Crossout

Vehicular combat meets deep customization in a post-apocalyptic battlefield

Build and Battle in a Ravaged Future

Crossout is a multiplayer action game for Windows set in a desolate, post-apocalyptic world where survival depends on ingenuity, firepower, and vehicular engineering. Developed by Targem Games and published by Gaijin Entertainment, Crossout delivers fast-paced competitive matches featuring some of the most intricate car-building mechanics available in the vehicular combat genre.

Deep Vehicle Customization

A defining feature of Crossout is its rich, modular construction system. Players start with a basic starter vehicle and gradually amass an impressive stockpile of parts through victories and missions. The level of creative freedom is impressive: any design, from nimble scout buggies to lumbering fortresses on wheels—even hovering vehicles—can be constructed. Pieces include wheels, armor plating, frames, engines, unique modules, and a diverse array of weaponry.

Every component has a direct impact on performance and battle capability. Placement and choice of weapons, such as machine guns, rocket launchers, drones, or even flamethrowers and melee saws, must be balanced with weight limits, power consumption, and defensive measures. This intricate design philosophy rewards experimentation and tactical creativity.

Varied Modes and Dynamic PvP

Crossout offers both player-versus-environment (PvE) missions and adrenaline-charged player-versus-player (PvP) battles. Standard PvP matches pit teams against each other with destructible vehicles and objectives, while PvE missions provide cooperative objectives against AI-controlled foes. Each skirmish is made more exciting by the advanced damage model: strategically targeting an opponent’s weapons or wheels can render them harmless or immobile, opening new tactical opportunities mid-battle.

Factions, Progression, and Market Economy

Players align with one of several uniquely themed factions. Each faction—like the speed-focused Lunatics or the technologically advanced Dawn’s Children—offers exclusive blueprints, visual styles, and progression paths. Completing missions and battles grants parts, currency, and reputation, leading to steadily greater power and more elaborate designs.

Unwanted parts can be sold on a player-driven marketplace, where trading and crafting are both options. This adds an economic layer rarely seen in comparable free-to-play titles, allowing resourceful players to profit from their creativity or canny trading.

Visuals and Community

Crossout’s visuals present a gritty, metallic wasteland, filled with moody skies and industrial detritus. Vehicles are distinctly readable and damaging an opponent is visually satisfying, with parts detaching and exploding dynamically. A large, international community ensures active matchmaking and a wealth of creative vehicle shares available for inspiration.

Free-to-Play Model

Crossout is free to play, with optional in-game purchases for cosmetic customization, premium vehicle packs, and progression boosts. While dedicated players can unlock most content without spending money, there are incentives for faster advancement through the paid route. The monetization remains balanced and does not severely restrict competitive play.