📢 Hey, fellow off-roaders!
We hope you're all enjoying the summer! We're back with another progress update and some exciting news. Let's get right into it!
✨ Gamescom, Stream, and the Big News!
We want to share more about our progress and future plans for over the hill, so next week we're hosting another live stream AMA. You won't want to miss this one, because guess what? We're ready to confirm the release date!
See you on August 10th, 10PM CEST / 1PM PDT, at https://twitch.tv/funselektor and https://www.instagram.com/funselektor for the big reveal!
And if you prefer to chat with us in person, we'll be at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, in the Indie Arena Booth from August 26 to August 30, 2026. You're welcome to come say hi and try over the hill alongside the team. For more information, see: https://home.indiearenabooth.de/gamescom2026 And don't worry, no development time will be sacrificed during the event. ;)
🎁 Pre-release access
We read your comments, and we know some of you feel strongly about the demo's availability. We would have loved to keep it running too, but we want to ensure it represents over the hill at its best. As a small team, maintaining a demo build and free servers worldwide is not feasible for us before the launch.
What we can do, however, is a playtest for a limited number of players. To not miss the signup, join our Discord server at https://discord.gg/TcRCrnh
As we want to get the full game ready for you as soon as possible, we're currently focused 100% on working towards the launch. We appreciate your patience as we get there. 🙏
🌟 What's new?
Since Next Fest, we've made improvements to the areas of the demo that you found most lacking, such as fixing certain frustrating bugs, adding missing quality-of-life features, providing more convenient camera options, tuning upgrades and cosmetics, and of course, optimizing the performance. We've also made great progress working on the Algeria region, and we're already planning the final touches to the game. The amazing soundtrack by Tatreal and Giacomo Giunchedi is also complete. Plus, we can't wait to reveal some extra physical goodies soon!
🛠️ Development Highlights
While we're getting the new stuff ready, here are some SNS highlights from recent months. Enjoy!
We've got 4 vehicle categories:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYUjy2dA66A
A new and better suspension!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPU3EjVVP7Y
Handy tools to get you through treacherous weather!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elj1Nv5WwaI
An Animal Photo Journal!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paKmjdUXPds
A cassette player!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XooiyAymXgA
And we've got shooting stars! Did you make a wish? 🌠
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEhZFsKyd-A