A downloadable game for Windows

Pyrodrome is a game made in 96 hours for the 2025 Game Maker's Toolkit Game Jam.

Your truck leaves behind a trail of fire. Close the loop to capture the enclosed territory. The player with the most territory at the end of the round wins. You can play 1v1 against a CPU, locally against a friend, or remotely using Parsec. We recommend grabbing a friend!

Instructions for singleplayer

Start the game and click 'Quick Match'
[IMPORTANT] Press A/D on your keyboard or left/right on your controller so the icon becomes highlighted. If you skip this step, the game will become softlocked. Sorry!!
Click 'Confirm'
Drift!

Controls

	Keyboard	Gamepad
Steer	A and D	Left Stick
Drift	Shift	A
Boost	Space	Right Trigger

To set up local 1v1 multiplayer

Note that you must have two gamepads! Keyboard control is not supported for multiplayer.

Plug in two controllers
Start the game
Click 'Versus Match' (NOT 'Quick Match')
Wiggle the left stick on both controllers and make sure one is P1 and the other is P2
Select a stage

You can use Parsec to play with friends remotely. We used it to playtest with each other during development. It works pretty well!

Tips

You can cut off your opponents trail by driving over it.
You gain boost meter when you drive over your own territory.
There is an alternate stage with powerups and hazards. To get there, click 'Versus Match' and at stage select, click the right arrow to get to 'Hazard Level'. There's bomb, ice, scorcher, and big mode.

Prior art

This game was inspired by Splatoon, Crash Bash, Star Sled, and many more. Check them out!

Credits:

Matt Chandler: Audio Implementation, Game Design, Programming.
Alex Norfleet (NanoComputer): Game Programmer (Backend), UI Design
Áiron Bruce: Game Programmer
Zachary Adams (VolkerA4): Game Design, Programming
turncoda: Concept Art, VFX, 3D Models
Tilak Devendran: 2D artist, Concept Art

Vanessa Merlis: Composer

FOUDIA: SFX Artist, Supporting Composer
Shout out to Cedric for letting us sample his truck to make sound effects!

More information

Status	In development
Platforms	Windows
Authors	Matt Chandler, F0UDIA, Volker, NanoComputer, motherofthetrees (nessy), TilakDev, Turncoda, Estellairon
Genre	Action
Tags	3D, Controller, Driving, Game Maker's Toolkit Jam, Local multiplayer, Multiplayer, Unreal Engine
Average session	A few minutes
Languages	English
Inputs	Keyboard, Xbox controller, Playstation controller

Download

Pyrodrome 96 Hour Jam Version 354 MB

Install instructions

Download the ZIP file and extract the contents. Double click Pyrodrome.exe to start the game! The game may take awhile to load the shaders so once you hear the music just wait a few seconds for it to finish.

If you have Steam open it'll automatically attach the Steam Overlay for Steam Input support

Comments

cyborgprimate68 days ago

Polished and clean, can stand on its own outside of a jam

Oleksii Paskal69 days ago

Good idea! I remember playing a game like this as a kid, where you had to quickly cut off a piece and the main thing was to close the line before the saw could cut through it. But your idea is even cooler. Awesome job!