Empire Interactive

FlatOut 2

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2006

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game
  • multiplayer video game
  • Single-player*
  • multiplayer*

Players by platform

  • Xbox*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    8*
  • PlayStation 2*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    2*
  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    8*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · PlayStation 2*
    Classification
    T - Teen*
  • ESRB · Xbox*
    Classification
    T - Teen*
  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    T - Teen*

Series

  • FlatOut

Localized titles

  • FlatOut 2

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Racing*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • LAN PvP*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
  • Steam Achievements*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Czech*
  • Hungarian*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • Traditional Chinese*

Community tags · historical

  • Racing*
    Votes · historical
    463*
  • Combat Racing*
    Votes · historical
    445*
  • Multiplayer*
    Votes · historical
    314*
  • Destruction*
    Votes · historical
    310*
  • Automobile Sim*
    Votes · historical
    302*
  • Vehicular Combat*
    Votes · historical
    299*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    293*
  • Driving*
    Votes · historical
    291*
  • Arcade*
    Votes · historical
    289*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    289*
  • Physics*
    Votes · historical
    278*
  • Local Multiplayer*
    Votes · historical
    278*
  • Funny*
    Votes · historical
    269*
  • Casual*
    Votes · historical
    258*
  • 3D*
    Votes · historical
    252*
  • Third Person*
    Votes · historical
    249*
  • Baseball*
    Votes · historical
    244*
  • Basketball*
    Votes · historical
    240*
  • Bowling*
    Votes · historical
    234*
  • Football (American)*
    Votes · historical
    228*

System requirements

  • Windows · Unspecified tier*
    Requirements
    Windows XP/2000 XP SP2 / 2000 SP4, 256 MB RAM, 64 MB video card, 2.0 GHz Pentium® 4 or AMD® 2000+ processor, DirectX compatible sound card, 3.5 GB free hard drive space, DirectX 9.0c, TCP/IP required for LAN play, 512kbs minimum, Broadband connection required*
  • Windows · Minimum*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Pentium III 1.5 GHz*
    Graphics alternatives
    Nvidia GeForce FX 5xxx*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Platinum*
    Reports
    117*
    Community confidence
    strong*
  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Full*
  • Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27*
    Community-reported frame rate
    60 fps*
    Reports
    1*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Verified*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Bugbear Entertainment*
  • ZOOM Platform Media*
  • Jordan Freeman Group*

Publishers

  • Empire Interactive
  • Strategy First*
  • Konami*

Release history

  • 2006-06-30
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2006-06-29 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2006-06-29*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*
  • 2006-08-01 · Xbox*
    Release date
    2006-08-01*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Xbox*
  • 2006-06-30 · PlayStation 2*
    Release date
    2006-06-30*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    PlayStation 2*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Dec 21, 2006*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 6 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
Intel Pentium III 1.5 GHz*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Nvidia GeForce FX 5xxx*
Name
FlatOut 2*
Release year
2,006*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
Intel Pentium III 1.5 GHz*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
Nvidia GeForce FX 5xxx*
Specifications 2 · 21 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Bugbear Entertainment
Bugbear Entertainment*
Developers · PlayStation 2
Bugbear Entertainment
Bugbear Entertainment*
Developers · Xbox
Bugbear Entertainment
Bugbear Entertainment*
ESRB classification · PlayStation 2
ESRB · PlayStation 2
Classification
T - Teen*
ESRB classification · Xbox
ESRB · Xbox
Classification
T - Teen*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
T - Teen*
Genres · PlayStation 2
racing video game
racing video game*
Genres · Xbox
racing video game
racing video game*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
action game
action game*
racing video game
racing video game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Xbox
Xbox
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
8*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
2*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
8*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Platform
Xbox
Xbox*
Platform
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2*
Publishers · Xbox
Empire Interactive
Empire Interactive*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Empire Interactive
Empire Interactive*
Publishers · PlayStation 2
Konami
Konami*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2006-06-29 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2006-06-29*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Release date · Xbox
2006-08-01 · Xbox
Release date
2006-08-01*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Xbox*
Release date · PlayStation 2
2006-06-30 · PlayStation 2
Release date
2006-06-30*
Date precision
day*
Platform
PlayStation 2*
Specifications 3 · 9 fields
Release history
  • Scope
    • June 30, 2006*
    Value
    Flatout 2*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Scope
    • June 30, 2006*
    Value
    June 30, 2006*
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • June 30, 2006*
    Value
    August 1, 2006*
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • June 30, 2006*
    Value
    October 2, 2008 (Mac OS X)*
  • Scope
    • June 30, 2006*
    Value
    Ultimate Carnage*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Scope
    • June 30, 2006*
    • Xbox 360*
    Value
    July 22, 2007*
  • Region
    Australia*
    Scope
    • June 30, 2006*
    • Xbox 360*
    Value
    August 1, 2007*
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • June 30, 2006*
    • Xbox 360*
    Value
    October 2, 2007*
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • June 30, 2006*
    • PlayStation Portable*
    Value
    March 11, 2008*
  • Region
    Australia*
    Scope
    • June 30, 2006*
    • PlayStation Portable*
    Value
    March 12, 2008*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Scope
    • June 30, 2006*
    • PlayStation Portable*
    Value
    March 14, 2008*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Scope
    • June 30, 2006*
    • Windows*
    Value
    August 1, 2008*
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • June 30, 2006*
    • Windows*
    Value
    September 2, 2008*
Genres and style
  • Racing*
  • action*
Play modes
  • Single-player*
  • multiplayer*
Publishers
  • Empire Interactive*
Designers
  • Janne Alanenpää*
Programmers
  • Tatu Blomberg*
Artists
  • Mikko Kautto*
Series
  • FlatOut*
Platforms
  • Windows*
  • PlayStation 2*
  • Xbox*
  • Xbox 360*
  • PlayStation Portable*
  • Mac OS X*
Specifications 4 · 34 fields
Achievements · historical
37*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
612* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
413* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • LAN PvP*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Bugbear Entertainment*
  • ZOOM Platform Media*
  • Jordan Freeman Group*
DLC count · historical
0*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
500000 - 1000000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Traditional Chinese*
Store genres
  • Racing*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
1,130* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
147* min
Metacritic score
76*
Name
FlatOut 2*
Negative reviews · historical
737*
Peak ccu
85*
Positive reviews · historical
17,923*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
1.99*
Publishers
  • Strategy First*
Recommendations
17,882*
Store release date · historical
Dec 21, 2006*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Czech*
  • Hungarian*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Multi-player
Multi-player*
PvP
PvP*
Online PvP
Online PvP*
LAN PvP
LAN PvP*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Bugbear Entertainment
Bugbear Entertainment*
ZOOM Platform Media
ZOOM Platform Media*
Jordan Freeman Group
Jordan Freeman Group*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Traditional Chinese*
Store genres
Racing
Racing*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
Strategy First
Strategy First*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Dec 21, 2006*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Czech*
  • Hungarian*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 5 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
260* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
454* min
Ccu
85*
Developer
Bugbear Entertainment, ZOOM Platform Media, Jordan Freeman Group*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Racing*
Historical US original list price
999* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Czech*
  • Hungarian*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
310* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
198* min
Name
FlatOut 2*
Negative reviews · historical
737*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
500,000 .. 1,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
17,923*
Historical US price
999* US cents
Publisher
Strategy First*
Community tags · historical
  • Racing*
  • Combat Racing*
  • Multiplayer*
  • Destruction*
  • Automobile Sim*
  • Vehicular Combat*
  • Action*
  • Driving*
  • Arcade*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Physics*
  • Local Multiplayer*
  • Funny*
  • Casual*
  • 3D*
  • Third Person*
  • Baseball*
  • Basketball*
  • Bowling*
  • Football (American)*
Store genres
Racing
Racing*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Czech*
  • Hungarian*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
Community tags · historical
Racing
Racing*
Combat Racing
Combat Racing*
Multiplayer
Multiplayer*
Destruction
Destruction*
Automobile Sim
Automobile Sim*
Vehicular Combat
Vehicular Combat*
Action
Action*
Driving
Driving*
Arcade
Arcade*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Physics
Physics*
Local Multiplayer
Local Multiplayer*
Funny
Funny*
Casual
Casual*
3D
3D*
Third Person
Third Person*
Baseball
Baseball*
Basketball
Basketball*
Bowling
Bowling*
Football (American)
Football (American)*
Tags votes
Racing
Votes · historical
463*
Combat Racing
Votes · historical
445*
Multiplayer
Votes · historical
314*
Destruction
Votes · historical
310*
Automobile Sim
Votes · historical
302*
Vehicular Combat
Votes · historical
299*
Action
Votes · historical
293*
Driving
Votes · historical
291*
Arcade
Votes · historical
289*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
289*
Physics
Votes · historical
278*
Local Multiplayer
Votes · historical
278*
Funny
Votes · historical
269*
Casual
Votes · historical
258*
3D
Votes · historical
252*
Third Person
Votes · historical
249*
Baseball
Votes · historical
244*
Basketball
Votes · historical
240*
Bowling
Votes · historical
234*
Football (American)
Votes · historical
228*
Specifications 6 · 25 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • PvP*
  • Online PvP*
  • LAN PvP*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Steam Workshop*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Bugbear Entertainment*
  • ZOOM Platform Media*
  • Jordan Freeman Group*
Store genres
  • Racing*
Free to play · historical
No*
Metacritic score
76*
Name
FlatOut 2*
Windows requirements
Windows XP/2000 XP SP2 / 2000 SP4, 256 MB RAM, 64 MB video card, 2.0 GHz Pentium® 4 or AMD® 2000+ processor, DirectX compatible sound card, 3.5 GB free hard drive space, DirectX 9.0c, TCP/IP required for LAN play, 512kbs minimum, Broadband connection required *
Platforms
  • windows*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$9.99*
Publishers
  • Strategy First*
Recommendations total
17,132*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Dec 21, 2006*
Interface languages
English (full audio), French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Russian*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Multi-player
Multi-player*
PvP
PvP*
Online PvP
Online PvP*
LAN PvP
LAN PvP*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Steam Workshop
Steam Workshop*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Bugbear Entertainment
Bugbear Entertainment*
ZOOM Platform Media
ZOOM Platform Media*
Jordan Freeman Group
Jordan Freeman Group*
Store genres
Racing
Racing*
Windows requirements
Windows · Unspecified tier
Requirements
Windows XP/2000 XP SP2 / 2000 SP4, 256 MB RAM, 64 MB video card, 2.0 GHz Pentium® 4 or AMD® 2000+ processor, DirectX compatible sound card, 3.5 GB free hard drive space, DirectX 9.0c, TCP/IP required for LAN play, 512kbs minimum, Broadband connection required*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Strategy First
Strategy First*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Dec 21, 2006*
Interface languages
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Czech*
  • Hungarian*
  • Polish*
  • Russian*
Specifications 7 · 21 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
full*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
verified*
Steam Deck community-reported FPS · 2026-06-27
60* fps
Steam Deck performance reports · 2026-06-27
1*
Store genres
Racing*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
1,009*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
strong*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
117*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
platinum*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
Yes*
Steam release year · historical
2,006*
Title
FlatOut 2*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Full*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Verified*
Steam Deck community-reported FPS · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27
Community-reported frame rate
60* fps
Reports
1*
Store genres
Racing
Racing*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum*
Reports
117*
Community confidence
strong*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
PvP
PvP*

* Provisional data