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Velocity: The Race Begins

Velocity: The Race Begins is an exciting 300,000-word interactive racing novel by Matt Ryland, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the…

2 July 2026

Velocity: The Race Begins is a video game, released 2 July 2026 on Android, iOS, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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What Velocity: The Race Begins is

Velocity: The Race Begins was released in 2026. It was published by Hosted Games. It is available on Android, iOS, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser. It runs on ChoiceScript.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Velocity: The Race Begins is an exciting 300,000-word interactive racing novel by Matt Ryland, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Choose the type of person you will become. Will you fight all for yourself? Or will you stand by family? Rise through an underground scene ruled by ruthless gangs, organized mafias, crooked cops, and other racers who think they own the streets.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Velocity: The Race Begins launched on 2 July 2026, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Palworld, Splatoon Raiders and Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Palworld, Splatoon Raiders, Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations.

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When did Velocity: The Race Begins come out?
Velocity: The Race Begins was released on 2 July 2026 for Android, iOS, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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