DISCOVER THE THRILL: Engage in "War of Wheels" for an Epic Medievalpunk Adventure

Plunge into a medievalpunk past-future and venture where horse-drawn vehicles blast lasers and enemies explode into bags of blood: War of Wheels, a highly anticipated coming-of-age title from Bologna-based gaming studio Dreambits Studio, throws the racer-warrior genre on its ear. Keeping pace with the medievalpunk zeitgeist, this fast-paced single-player arcade title combines vehicular mayhem with role-playing character-development nuances. Quite simply, War of Wheels is the most interesting new game ushering in the apocalypse. The year? 3036. The place? The realm. The purpose? Smite your enemies, sprint through post-apocalyptic ruins, and wreak havoc as you try to capture the Aether. War of Wheels will be available later this spring on Steam.

DISCOVER Medievalpunk Vehicular Combat

Race and warfare, steampunk and magic – that’s what players can expect from War of Wheels. This newly announced new free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game is set in Zeranthia, a brutal world blending magic and machinery. Charged with destroying opponents’ bases or capturing control points, players will race and fight across glaciers filled with ice crystals, burning volcanoes, dark forests and more sprawling megacities. This is a world that, from the looks of things, promises more than battle and speed: a richly detailed setting with many secrets to reveal.

Discover the Power of Aether

Your ratcar – a combat car on stilts – is your principal means to traverse this massive RPG set in the fantastical world of Zeranthia. It is a race to find the precious, and immensely powerful, Aether – the very stuff of magic that powers the world – against formidable foes. With one of the greatest RPGs this side of a PC, any open-world game worth its salt should boast map units that demand thoughtful use. Here, the more you find, the more enthralling to tweak your car and lead your automobile army into combat.

Engage in Gladiatorial Games and Discover Your Skill

Rev your engine: Survive the arena in “War of Wheels” to be a master of gladiatorial games. Timer-based tests of skill in these solo arena gauntlets require you to destroy the other seven opponents steering past destructible objects and deadly traps. Can you survive the gladiatorial games and emerge victorious as the triumphant war driver?

DISCOVER the Team's Passion

The way Luca Appio, the founder of Dreambits Studio, announces War of Wheels is something else: Ah-ah, I’m sorry! No! Hey kid, you’ve got to let us finish here! We’re making a racing game … no, wait. We’re making a single-player, role-playing fantasy game about vehicular combat, and we’re calling it ‘War of Wheels’. We’re fusing medievalpunk fantasy with vehicular combat, and we’re doing it in an atmosphere that’s tense, scary and exciting. And … are you ready? … It’s a vehicular combat game that the world has never seen before.It’s a humble little mission statement that speaks to the sincere effort of the indie-development team at Dreambits Studio to create something unique. The game is bringing vehicular combat to role-playing (RPG) games, which is not something you see every day. Gamers are chomping at the bit for more games to immerse themselves in, like a kid jumping up and down outside a toy shop. You can play the War of Wheels demo right now at steamcommunity.com/app/977060/home.

Discover Community Engagement and Updates

Feedback and commentary from the community is integral to creating a better ‘War of Wheels’. And players have definitely been keen to make their voices heard. One comment suggests the game has already had several major updates since the trailer – but you’ll have to join the Discord to find out. Game makers are eager to engage with gamers on their journey. Find out how Dreambits Studio is adapting to their feedback.

DISCOVER the Journey Ahead

‘War of Wheels’, still under wraps at the time of writing, and set for official release, is a hot topic for discussion in the gaming forums. You should read the opinions of those awaiting the game, brimming with the expectation for a new breath of fresh air for vehicular warfare games. There’s the playable demo to try, too, and it’s just a teaser of the medievalpunk frenzy in which you’re about to find yourself in the world of Zeranthia.

What Is "Discover"?

For me, and in the scope of this article, discover is not a simple verb (and not a combo move in Super Smash Bros), but rather an invitation to explore, engage and immerse yourself in the world of War of Wheels. To discover is to uncover mysteries, to map the terrain of the unknown, and to reveal the wonders within Dreambits Studio’s latest offering. Whether it is the milieu in which War of Wheels is cast, the visceral experience of in-game combat, or even the tactical depth of designing and commanding an automobile army, War of Wheels guarantees that there will be something to discover at every stage of the experience.

Enter this history-futurism mash-up of a game and don’t expect to put it down any time soon. War of Wheels is a true medievalpunk experience. Magic and machines and mayhem. What’s not to like? What story is calling you to Zeranthia?