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Heading Out

Hop into a muscle car and drive through the American West in a game inspired by 1970s road movies. Enjoy the ride in this narrative-driven racing experience with a comic book aesthetic. Choose your own route…

85 7 May 2024 from $8.74

Heading Out is an adventure developed by Serious Sim, released 7 May 2024 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $8.74 at Steam.

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What Heading Out is

Heading Out is an adventure game developed by Serious Sim and released in 2024. It was published by Saber Interactive. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Hop into a muscle car and drive through the American West in a game inspired by 1970s road movies. Enjoy the ride in this narrative-driven racing experience with a comic book aesthetic. Choose your own route across the USA in a game where every run is a personalized, unique experience.
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 55 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Heading Out holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2024 averaged 76, so it scored 9 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-10320 or AMD Ryzen 3 3100, 8 GB RAM and GeForce GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 560. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 30GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $8.74 at Steam, 65% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Heading Out launched on 7 May 2024, within three weeks of Hellblade II: Senua's Saga, Stellar Blade, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Animal Well. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Hellblade II: Senua's Saga, Stellar Blade, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Animal Well.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Heading Out — frequently asked questions

When did Heading Out come out?
Heading Out was released on 7 May 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does Heading Out cost?
The cheapest current price for Heading Out is $8.74 at Steam, which is 65% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Heading Out?
At minimum, Heading Out needs Intel Core i3-10320 or AMD Ryzen 3 3100, 8 GB RAM, GeForce GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 560 graphics, 30 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Heading Out?
The PC version needs about 30 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("30 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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