Cooperative RC Adventure WheelMates Launches on Steam
WheelMates is a cooperative-only game with no solo mode, so its reach depends entirely on the Friends Pass model, where one purchase covers two players.
Key Facts
- Firevolt released WheelMates on Steam on September 1, 2026, at a price of 2,229 yen including tax.
- WheelMates is cooperative-play only, with two players driving RC cars through Professor Bloom's maze-like house.
- The game's Friends Pass lets a second player join for free when one person owns the game.
- The main story runs about six hours, or about eight with full exploration, minigames, and additional content.
- WheelMates was originally dated September 8 at the Future Games Show: Summer Showcase 2026 in June, then moved up to early September.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Game Spark.
Firevolt released WheelMates, a cooperative RC car adventure, on Steam on September 1, 2026. The game is cooperative-play only: two players drive RC cars through the maze-like house of Professor Bloom, who has disappeared, responding to his distress signal and uncovering the truth behind his experiments. The cars take upgrades including a swinging rope and magnetic wheels that let them climb walls, which open new paths in already-visited areas. The main story runs about six hours, or about eight with full exploration, hidden secrets, minigames, and additional content. Cars are customizable in color, wheels, antenna, and horn, and a supporter pack adds limited car models and skins. The game costs 2,229 yen including tax, with a 10 percent launch discount running until September 16. WheelMates supports Friends Pass, so a second player joins for free when one person owns the game. The release date was moved up from September 8, announced at the Future Games Show: Summer Showcase 2026 in June, to early September.
WheelMates was first presented at the Future Games Show: Summer Showcase 2026 broadcast on June 7, where Firevolt dated the game for September 8. The studio later moved the release forward to early September. The game is built around two-player cooperation only, with no solo mode mentioned in the release materials.
The RC cars carry upgrades such as a swinging rope and magnetic wheels that allow wall climbing, and these expand the playable range in areas the players have already visited. Customization covers color, wheels, antenna, and horn, and a supporter pack adds limited car models and skins. The story follows a distress signal from Professor Bloom, who has disappeared, and the house contains hidden rooms and evidence of strange experiments. The main story takes about six hours, and full exploration with minigames and additional content runs closer to eight.
WheelMates is available on PC via Steam at 2,229 yen including tax, with a 10 percent discount through September 16. The Friends Pass lets a second player join for free when one person owns the game.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.