Screamer (2026)

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Screamer
Screamer	1995
Screamer 2	1996
Screamer Rally	1997
Screamer 4x4	2000
Screamer (2026)	2026

Screamer (2026) is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person racing game in the Screamer series.

General information

Official Discord server

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere. Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Steam		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Time-limited	The Chromed Style Pack and Iridescent Style Pack are available as pre-order bonuses.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Anaconda Corp Customization Pack	Included in Digital Deluxe
Digital Deluxe Upgrade	Comes with bonus vehicle customization packs.
Chromed Style Pack	Adds chromed liveries for vehicle customization. Available as a pre-order bonus
Green Reapers Customization Pack	Included in Digital Deluxe
Iridescent Style Pack	Adds iridescent liveries for vehicle customization. Available as a pre-order bonus
Jupiter Stormers Customization Pack	Included in Digital Deluxe
Kagawa-Kai Customization Pack	Included in Digital Deluxe
Strike Force Romanda Customization Pack	Included in Digital Deluxe

Skip intro

No-Intro script by Gametism^{[citation needed]}

Download No-intro (Skip Startup - Splash Videos) by Gametism
Extract and run the No-Intro.bat file

Notes

This will persist through game updates

Shouldn't need to be ran every game launch more than once

The Alternate method requires the files to be replaced and this method will need to be reapplied each update

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\hotwheels\Saved\Config\Windows\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2814990/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\hotwheels\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2814990/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
High-fidelity upscaling		DLSS 4 ^[2]
Frame generation		DLSS Multi-Frame Generation ^[2]
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 5 page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4, DualSense
PlayStation button prompts
Motion sensors support
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth)

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Languages spoken in-game are independent from and not affected by any player language settings.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Versus Split screen
LAN play
Online play	16	Versus
Crossplay	Supported platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Ogg Vorbis, XAudio2
Interface	Chromium Embedded Framework
Multiplayer	Epic Online Services
Anti-cheat	Easy Anti-Cheat

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz	Intel Core i5-14600K 3.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	16 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	35 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 6 GB (Nvidia), 8 GB (AMD) of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 12 GB (Nvidia), 16 GB (AMD) of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unreal Engine 5 engine build: 5.6.1^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2814990/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2814990) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Liwsy on 2026-03-23
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Forza Horizon 6, Screamer & Subliminal Launching With DLSS 4 - last accessed on 2026-03-26

[2] Unreal Engine 5 engine build: 5.6.1^[1]

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2814990/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (2814990) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2814990/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (2814990) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Verified by User:Liwsy on 2026-03-23

[Game_Article-4] 2.0 ^2.1 Forza Horizon 6, Screamer & Subliminal Launching With DLSS 4 - last accessed on 2026-03-26

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[Note 2]

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Developers

	Milestone
Engines
	Unreal Engine 5^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	March 26, 2026
Reception
Metacritic	77
OpenCritic	81
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing
Vehicles	Automobile, Off-roading, Street racing, Track racing
Art styles	Anime, Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Screamer