It has been well over two years since DANGEN Entertainment announced that it would be publishing story-driven post-apocalyptic action-adventure RPG RoadOut in 2024. Yesterday, during the Latin American Games Showcase, a March 2026 release date was announced for the Rastrolabs-developed title. In addition, a playable demo is available on Xbox until December 31st. The game will launch for PC and consoles.
Here is a description of the game, via DANGEN Entertainment:
RoadOut is a rule-breaking fusion of rotable 2.5 dungeon exploration and retro vehicular mayhem. Players step into the role of Claire, a mercenary for hire who races, fights, hacks, and crashes her way through the ruins of The Dead Zone. In her quest to uncover her connection to A.I., she’ll uncover conspiracies, clash with gangs, track down tech-fantasia relics, and personalize her ride for maximum style and destruction.
Players can look forward to puzzle-filled dungeons with twin-stick combat, overworld exploration on wheels, rock n’ roll style racing, crafting and mods, all wrapped in a post-apocalyptic world seething with retro style and synthwave.
RoadOut is part exploration on wheels and part dungeon crawler. It shifts between driving action and on-foot brawling: players will switch between turbo-charged chases and twin-stick shootouts. While driving, head to run-down city hubs, take on side quests, and blow up dangerous hideouts. Claire and her ride can be customized/upgraded, and players must craft their own items, weapons and upgrades.
Here are the game’s key features, again, via DANGEN Entertainment:
- Explore the World on Wheels – The world is no longer the same. All that remains is The Dead Zone, a large artificial biome created to sustain a new era of humanity. Drive through The Dead Zone doing jobs, getting paid and running roughshod over the scum guarding the secrets of the world. Join factions, fight rival gangs, barter items and take up quests to earn clout while progressing Claire’s story.
- Twin Stick Combat and Dungeon Exploration – Exit your ride and explore locations in the world of RoadOut on foot. Crush bandits with short and long-range attacks, block with your shield, and recover using drugs that you’ve crafted on the way. Solve puzzles using fully rotatable stack sprite perspectives that look 2D, but are actually 3D.
- Body Mods and Cybernetics – Craft new moves, weapons and drugs to survive. You can customize Claire with body mods, cybernetics and an intricate skill tree system. Upgrade her car to traverse different terrain and withstand the effects of weather, night and day.
- Battle in Your Bitchin’ Ride – Equipped with weapons and other tech, Claire’s car is your best friend against dangers in The Dead Zone. Hungry animals are ready to rip you apart. Murderous bandits will rob your lifeless corpse. Prepare for the worst with your car and its arsenal of weapons.
- Race for Glory – The world may have come to an end, but who said we can’t have fun? Ride or die in red-hot races to be the best on the post-apocalyptic circuit. 10 tracks in multiple biomes, innumerable races, all of them equal measures deadly and glorious. Indulge in extra game modes such as destruction derby-style racing and twisted battle arena, all while roading out to a thumping synthwave soundtrack.
Developed by Rastrolabs and published by DANGEN Entertainment, RoadOut will be released for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox Series on March 12, 2026.
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