Art of Rally – The racing game created in a pickup truck on an epic journey through North America

After a few years of disconnecting, I am very happy to tell you that our second game, Rally art, launches on Xbox and is available today, day one with Xbox Game Pass! For any of you who like racing games, it is a spiritual successor to my last game, Absolute drift, which was released on Windows and Xbox a few years ago.

Rally art is a love letter to the golden age of rally driving that takes players from all over the world to drive through beautiful and relaxing environments inspired by real locations from Finland, Sardinia, Norway, Japan, Germany and now also Kenya . What most gamers will never know is that I developed a large part of the game while driving through North America in my caravan, before gathering a team at the end to launch it.

Some of you may recognize a modern cargo van, but I call it The Beluga and turned it into an office on wheels for most of the development. We step into nature, gaze at the great skies, travel through tranquil forests and through vast deserts. The craziest trip was a 6000 km trip from Canada to Oaxaca, Mexico, which coincided with Hurricane Willa that swept through Sinaloa.

My van has played such an important role in creating my game, that I had to be in it. If you ever play Rally art, and you’re heading somewhere down a less traveled road, you just might find it (sporting the camo livery from my previous game Absolute drift)!

Playing the game this way has been an incredible experience, albeit a bit technologically challenging at times. Can’t wait to see what people think of it when they try it out on Xbox One, Xbox Series X | Yes, Windows 10 and with Xbox Game Pass!