Hill Climb Racing is an arcade developed by Fingersoft, released 22 September 2012 on Android, iOS, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Windows Phone.
What Hill Climb Racing is
Hill Climb Racing is an arcade game developed by Fingersoft and released in 2012. It is available on Android, iOS, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Windows Phone. It runs on Cocos2d.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A 2D physics-based racing game where players control a driver named Bill Newton across hilly terrains using simple gas and brake controls. The goal is to travel as far as possible through progressively difficult stages while collecting coins for vehicle upgrades and managing a limited fuel supply. While airborne, the controls rotate the vehicle, allowing players to perform stunts for bonus coins. The game features a variety of unlockable vehicles and stages, and uses a freemium model. Its success led to a sequel in 2016, and the franchise surpassed one billion downloads in 2018.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Hill Climb Racing launched on 22 September 2012, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dishonored, Borderlands 2 and XCOM: Enemy Unknown.
Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dishonored, Borderlands 2, XCOM: Enemy Unknown.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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