know if everything works for you now. Thanks for your reports and patience! Important: Make sure both players install the update before starting or continuing an online session. You can compare version numbers in the lower-left corner of the main menu. The Firevolt Team
- Hotfix: Startup, Co-op, and Gameplay Fixes - 4 September 2026
Hey everyone! 🚗🚙 We're back with another hotfix, and once again, your reports made it happen. Thanks for being patient and for helping us catch these issues. Here's what's new in this update: Fixed a startup crash affecting some Intel systems with AI Boost. Improved Steam launch, online login, and lobby startup reliability. Fixed the host's Play button sometimes disappearing after a player had been AFK or briefly disconnected. Fixed additional progression issues in the Shed and the Backyard's three-antenna puzzle. Fixed the red cooperative lever disappearing or becoming unstable after activation in online co-op. Improved Phase Shifter controls on gamepad, including backward and diagonal stick input. Corrected the maximum timer in Game of Tag to 40 seconds. Fixed the achievement for scanning every scannable object not unlocking correctly. This update is available for both the regular g…
- Hotfix: Progression and Co-op Fixes - 2 September 2026
Hey everyone! We've just released a new hotfix to address some of the issues you've been reporting. Thank you for your patience and for helping us track them down so quickly. Here's what's fixed: Progression issues in the Backyard and Shed. You will be able to continue the game from the point where you got stuck. A NeuroVoids collision issue that could block quest progress. The Rope Swing sometimes not appearing for the joining player in online co-op. Repeated D-pad inputs on DualSense and DualShock 4 controllers. Several audio issues. Vehicle behavior on steep slopes has been improved. Important: Before starting or continuing a game, make sure you and your partner have installed the same version of the game. The version number is listed in the lower left corner of the main menu. Thanks again for your reports and support! The Firevolt Team
- Hotfix: Login Issue Fixed - 1 September 2026
Hey everyone! We've just released a hotfix that solves the issue where some players couldn't log into the game. Everything should be working correctly now. If you still have trouble, please restart Steam and make sure the game is up to date. If the problem continues, let us know in our Discord or here in the discussions. Thanks for your patience and for helping us catch this so quickly! The Firevolt Team
- WheelMates Is Out Now! - 1 September 2026
Hey everyone! Today is a big day for our team. WheelMates is OUT on Steam! Grab your Player Two and jump into a 2-player co-op adventure through Professor Bloom’s house. With Friend’s Pass, your partner joins for free! Watch the Launch Trailer How to invite a friend with Friend’s Pass Supporter Pack Want even more ways to customize your ride? The Supporter Pack adds an exclusive new car model and extra skins you won't find in the base game. It's a separate purchase for those who want a fresh look and a little extra way to support the team. https://store.steampowered.com/app/5108990/WheelMates__Supporter_Pack/ We’d love to hear what you think and see where your adventure takes you! The Firevolt Team ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Play now https://store.steampowered.com/app/3905450/WheelMates/
- Launch FAQ: Release Time, Pricing, Friend's Pass, and More - 31 August 2026
Hey everyone! 🚗🚙 The wait is almost over! WheelMates launches tomorrow on Steam! We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported us along the way. It's been a long ride, and we're so excited to finally open the doors to the professor's house. Before launch, we wanted to share a few important things to help you prepare for the adventure. Q: What time will WheelMates be available to buy on Steam? A: The game unlocks at the same moment for everyone. Check the map below to see exactly when it goes live in your city. Q: How much will WheelMates cost? A: Pricing will vary slightly by region, but here's a general idea so you know what to expect. These are the base prices before the launch discount. This isn't the full list, just a few examples $19.99 / £15.99 / €19.99 / ¥ 77.00 / 849 RUB / 59.99 PLN / R$ 59.99 10% launch discount available until 15th September 2026. Q: How long doe…
- Q&A with the Devs: Answering Your Questions About WheelMates - 21 August 2026
Hey everyone! Yesterday, we held a Q&A session about WheelMates on our Discord. Thanks to everyone who attended, asked questions, and supported us. We're sharing the key points from the session with you! Technical & Platforms ❓Will Steam Deck be supported? Yes, Steam Deck is supported. ❓Will there be Steam achievements? Yes, there will be Steam achievements. ❓Is there in-game voice chat? There's no in-game voice chat. We recommend using Discord to talk with your co-op partner. Or, if you're playing in split-screen, just talk to each other directly ❓When is the console release, and on which consoles? WheelMates is launching on PC first on September 1st. Console versions for Xbox Series X|S, PS5, Nintendo Switch are planned for the first half of 2027. We'll share more details as we get closer! Game Modes & Co-op ❓Is WheelMates strictly two-player co-op? Yes. We don’t currently have plans…
- Gameplay Overview and New Release Date - 12 August 2026
Hey everyone! Two big announcements in this update. First, WheelMates is coming earlier! We've moved the release date to September 1st! And second, meet the brand new WheelMates gameplay overview trailer. It's the biggest look at the game we've ever put together. Watch and enjoy! Wishlist WheelMates so you don't miss the release, and join us on Discord to share your thoughts. We'd love to hear from you. The Firevolt Team ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Wishlist now https://store.steampowered.com/app/3905450/WheelMates/
- Devlog #3: Car Customization in WheelMates - 11 August 2026
Hey everyone! The main characters of WheelMates are two RC cars heading off on an exciting and slightly dangerous adventure through a house packed with oversized science gadgets. And today, we're talking about customization so you feel like the cars are truly yours. The base color you pick before you start. The rest is scattered all over the house, waiting to be found as you play. Keep an eye out: some of it is hidden pretty well. Find new parts as you explore, then mix and match the wheels, antenna and horn. Which car color would you choose at the start? Сome hang out with us on Discord, and stay tuned. The full game is almost here! The Firevolt Team ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Wishlist now https://store.steampowered.com/app/3905450/WheelMates/
- Demo Closes August 3 - 29 July 2026
Hey everyone! The WheelMates demo has been out for a while now, and we’ve loved seeing you drive through the house and hearing your honest thoughts. Thank you! As launch gets closer, the team is shifting its full focus to the release version. There’s still time for one more run through the house with your co-op buddy. And if you’ve already played, we’d really appreciate your feedback in the survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScXnCY35BtCnKvbQ6DZ69lLlMsq7n__nS_3ifh6C9gjTRPPdw/viewform?usp=header Firevolt Team ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Wishlist & Play the demo now https://store.steampowered.com/app/3905450/WheelMates/
- DEVLOG #2 - The House in WheelMates Has a Story to Tell - 17 July 2026
Hey everyone! In WheelMates, you can drive straight to the next location: nothing forces you to stop and examine every object. But if you slow down and look around, the house begins to tell a much bigger story. You may already know Professor Everett Bloom as the mysterious scientist who created the RC cars and sent the call for help. But that is only the beginning of the story. Who else lived in this house? Why is it empty now? What are the strange green chemicals found throughout it? The answers to these and many more questions are scattered throughout the house in small fragments.The Journal brings those fragments together in one place, helping you connect past and present events. Each room has a story of its own and each type of narrative element reveals a different part of it: nodes with professor voice, scannable objects with personal notes, memory cards with audio logs. NodesNodes…
- Demo Update: Connection Stability and DLSS Improvements - 26 June 2026
Hey everyone, We’ve released a demo update based on your feedback: - Added fixes aimed at improving connection stability. - Resolved a problem that could affect DLSS behavior during the first few launches. A huge thank you for helping us make WheelMates co-op adventure better with your feedback! Please let us know if you still run into any related issues. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Wishlist & Play the demo now https://store.steampowered.com/app/3905450/WheelMates/
- Closed Playtest Incoming - 24 June 2026
Hey everyone!🚗🚙 From June 26 to June 28, we're running a closed playtest of a brand new WheelMates location: the Backyard. You’ll get an early look at the new map, help us test the gameplay, and share feedback directly with the team. Want to take part? ✅Fill out the form here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGNb43yaF1Zk2LxuXHb5NNw44gwZa0KeOw-jjTw0khoM9KQw/viewform?usp=dialog ✅Make sure your DMs are open on Discord so we can send you access details ✅Be ready to join at your chosen time and stream your gameplay on Discord We'll contact selected participants to confirm playtest times and next steps. Join our Discord server to follow playtest updates, get future testing opportunities, and chat with other players and WheelMates dev team. The Firevolt Team
- The updated WheelMates demo is LIVE! 🎉 - 15 June 2026
Hey everyone! The updated WheelMates demo is now live as part of Steam Next Fest! This is a quality update built directly from your feedback. Here are the key changes: Car Handling and Camera Settings Before jumping into the game, take a moment to check out the settings and experiment a little! Follow camera or free camera? Pick the one that gives you the best sense of movement. You can also adjust steering sensitivity and throttle to match your playstyle now. Journal and Lore Immersion We added a Journal that tracks your collectibles and stores narrative pieces. https://i.ibb.co/WNnZybv2/Jornal.gif Optimisation We've also been working on optimization. If you had performance issues with the previous version, the game should run better on more PCs. Steam Deck Support You will be able to comfortably solve puzzles in a portable format right on your device. Grab your co-op buddy and jump in…
- WheelMates updated demo goes live on June 15 - 10 June 2026
Hey everyone! WheelMates is joining Steam Next Fest on June 15 with an updated demo. What’s New? Car Handling and Camera Options Prefer the follow camera or want more freedom with a free camera? Like car controls are snappy or smooth? We've added new settings for both, so you can adjust the handling and camera to match how you like to drive your RC cars. New Narrative Feature: The Journal More ways to learn about the house owner, and one place to store all the pieces together: meet WheelMates Journal. Listen to the professor's advice, scan house objects, collect memory cards around the rooms, and dig deeper into daily life, strange experiments and the things he left around the house. Reopen the story in the updated demo. Better Performance The updated demo should run smoother, especially on PCs that had a hard time with the previous build. Steam Deck Support WheelMates is now playable o…
- WheelMates Launches September 7 with Friend’s Pass! - 6 June 2026
Hey everyone! We’re finally ready to answer two of your biggest questions: When is WheelMates coming out? WheelMates launches on Steam on September 7, 2026. Will there be a Friend’s Pass? Yes! Friend’s Pass will be available, making it easy to invite a friend and enjoy the full RC adventure together. Watch our brand-new trailer from the Future Games Show and let us know what you think in the comments. And this is just the beginning. We can’t wait to show you more of what’s coming in WheelMates! Join our Discord and let’s talk about all the news together. The Firevolt Team
