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  • Summary: Hop into a muscle car and drive through the American West in a game inspired by 1970s road movies. Enjoy the ride in this narrative-driven racing experience with a comic book aesthetic. Choose your own route across the USA in a game where every run is a personalized, unique experience.Hop into a muscle car and drive through the American West in a game inspired by 1970s road movies. Enjoy the ride in this narrative-driven racing experience with a comic book aesthetic. Choose your own route across the USA in a game where every run is a personalized, unique experience.

    Heading Out is a road-movie inspired racing game mixed with an immersive narration, character creator and resource management.

    We aim to recreate the spirit of cult American road-movies from the past. Such as Vanishing Point, Two-Lane Blacktop and Thelma & Louise.
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  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Sep 2, 2025
    80
    A beautifully designed title with an engaging narrative, Heading Out is definitely a journey worth experiencing.
  2. Sep 3, 2025
    80
    Heading Out is a wholly unique game that defies expectations. More narrative-driven adventure than vehicle-driven roguelike, expect a fascinating black-and-white style and progressive story beats but little else in the way of meaningful longevity.
  3. Sep 15, 2025
    72
    Heading Out turns the open road into a fever dream of speed, choices, and myth. Even with a few bumps along the way, it’s a ride worth taking, especially if you’re interested in procedurally-generated storytelling.
  4. Sep 4, 2025
    70
    Heading Out is an interesting proposition that stands out for its themes, its uncompromising arcade racing style, and its visual aesthetic. It lacks much of the randomness that should be emphasized in a roguelike, which sometimes makes the experience unpleasant.
  5. Feb 9, 2026
    70
    Heading Out is one of those games that will either grip you from the outset or show all of its hand in the first hour, never to be looked at again. If invested in the character and the story, a really interesting tale will be laid out with lots of opportunity to review and revise the outcomes. If it’s a fully realised driving experience that is being wished for however, this may get left on the side of the road.