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Small Performance Update

We've just pushed out a small update for our Next Fest demo! This update includes some small performance improvements to help everything run a little smoother. Also note that on some machines switching to DX11 can help performance. Please keep in mind the game is still in active development.

We couldn't wait to share the game with you all for Next Fest, and it's been incredible seeing so many of you enjoying it. Your positive reactions and feedback truly mean a lot to us. Rest assured, we're continuing to refine the experience, and we have plenty of tweaks and updates planned to make it even better.

Thanks for sticking with us on this journey—your support and enthusiasm are making a huge difference. Stay tuned for more updates, and let us know what you think of the latest improvements. We're excited to keep building and can't wait to show you what's next!

Mark and the Wheel World Team

This open world bicycling game from the developer of Nidhogg is so chill that 'you don't really have to do any of the challenges if you don't want to'




For me, open world games like Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption 2 really only peak when I've fought my way through the missions and completed the main story and there's not much left to do except… doing whatever the heck I want. Sometimes that's making sure I've explored every single inch of the map, sometimes it's completing a few activities to 100%, but often it's just cruising around and taking in the sights...
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Wheel World demo available NOW!


We’re excited to announce Wheel World is well on its way to your Steam library, with a summer 2025 release window! It’s been a blast being part of the Annapurna Interactive Showcase this year, and we can’t wait to show you more in the buildup to launch.
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But why wait until summer when you can check out our game right now? Wheel World now has a Steam Next Fest demo available as we speak, where you can check out the first moments and get a feel for the gameplay. You can see the world we’ve built, take on a couple races, and find a few parts to spice up your ride!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3483160/Wheel_World_Demo/

We’ll have more news soon, but in the meantime, we’d love for you to consider wishlisting Wheel World and checking out the demo.

Keep moving forward,
Messhof

Nidhogg studio 're-reveals' its new project: A stylish action-exploration game where you race bicycles and save the world




Back in 2023, Nidhogg developer Messhof unveiled its new game, a stylish racing game called Ghost Bike that sets players off on a quest to revive the the last of the Ghost Bikes, "magical couriers who rode between the world of the living and the world of the dead." Ghost Bike was re-revealed during today's Xbox showcase with a new title—Wheel World—and, sorry to say, a new, more distant release date: Instead of coming out this year as planned, it's now set for release in early 2025...
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