over the hill, the upcoming offroading game from Absolute Drift and Art of Rally dev Funselektor as well as collaborator Strelka Games, has shown off its first gameplay trailer at today’s Triple-i Initiative indie showcase.
Announced back in January, this one’s seeing Funselektor take the stylish, minimalistic art style that’s defined the immaculate vibes of its previous releases, and apply it to something that’s a bit more like SnowRunner, except with less messing around with trailers. To be clear, that’s the attaches to the back of a vehicle kind of trailer, over the hill is clearly keen to mess around with game trailers.
Don’t worry though, as you can see in this trailer – which comes after the game’s “already racked up over 200,000 wishlists on Steam” despite not having announced a release date yet – over the hill will definitely pack plenty of the getting stuck in mud and yanking stuff about with a winch that we all want from this kind of game. The kind that lets you do all this stuff without having to handle the massive running costs of a Land Rover that’s only ever one bad day away from a catastrophic MOT faliure.
As you can see, you’ve got the option of bringing up to three other players along on your scenic sojourns in retro off-roaders that first hit the trails sometime from the 1960s to the 1980s. That’s very much in line with the retro motoring vibes Funseleketor’s made its wheelhouse, though this time you’ll be going through rugged environments that cover the full spectrum of seasons and weathers.
It’s nice to see that the studio’s gone with a pretty stripped-back UI, with the mini-map resembling the sort of Ordnance Survey one your dad might frustratedly unfurl across the dashboard if you got lost on a family holiday in the countryside. We also got a look at the winching mechanics in action from the driver’s perspective and, er, it seems safe to say folks who’ve played the likes of the aforementioned SnowRunner will be at home, because it looks to be a very similar pick a point inidicated by a circular dot, then wheel it in kinda deal.
Aside from that, there’s a peek at some vehicle customisation being possible in order to get your ride in tip top mud-busting shape, and confirmation of a photo mode that’ll let you take a commemorative snap when you get to the top of a mountain, or midway through rolling down one after misjudging a ledge. Both are worth preserving for posterity in my book.
Are you keen to get muddy in over the hill whenever it drops? Let us know below, and check out our review of Funselektor’s most recent release, Golden Lap.