What Redout is
Redout is an anti-gravity racer in the spirit of F-Zero, WipeOut, Rollcage and POD. You pilot a ship on magnetic tracks at extreme speed, and the handling is built on physics: every turn, slope, hard brake and burst of acceleration puts a real force on the ship. Steering, strafing and turboing out of a corner are the basics, and upgrades and powerups extend how much control you have over the ship's behaviour. The game is deliberately tough — there's usually a way to take a corner without braking, but you have to prepare for it and use everything you've got.
The setting is Earth in AD 2560, stripped of resources and mostly abandoned, with the SRRL, the Solar Redout Racing League, running high-speed races on magnetic tracks as one of the most popular sports left. Tracks run across breezy coastlines, frozen landscapes and desert plains, drawn in a sharp low-polygon style on top of modern shading and lighting.
Playing with your group
Online multiplayer lets you race against up to 12 players from around the world, so a group can line up in the same lobby and settle who is actually the fastest. Remote Play Together is supported, which means one person can host and others join in from their own machines. Split Screen is also listed as a feature, so several people can share one screen.
Outside of multiplayer there is a career mode with over 100 events, 25 tracks across 5 locations plus boss circuits, and 11 event types ranging from classic Race to Arena Race and score-based Endurance. Six racing teams each demand a different driving approach, and four racing classes get progressively faster.
Before you start
Expect a steep learning curve. The game is tagged as difficult, and the advanced tracks assume you have already mastered your ship. Upgrades and powerups — extra turbo, shields, a self-repair drone, grip systems, slipstream enhancers and more — are what let you push further, so the career mode is where most of that progression happens.
VR support is optional and covers Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and OSVR, including a cockpit view. The soundtrack is dynamic and reacts to your speed and performance, with full 5.1 support. Controller is listed among the supported input options, which is worth setting up before your first session if you prefer pads to a wheel or mouse.