Choose style: | 8ch | | silver | | grass | | metal | --- Static (HTML only) version ---GeneRally
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| Genre | Original developer | Originally released | Current developer | Remade in | MP amount of players | Characterization |
| Arcade, Racing, Top-down | The Räbinä brothers | 2002 | Curious Chicken Games | 2011 - present | 6 Local | Original |
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| Purchase | Copy purchase | Subscription | Free to play | Oddly enough the in-development-hell sequel presently isn't. |
| Cut Content | Graphic | Character | Gameplay | Expansions | Other | One track was removed from a beta pre-release, called Plante. Official explanation was "the dog ate it". Can be added back in within a matter of minutes. |
| Censorship | Language | Violence | Nudity | Nothing, you can turn the audience into a bloodbath if you find a way to launch yourself onto the stands. |
| DRM | uPlay | Steam | Denuvo | Origin | Other | DRM-Free | |
| In-game purchases | Cosmetics | Boosters | Items | Characters | Maps | Other | |
| Paid DLC | Cosmetics | Boosters | Soundtrack | Items | Characters | Maps | Expansions | |
| Free DLC | Cosmetics | Boosters | Soundtrack | Items | Characters | Maps | Expansions | Languages were available on the old site and can presumably still be downloaded, albeit in an unofficial capacity. |
| Modding support | Banned | None | Limited | Full | Never intended to be modded with the exception of tracks, but the original developers relented and eventually promoted the creation of cars and other addons. Thousands exist, though hidden behind the veteran members of the community. |
| False advertising | No | Yes | |
| Demo availability | No | Yes | As is the case with many freeware games, the base game is essentially the demo. |
| Bugs at launch | None | Insubstantial | Moderate | Heavy | Occasional glitches now and then, mostly due to fundamental engine-related issues. Usually fixed between updates. |
| Multiplayer | Local | Official server | P2P | LAN | User servers | Unofficial | Online MP has been talked about in the past but never implemented. |
| Moderation (online) | None | Insubstantial | Moderate | Heavy | |
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| Category | Included in GeneRally | Included in originals / fanmade mods | Sources / Comments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GNU/Linux Ports | No | Yes | Can run in most virtual machines without a hitch. No mobile ports either. |
| Higher Resolutions | Yes | No | Supported higher resolutions since the first 64-bit release in 2011. |
| Online Multiplayer | No | No | See Multiplayer. |
| Graphical Changes | No | Yes | No texture updates (there's basically no textures to speak of) but palettes can be swapped. |
| Bug Fixes | Yes | No | Bugs can't be fixed by players due to the game being closed-source, but the devs have the full ear of the community. |
| Offline Multiplayer | Yes | No | Up to 6 human-controlled players. |
| Mod Archive/Database | No | No | No official archive was ever made, private collections are growing ever sparse as third-party sites die at an ever-increasing rate. |
Gamer's Opinion
Despite looking like a game for kids and priding its success on cars made of 40 polygons, GeneRally is one of the best freeware titles of its era and doubly so for the genre it represents, which is usually filled with irredeemable shovelware.