WheelMates

Dive into a 2-player co-op driving adventure with RC cars. With Friend’s Pass, your friend joins for free. Explore the professor’s home laboratory, solve puzzles, find hidden paths, and uncover what happened…

1 September 2026

Adventure Indie Puzzle Racing

WheelMates is an adventure developed by Firevolt, released 1 September 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 10 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What WheelMates is

WheelMates is an adventure game developed by Firevolt and released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal Engine 5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Cars is a 2006 racing game published by THQ. The game is based on the 2006 film of the same name. It was released for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable in June 2006, with versions for the Xbox 360 and Wii released later that year. The Wii version includes functionality geared towards its Wii Remote controller and was a launch game for the system. Taking place after the events of the film, the game follows Lightning McQueen as he participates in the new racing season with his goal set on finally winning the Piston Cup. While doing so, he races and trains with the local community of Radiator Springs.

Description from Wikipedia · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD RX 580. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 15GB. 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 launched against

WheelMates launched on 1 September 2026, within three weeks of Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy.

Released around the same time: Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy.

Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 4 videos →

Screenshots

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Quick answers

WheelMates — frequently asked questions

When did WheelMates come out?

WheelMates was released on 1 September 2026 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for WheelMates?

At minimum, WheelMates needs Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD RX 580 graphics, 15 GB available space of storage.

How many GB is WheelMates?

The PC version needs about 15 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("15 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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