FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – June 27, 2024 – Since its release last month, Saber Interactive and Serious Sim’s Heading Out has seen thousands of players embark on an unforgettable adventure traversing the USA. Combining arcade driving mechanics with dynamic roguelite storytelling, this highly stylized journey lets players explore the country from the comfort of their homes, making it the ideal travel substitute for those who can’t get away this summer. To celebrate the season, Heading Out is joining the Steam Summer Sale and is available for 20% off from now through July 11.
This immersive road trip game offers players the unique opportunity to explore the vast landscapes of the USA, visiting both bustling cities and charming small towns as they make their way to their endpoint, randomly generated at the start of each run. Players craft their own stories as they journey across the country, outrunning their fears and crisscrossing the map from Las Vegas to Salt Lake City to Flagstaff, and everywhere in between. Along the way, they’ll encounter a variety of engaging scenarios, from rock star scandals to kidnappings and more.
“We set out to create a game that captures the spirit of adventure and the joy of discovery that comes from being on the road,” said Tomasz Pstrągowski, Lead Writer at developer Serious Sim. “With Heading Out, we give players the opportunity to create their own unique journey. Whether that’s meeting strangers and hearing their tales, or just driving through various landscapes and relaxing, they can shape their own experiences.”
Key Features
- Your Adventure: Each trip offers a unique balance of high-speed chases and races, treacherous hazards and challenges, and colorful characters and stories, brought to life with stylish graphic novel visuals. Outrun your fears and the law, pursue your dreams, and risk the consequences at the end of the road.
- Your Choices: Every journey is yours to define. Strategically plan out your route and resources on the map in advance, or hit the gas and fly by the seat of your pants. Each decision shapes the road ahead, including your narrative encounters, fuel consumption, car condition, and wanted level.
- Your Legend: Your unique story unfolds with every pit stop across the heartland. Meet strangers, oddballs, and lost souls who will influence your tale, but don’t linger too long – you’ve got to keep moving. Listen to radio hosts spread your myth to the people as it grows while an eclectic Americana soundtrack carries you down the horizon.
Pick up Heading Out now as part of the Steam Summer Sale for 20% off for a limited time! For more info, visit headingout.games, and follow the game on X and Facebook.
The “Heading Out Soundtrack EP,” which features a mix of six original songs from the game’s full soundtrack, is available to stream now on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and more.
About Serious Sim
Serious Sim - skilled craftsmen who want to tell exceptional stories. Our games focus on humanism, inclusivity and important topics like responsibility or freedom.
We like to talk about difficult issues and work together to give them justice. We’re embracing uniqueness in all its glory! Our previous game - Radio Commander - was a bold move to redefine the genre in a mature way. It sold over 400k units. For more information, visit SeriousSim.net.
About Saber Interactive
Saber Interactive is a worldwide publisher and developer consisting of 13 studios in the Americas and Europe. Creating games for all major platforms based on original and licensed IPs, Saber’s titles include Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, John Carpenter's Toxic Commando, Jurassic Park: Survival, World War Z, SnowRunner, and Expeditions: A MudRunner Game. Founded in 2001, Saber is known for two decades of development partnerships with leading developers and publishers, including producing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for Nintendo Switch, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Crysis Remastered, and many others. Learn more at https://saber.games.