1/18 SCALE // FULL-SIZE ATTITUDEBig world. Tiny car.
Overscale RC is an arcade racer for little RC cars in giant Connecticut places: a backyard canyon, a castle on the river, a beach on the Sound, a hilltop park. Drift to fill your boost, jump and flip through the air, slam onto the walls and ride them, and grind rails while you keep your balance.
Race the other eleven drivers with foam darts, water balloons and gum drops. Play stunt parks, arena battles and Wheel-Ball, a ball game, with the same cars. Bring up to three friends for split screen on one PC, or race each other on your own PCs over your home network.
The free demo for Windows is out now, and it gets updated regularly. Early Access on Steam is planned by December 2026.
Five ways to play
RacingGrand Prix and Arcade
Five cups of five tracks, with ten-car fields, points and trophies. Or pick any of the 25 tracks for a quick race or a time trial against your own ghost.
Find out more about Racing »
StuntsBasher Park
Five-minute runs in an RC stunt park. Chain flips, spins, grinds, wall rides and powerslides into combos, find the letters P-O-C-K-E-T and the hidden laptops, and beat the park’s goals.
Find out more about Basher Park »
Car combatBattlesville
Arena battles, free for all or in teams. Weapons, pickups, hazards and a special move for every driver. Last car running wins.
Find out more about Battlesville »
Ball sportWheel-Ball
One against one, two against two or three against three, versus the computer. Boost from powerslides, aerials, dodges and wall driving, plus a practice mode. This mode is still changing fast.
Find out more about Wheel-Ball »
RhythmMusic Lounge
Play along to the game’s own soundtrack on a five-lane note highway, while a replay from the song’s own track, arena or park plays behind it. Pick who’s on stage, choose Easy, Normal or Hard, and chase stars and best scores. Each song unlocks when you beat its level in the other modes.
Find out more about the Music Lounge »How it drives
- Drift to boostDrifting fills your boost. Hold it longer for a bigger drift kick.
- Grind railsJump onto a rail and steer to keep your balance. Fall off and you lose the line.
- Jump, hover, flipJump, then hold to hover on boost. Land a flip and you get boost back.
- Wall rideSlam toward a wall in mid-air and drive along it.
- DraftTuck in behind another car for more speed, then pull out and slingshot past.
- Split screenOne to four players on one PC, in racing and in Battlesville.
- LAN racingUp to four players on the same home network, each on their own PC, with AI racers filling the grid. Racing only, for now.
- ReplaysWatch your race back with TV-style replay cameras.
Racing items: Foam Dart, Water Balloon, Shield, Gum Drops, Top of Doom, Battery Surge, Drone Attack, Track-Sus, Seismic Slam and Tornado. Toy weapons only. Cars get wrecked, nobody gets hurt.
Twelve drivers, twelve cars
Every driver has a car of their own and tunes it their way. The stats below are the ones in the game.
Bee MobileAmelia WintersLightweight / NimbleControlDriftBoostSpeed
Fix-n-GoAnthony VientoTechnical TunerControlDriftBoostSpeed
Shot CallerCasandra EstlewoodKnife-Edge BurstControlDriftBoostSpeed
Silver StrikerChase WrightAdaptable / RecoveryControlDriftBoostSpeed
BunglerNoah WintersHeavy / Honest PowerControlDriftBoostSpeed
FaxduntkareOlivia S.Precision / EngineeringControlDriftBoostSpeed
Velvet AssassinSamantha SpringerBalanced AthleteControlDriftBoostSpeed
Sneak TrickSnakesTrickster / UnorthodoxControlDriftBoostSpeed
Silent KnightTabitha SummersDefensive GripControlDriftBoostSpeed
Childish TyphoonTyrone BarrensFlow / DriftControlDriftBoostSpeed
Top DollarVincenzo VientoAggressive SpeedControlDriftBoostSpeed
OlfuddudWilson F.Strategist / MomentumControlDriftBoostSpeedThe free demo
What’s in it
- The first Grand Prix cup and its five tracks
- Two Basher Parks
- Two Battlesville arenas
- One Wheel-Ball arena
- Four of the twelve drivers: Amelia, Chase, Tabitha and Noah
- The Music Lounge, with the songs from the demo’s levels
- Experiment Mode
The rest of the game shows on the menus, marked FULL GAME. The demo gets updated as the game grows.
To play
- System
- Windows, 64-bit
- Controls
- Controller recommended. Keyboard works. Every button can be remapped.
- Players
- 1 to 4 in split screen, or up to 4 PCs in LAN racing
- Price
- Free
- File
- A .zip from itch.io. Unzip it and run the game. If Windows warns about an unknown app, choose More info, then Run anyway.
Overscale RC is still being built. The full game comes to Steam Early Access, planned by December 2026. What you see on this page is from the current build, and it will keep changing.
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Story modes
Every mode gets its own story.
Basher Park has a Career: nine parks, three competitions, one driver’s career. Battlesville has the Connecticut Tour, where Shen Viento’s winner runs El Viento Technics for a year. Racing’s story, a $1 billion RC contest, is being built for Early Access, and the other modes get theirs later.
There’s also Experiment Mode, where new ideas get tried first. Right now that’s an open world at RC-car scale.
Find out more about the story modes »Made by one person
Rauel Crespo is a musician and author from Meriden. He designs Overscale RC’s tracks, drivers, cars and modes, and wrote every song on the soundtrack. Many of the tracks are real Connecticut places, rebuilt at 1/18 scale.
Thanks to Tomley RC and Kevin Talbot, whose RC videos got Rauel into bashers and crawlers years ago. That love for RC cars runs all through this game.
How it’s made
Overscale RC is made by one developer working with AI tools. Every song was written by the developer, based on chapters from his own books; he directed the instrumentation, and Suno performed the vocals and instruments. Logos were generated with ChatGPT and Qwen-Image. Driver portraits, track thumbnails, menu art, concept art and some 3D models (such as Falcon Field’s flying fortress and the driver characters) were generated with ChatGPT, then selected, edited and placed by the developer. The drivers’ 3D cars were modelled with ChatGPT and Claude (Anthropic) from the developer’s own concept designs. Much of the game’s code and level construction was written with Claude, under the developer’s design and direction. Engine sounds were recorded from local cars. Other sounds and textures come from credited libraries or were made for the game. All game design, tracks, characters, cars and modes are the developer’s own.
Full credits and licences are in the game.
Get Overscale RC
Five ways to play. One tiny price.
Racing, stunts, car combat and Wheel-Ball for 1 to 4 players on one PC. Coming to Steam Early Access, planned by December 2026.
Made for game night. For friends on one couch, parents who want a game the kids can actually play with them, and streamers who want rounds their chat can follow.
Everything, for $9.99:
- 5 modes: Grand Prix racing, Basher Park stunts, Battlesville car combat, Wheel-Ball and the Music Lounge
- 25 tracks built from real Connecticut places, at 1/18 scale
- 12 drivers, each with their own car, stats and special move
- 1 to 4 players in split screen on one PC
- LAN racing: up to 4 players on your home network, each on their own PC
- A full original soundtrack, every song written by the developer
- Every Early Access update, at no extra cost
That’s about $2.50 a mode.
Early Access, honestly
The game is playable now and still being built. Updates come to you at no extra cost. Every mode is getting its own story mode, and Experiment Mode is where new ideas get tried first.
Try before you buy
The free demo has a Grand Prix cup, two Basher Parks, two Battlesville arenas, a Wheel-Ball arena, four of the 12 drivers and the Music Lounge. If you like the demo, you’ll like the game.
Made by one person
Every message gets read by the person who makes the game.
Free · Windows · No account needed
Can I race over a network? Yes, on your home network: LAN racing for up to 4 players, each on their own PC. Internet play isn’t available yet.
Do I need a controller? One is recommended, but the keyboard works, and every button can be remapped.
Help build it
Overscale RC is made by one person. If you’d like to chip in on development costs (tools, the Steam release and the next update), you can send a donation in crypto. No pressure: the demo stays free either way.
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What is Overscale RC?
Tiny RC cars racing, stunting, battling and playing Wheel-Ball through real Connecticut places, rebuilt at 1/18 scale.
How much is it?
The demo is free. The full game is planned for Steam Early Access at $9.99, by December 2026.
What does it run on?
Windows PCs. A controller is recommended, but the keyboard works, and every button can be remapped.
Can I play with friends?
Yes: 1 to 4 players in split screen on one PC, or LAN racing for up to 4 players on the same home network, each on their own PC. Internet play isn’t available yet.
Windows warned me about the demo. Is it safe?
It’s a new game from a small developer, so Windows doesn’t recognize it yet. Choose “More info,” then “Run anyway.”
Is it family-friendly?
Yes, on purpose. Rauel’s daughter helps test it.
Was AI used to make it?
Yes, and openly. Rauel designs everything and wrote every song. AI tools help with the art, the code and the music performance. The full breakdown »
Can I stream it?
Please do. You don’t need to ask first.
How can I support it?
Play the demo, tell a friend, or send a donation.