Wheel World
July 23, 2025
Dive into Wheel World as Kat, a rider chosen by ancient cycling spirits. Race elite teams, trick out your bike, and perform the long overdue Great Shift ritual to save a universe on the brink! Your bike is your destiny.
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76.1
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Critic Reviews (37)
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75.0
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80.0
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"Wheel World is one of those experiences that embraces the player with its lighthearted atmosphere, friendly visuals, and welcoming soundtrack. While it&s;s not a game that relies on major twists or complex challenges, it knows exactly what it wants to …"
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75.0
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80.0
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85.0
"Wheel World proves itself in testing to be a small but exquisite indie gem that pays homage to cycling, peppered with countless terms related to two-wheeled vehicles. The basic story about the demon Skully and the lost parts of his …"
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80.0
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75.0
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73.0
"Wheel World stands out as an experience capable of offering hours of relaxed entertainment, unlike most of the titles currently on the market. Its strength lies in its polished aesthetics, excellent sound and enjoyable driving system, enhanced by effective customisation. …"
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85.0
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80.0
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40.0
"Wheel World gets a lot of things right and presents a very interesting, fulfilling take on an open world that is aesthetically pleasing, narratively intriguing and content rich. Despite suffering from some minor performance issues and a few QoL features …"
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75.0
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80.0
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40.0
"At its best this colourful racer has the power to improve your day."
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85.0
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92.0
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70.0
"Once I started playing Wheel World, a wave of nostalgia hit me as I quickly realized that it’s a modern version of Road Rash. Where most attempts have tried to emulate the formula and failed, Wheel World unintentionally captures the …"
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70.0
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85.0
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75.0
"Wheel World is a cyclist&s;s haven, with tons of challenging races to beat, lands to cycle through, and heaps of customisation options to create your perfect bicycle. Highly recommended."
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92.0
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88.0
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75.0
"Wheel World isn’t about big boss fights or dramatic cutscenes. It’s about the space between objectives—the quiet ride, the unexpected shortcut, the thrill of finding a perfect rhythm on a winding trail. It’s stylish without trying too hard, smart without …"
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85.0
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60.0
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"Ultimately, Wheel World is a small and charming open world, presenting a stylish look, an enjoyable biking gameplay loop, and various high adrenaline races, up and down the hills of this magic island. With rather formulaic open-world activities and slightly …"
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80.0
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70.0
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60.0
"In the end, I was just hunting for more ridiculous bike upgrades, including a frame that replaced my sleek bike with a massive hotdog. Wheel World isn’t everything I’ve ever wanted in a cycling game, but I appreciate all its …"
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68.0
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74.0
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70.0
"Being in summer, Wheel World is a nice and light proposal to spend the moments that vacations leave us to play. The adventure is not very long and can be completed in a couple of afternoons."
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65.0
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70.0
"A fun world to explore; odd characters that you meet only add to the game&s;s overall appeal. Wheel World has impressed with its art style and the quality of the story."
Read original review"Anyone looking for a chill, cool, slightly weird racing game would do well to check this one out."
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65.0
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75.0
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"This flippant, friendly air serves Wheel World well."
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85.0
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"After Nidhogg and Flywrench, Messhof brings us Wheel World — a different kind of project, an adventure and bicycle racing game that turned out to be one of the most pleasant surprises of 2025."
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35.0
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30.0
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25.0
"Wheel World just doesn&s;t deliver on the promises it presents in its opening hour. You&s;ll quickly find the charm starts to wear off as you complete monotonous race after monotonous race. That boredom only turns to frustration as the later …"
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70.0
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"Wheel World is an enjoyable enough game that gets right to the point of riding a bike and saving the world. The cycling challenges and narrative require nothing but a desire to work away at customising your bike to best …"
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80.0
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85.0
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75.0
"We absolutely loved the world of Wheel World. The races offer a good challenge, the customization can completely change the way you play, and exploring the environments in search of parts and secrets is a pleasure. This is one of …"
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30.0
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30.0
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30.0
"Wheel World is a fun, summery game that allows for adventure, exploration, and a bit of self-reflection, which can feel almost meditative at times. It was a game I’d been eagerly awaiting for a while, and thankfully, it didn’t disappoint …"
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92.0
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89.0
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71.0
"Wheel World is an excellent game, bringing a realistic weightiness from the bike handling and merging it with a beautiful world that&s;s a joy to explore."
Read original review"A wonderful open world adventure filled with racing and exploration, Wheel World is a joy to behold thanks to its intuitive controls and stunning cel-shaded art style. Even if you&s;re not a fan of bicycles, this gorgeous little game is …"
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65.0
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85.0
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70.0
"Developers Messhof have created a cycling utopia with Wheel World; they&s;ve created a universe that celebrates the art of cycling and includes a pumping soundtrack to go along with it. It&s;s a game that I&s;m honestly surprised hasn&s;t been made …"
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75.0
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60.0
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"Wheel World is committed to the unparalleled sensation of freedom. Hampered by performance issues, it does its best to recreate the joys of cycling."
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85.0
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80.0
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70.0
"Wheel World was a welcome surprise with a high level of polish and tons of fun to be had from start to finish. Slowly but surely working on the bike and feeling it become more powerful is a true delight …"
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80.0
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90.0
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"Wheel World is a joyous biking adventure that, despite some tiny frustrations, manages to showcase the beauty of biking. This half-racing, half-exploration adventure enters you into a flow state for 5-6 hours, and you exit it with a smile on …"
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75.0
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60.0
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"Wheel World is a triumphant celebration of the bike; a game that understands the culture of cycling. That is something which is long overdue, and you’ll not be left wanting by the open world rides, and highly replayable races, it …"
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60.0
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"As it is, Wheel World delivers what its premise suggests and that&s;s a relaxing bike ride - nothing more, nothing less."
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85.0
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75.0
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"Wheel World is a sort of cozy cycling open world that&s;s impossible not to fall in love with, even considering some minor bugs and some not-so-polished aspects."
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62.0
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58.0
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71.0
"Wheel World invites you to discover unique settings where cycling and customization play a key role in advancing."
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70.0
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85.0
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"Wheel World is a delightfully tactile indie title, and a real celebration of cycling. It feels fantastic to play and it&s;s lovely to look at, but it&s;s held back by a finicky finale and poor performance on PS5. We&s;re hoping …"
Read original review"Wheel World isn’t the groundbreaking experience we were hoping for, but it’s not a complete miss either. If you’re looking for a light racing game with a charming artistic style and a short playtime of around 6 hours, you might …"
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45.0
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48.0
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"In the real world, Wheel World is a repetitive and monotonous game. It’s good in a lot of areas like world building and strong controls, but variety isn’t one of them. At points where it should be celebrating your successes, …"
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85.0
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78.0
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"Good for a weekend of whimsy and adventure, this bicycle racing game is charming enough to win over any racing game fan."
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70.0
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30.0
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"Wheel World is an amalgamation of boring races and exploration, poor storytelling, and often clumsy gameplay that never felt great."
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85.0
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"Wheel World is a gorgeous and creative game with a soul, even if that soul is a little lost. It tries to say something big, but the message gets tangled in the spokes. The biking is fun, the customization is …"
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65.0
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75.0
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70.0
"Wheel World effectively captures the nuances of cycling and turns them into decent entertainment."
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