Heading Out

A road-trip racing adventure with fear always on your tail

Serious Sim, Crunching Koalas · Published by Crunching Koalas · Released May 7, 2024

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 74% of 669
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 1; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update on Steam: 11 months ago; Nov 7, 2025
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 1060; 8 GB RAM · 30 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Heading Out?

This single-player driving adventure follows an outlaw crossing a stylized America to challenge the world's greatest driver. You plan routes on a map, manage fuel, car condition, and focus, and take part in street races or evade police. Your decisions affect encounters, reputation, wanted level, and the ending.

For you if...

+you enjoy moral dilemmas as much as racing

Not for you if...

−you want continuous free-roaming driving rather than map-based travel
−you prefer stories that avoid political themes

What players say

74% of 669 reviews are positive

Players praise the black-and-white visuals and soundtrack. Some criticize repetitive events, uneven writing, and awkward driving controls.

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Heading Out system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 1060, 8 GB RAM, 30 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i3-10320 or AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 560
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 30 GB available space

Does Heading Out have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Heading Out run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
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In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 55
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal.

Does Heading Out use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam