Press release

Hit the Road Down America’s Highways in Heading Out, Available Today on PC

Grab the wheel for a thrilling, narrative-fueled driving adventure inspired by cult-classic American road films, here today with a 10% launch discount

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.May 7, 2024 – Saber Interactive and indie developer Serious Sim are releasing the highly stylized narrative driving game Heading Out today on PC via Steam for 17.99 USD|17.99 EUR|14.84 GBP after a 10% launch discount until May 14. Heading Out - Soundtrack Edition, which includes the base game and a digital copy of its eclectic original soundtrack, will be available soon for 22.49 USD|22.49 EUR|18.44 GBP after a 10% launch discount. Check out the launch trailer and get ready to race down your fears, outrun the law, and find out what awaits you at the end of the road.

Launch Trailer: YouTube
 

Heading Out is a narrative adventure with roguelite elements inspired by cult-classic road movies like Thelma & Louise and Vanishing Point. It’s you, your car, and the asphalt as you take off down America’s cities, highways, and backroads on an emotional trip of discovery blending white-knuckle racing, strategy, and storytelling. Grab the wheel and choose your own route across the USA on an unpredictable thrill ride shaped by the decisions you make. It's not about the destination – it's about your journey.

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.

Heading Out is available today on Steam. 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 and 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.