Get ready to ruin even more friendships! A free update has arrived for Make Way, introducing a wide range of additions and improvements, including a much-requested feature: more racers!

This update adds the following features:

• 6 PLAYERS! Max players increased from 4 to 6.
  
• FULLY CUSTOMISABLE GAMES! Introducing a new weapon / item toggle menu.
  
• 3 NEW VEHICLES! Including the new ‘Milk Truck’ based on the streamer SMii7Y.
  
• BATTLE MODE RULES! New pre-set rules to jump straight into the action.
  
• BULLDOZER! This new item allows players to remove/destroy parts of the track.
  
• PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN PLATFORMS!
  
• VARIOUS OTHER BUG FIXES!

Players can now face off against five of their friends and rivals in local* and fully cross-platform online races, with all six racers battling to pick up track pieces, build something resembling a coherent track, and smash each other into the void as they fight for victory. It's all the chaos of Make Way, pushed to the extreme!

With six players in the mix, things on the track are bound to get hectic, so why not calm it down a little? Deploy the new Bulldozer track piece to clear away some of the obstacles that your rivals have put down and make yourself a path to victory... or leave space for an even deadlier item.

Players will also have more choice over how they race, with the Custom race mode being even more customisable than before. Increase the final score limit, change how many fails it takes to trigger a checkpoint skip, and more, to create your own racing heaven (or hell). You can even set which weapons and obstacles show up in the game and adjust the rates at which they appear. Tailor your combinations for a balanced game or turn off all the walls and put shotguns absolutely everywhere. The choice is yours.

On top of all that, there are three new vehicles to bash your friends with. Take the kids for a drive in the Crumple Zone, feel like a real racer in the Thunder, or force a daily dose of calcium on your foes in the Milk Truck, modelled after streamer and Make Way lover SMii7Y.

As if all of that wasn't enough, new trading cards, badges and emotes will be available as part of the update.

So what are you waiting for? Grab your friends and get racing!

Get all the latest updates and find more players to race in the official Make Way Discord [discord.com]

*Six-player local multiplayer is available on PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.

What a year it’s been! As Make Way crosses the finish line of Year 1, we couldn’t be more thrilled with the journey so far. Watching the Make Way community grow over the past 12 months has been nothing short of incredible. From the epic victories to the hilariously chaotic collisions, your enthusiasm, creativity, and camaraderie have truly made this game something special.
To celebrate, we’re putting Make Way on offer at 50% off for a limited time! It’s the perfect opportunity to invite more friends to the track—and maybe “accidentally” send them flying off it. After all, nothing says holiday spirit quite like Make Way ruining friendships in the best possible way.

And while we’re reminiscing on the past, we’re also racing toward the future. We’ve got some exciting new content in the works, set to arrive in early 2025. Trust us, you won’t want to miss what’s coming next!

Thank you for an amazing year. Here’s to many more races, rivalries, and moments of absolute chaos on the tracks! 🎉

See you on the starting line! 🏎️

The Steam Autumn Sale is almost over, and if you've just purchased Make Way, or you've been with us through the year, we hope you've had a raucous time with your friends.

If so, please consider nominating Make Way in the Better With Friends category in this year's Steam Awards. Your vote would mean so much to us.

Hey racers!

The course keeps growing! Make Way officially launches TODAY on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Alongside the launch, Patch 1.2, which many of the community have already been racing on in a public beta, will be fully rolled out on all platforms.

So, what's in Patch 1.2 you ask? A lot of bug fixes, improvements to cross-platform connectivity, and many other tweaks to improve your racing. Full patch notes here.

Did we mention that Make Way is fully crossplay between PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series S|X AND PlayStation 4 and 5?

Grab your friends and race today!

Please Note: Players already on the 1.2 Beta branch should now return to the main game branch

Get all the latest updates and find more players in our Discord [discord.com]

Hi racers,

Today we're rolling out a huge update on the beta branch, with Patch 1.2 bringing a heap of improvements to online play, alongside some other gameplay tweaks to make for an even smoother racing experience.

To celebrate, Make Way will be available at a 40% discount for the next seven days! It's the perfect opportunity to grab your friends and create some vehicular mayhem.

Patch notes are listed below (there are a lot!), but for anyone who hasn't accessed the beta yet, follow these steps:

Right click 'Make Way' in your Steam Library and select 'Properties'
Select 'Betas'
In the 'Beta Participation' drop-down select 'patch_1.2'
The update should now download

Please note: if you play on the 1.2 patch, you will only be able to play against others on the same patch. This is due to some fundamental changes to how online play works in the new patch, which would cause problems with players on earlier patches on PC or console.

With that in mind, here's a comprehensive list of everything that's been updated and fixed in this bumper patch:

GAMEPLAY CHANGES

• Added ability to use bots in an online match
  
• New "client authoritative movement" has been added, making client vehicle / control feel much more responsive when playing online
  
• Added a "relay server" fallback option, to help players with connection issues
  
• Refactored shortcut logic so anyone attempting to take a shortcut won't be killed when offscreen
  
• Added horn timeout to stop players that hold / abuse horn sounds
  
• Added "select vehicle colour" option to the vehicle selection screen
  
• Added "checkpoint skip" logic, so players move to the next checkpoint if they fail a section three times
  
• Add toggle to "hide lobby code" so people streaming the game don't get bombed with random players
  
• Doubled the amount of XP when playing a "race mode" race, meaning "classic mode" will unlock faster for new players
  
• Added an XP multiplier if there are fewer players, so it feels a bit fairer when playing with just two people
  
• Increased machine gun, shotgun, and tesla coil effectiveness
  
• Nerfed the shotgun to one bullet
  
• Added networked player control on vehicles on the victory screen

BUG FIXES

• Fixed client shortcuts always being disabled when playing online (which means in most cases they would never work)
  
• Fixed the selected race mode being reset after 3 games when playing online
  
• Fixed numerous de-sync issues when track building
  
• Fixed duplicate players when host and client are both playing on a LAN with certain routers
  
• Fixed track space on special "exit" pieces so players aren't destroyed (and get stuck in a loop) when they are used
  
• Fixed forced auto-selecting track pieces when clients are sometimes picking
  
• Fixed it so that invites work when launching a game on Steam
  
• Fixed some achievements not working on Xbox and Steam
  
• Added message pop-up if client can't join match because of a crossplay mismatch
  
• Fixed the game trying to load a vehicle texture that was already loaded on the select vehicle screen, making the screen lag
  
• Fixed prop spawning so that the trees, and other props, spawn correctly on the Arctic Tundra level
  
• Fixed sudden death win order
  
• Increased minimum amount of checkpoint time when solo, and checked that all pieces have enough time, so that certain sections should now be possible to complete alone
  
• Corrected missing animation on certain (mirrored) track pieces
  
• Added lag compensation for projectiles, so that they are more in sync
  
• Fixed profile issue where middle players signing out would cause logic issues
  
• Stopped machine gun bullet impact VFX spawning on last target if it misses
  
• Fixed some weapon barrels being rotated incorrectly
  
• Fixed vehicles sometimes being permanently inflated
  
• Fixed vehicles on the start line being jumbled
  
• Various crash fixes

Hi racers,

A small update to share - today we've rolled out Patch 1.1 on a dedicated beta branch, which introduces the following fixes:

* Fixes the duplicate player bug when playing the game on certain LAN set-ups.
* Fixes the connection issues certain players are experiencing by using the fallback relay server.
* Fixes the shortcut logic not working on clients.
* Fixes the invites not working outside the game on Steam.

We're opening this branch up for everyone to sample ahead of our wider rollout, and you can access it immediately by using the following steps:

• Right click 'Make Way' in your Steam Library and select 'Properties'
  
• Select 'Betas'
  
• In the 'Beta Participation' drop-down select 'patch_1.1'
  
• The update should now download

This branch shouldn't prevent players playing with other platforms, or players on patch 1.0.

Racers, start your Steam Decks! Make Way has ticked all the boxes and has been confirmed as Steam Deck Verified. Your chaotic racer is ready to make its way with you into the world on your handheld device!

If you’re an owner of a Steam Deck and haven’t grabbed a copy of Make Way yet, rest-easy in the knowledge that it plays great!

All the pieces are falling into place - the chaotic cross-platform party "DIY racer" Make Way will be charging onto PC on 4 December!

Make Way is a fast-paced thrill-ride with a simple mantra: Build, Race, Win, Repeat. Players must build their own tracks alongside their friends with a set of randomly selected pieces, before battling in round-based races to take the top spot on their ever-expanding courses. With a wide array of obstacles and track pieces to unlock and use, no two races will ever be the same.

We're incredibly excited to announce that Make Way will be the first game ever to launch as part of Jingle Jam[www.jinglejam.co.uk], the annual charity fundraising event that brings influencers, gamers and the games industry together to raise millions for charity. Jingle Jam has raised over £23m for good causes since 2011. Available from 1 December, the Jingle Jam 2023 bundle Games Collection will include more than 70 games worth an incredible £1,000, with 100% of proceeds shared between 12 charities. Steam keys for Make Way bought as part of the Jingle Jam games collection will activate on 4 December.

About Make Way:

• Mix and match unique track pieces and hazards for near-endless course configurations
  
• Fight for weapons and power-ups to gain the advantage
  
• Unlock new track pieces and vehicles for wackier races
  
• Up to four players, either locally or online with cross-platform multiplayer
  
• Adjust the chaos levels with customisable rules, giving you control over safety barriers, hazard placement, and more

Make Way will launch on PC via Steam on 4 December 2023 for $14.99 / £12.99 / €14.99, with consoles coming soon. The Steam version will be available as part of Jingle Jam from 1 December.

We're celebrating the Steam Next Fest with the release of a multiplayer demo of the forthcoming chaotic racing game with a DIY twist, Make Way.

Speed around loops, dart through train crossings, drift around helter skelters, and unleash wacky weaponry in this modern take on classic top-down multiplayer racing games. The twist? You build the track.

Some of the Secret Mode (the publishers of Make Way) Agent got together to record a stream of what you can expect from the Demo. Who is the champ? Watch the stream to find out!

About the demo:
In the demo, you'll have access to the slightly more relaxed Race Mode, or you can ramp up the chaos in Classic Mode which adds weapons and removes some of the walls keeping you on the track. There are eleven cars to pick from and a host of track pieces and obstacles to place, including the dastardly Drawbridge and the seriously silly Side Fan. Some of these pieces are unlocked as you play – try to reach level 10 to see everything the demo has to offer.

You can download the Make Way demo here - get ready to make some new frienemies!