- Crumple Zone is safe to use | Unity Security Vulnerability - 6 October 2025
You may have come across news stories about a security vulnerability in games made with Unity and you may witness a lot of patches being rolled out on Steam right now to fix this.The quick TL;DR is: Crumple Zone is based on an older version of Unity that is not affected. So you're safe to play - have fun! :-)The slightly longer explanation for those who are interested: This Unity Vulnerability only affects games built with Unity 2017.1 and later, but Crumple Zone is using the earlier 5.6.3 version, so it's not affected.Just to be extra sure I downloaded the official patcher application by Unity and it did not find anything to patch in the Crumple Zone files.For the more tech-savvy, if you want to confirm this, you can go into the game files and see there is no "UnityPlayer.dll" in the main game folder next to the exe, which would typically be the affected file. And Unity's "output_log.t…
- Unity controversy + Future of Crumple Zone - 15 September 2023
Hey folks, how's life? As many of you probably know, Crumple Zone has been built on the Unity Engine. There is quite some controversy and outrage going on related to that at the moment, with a lot of misinformation and overreaction, so I wanted to share my thoughts and what it means for the future of Crumple Zone. First of all, this controversial "install fee" only comes into effect after a certain number of installs, which is way beyond what most indie titles, including Crumple Zone, will reach. So in that regard it is actually not that much different from other business models like, let's say Unreal/Epic, where there's a revenue share percentage only after reaching a certain volume of sales - so the Unity model is likely actually still "cheaper" at the end of the day, from a developers perspective, if you're selling high numbers. In other words, from all the info I know, I don't expec…
- Easter Special Discount + the state of things - 10 April 2020
Hi everyone, I hope you are doing well! Crumple Zone is on sale with a great discount this Easter, so if you are still undecided or you know someone who is, now is the perfect time to pick it up. As far as development goes, I was able to update the game's engine which clears the way to work on online multiplayer and VR support. I actually started working on both but there is a lot of work still left to get it to a releasable state. Plus, in these times I have to take extra care for my family and find less time to work on the game. So I can't promise any ETA yet, but it's coming! Stay tuned and - most importantly - stay healthy
- Halloween Update including paintjob mod support (beta)! - 31 October 2019
In today's spooky update you'll find two new Halloween-themed paintjob graphics. But that's not the interesting part - they are actually show casing a new game feature: paintjob modding! It's in "beta" state for now because of two reasons: 1) I haven't tested it thoroughly yet, so please let me know of any bugs you might find. 2) I haven't integrated it with the steamworks system yet, that's the next step, so you can easily share these paintjobs. For now you can start modding on your own at least. I will post a more detailed guide in the community section soon but here is the quick version: Put a PNG image with square dimensions into one of the folders in: /Mods/Paintjobs/ All paintjobs can be selected for all cars but I added a compability hint that suggests which car it works best on. I will explain why that's the case later, too. By the way can view the Halloween paintjobs as example…
- Photo Mode + Opponent Driver Profiles - 30 September 2019
This updates includes two new features that were requested most in the recent survey: Opponent Driver Profiles / Back Stories Ramming into opponents is a lot more fun when you know who you are actually dealing with! Now you can find out more about each character in the Extras -> Opponent Profiles menu. Note: Any resemblances to real or fictional characters are purely coincidental! That being said, can you figure out all the "coincidences"? ;-) Photo Mode Now you can capture all those insane moments in Crumple Zone in all their glory! Simply open photo mode from the pause menu. If you want to take/share a screenshot, there are two ways to go about it: 1) Use Steam or another capture software (e.g. Fraps) Press "H" to hide the Photo Mode UI and then trigger your capture. For Steam, the Steam in-game overlay has to be enabled. The default key on Steam is F12. 2) Use Crumple Zone's capture…
- Survey results + future plans + other news - 14 September 2019
Hi everyone! Hope you're doing well. I'm back from summer vacation and now it's the perfect time to enlighten you about some of the news and plans for Crumple Zone. Ok first off and better late than never - Crumple Zone now has a Twitter account @CrumpleZoneGame The steam store page and community hub will still be the main focus for major updates but Twitter might be a cool place for everything else such as gameplay videos, off topic stuff etc. Also, if you like Crumple Zone and retweet the occasional post, it could help spread the word about the game. Survey results Anyways, now to the probably more interesting topic: The survey about the future of Crumple Zone is closed - thanks to anyone who took part! I'll show the most important results and tell you what it means for the game's road map. Major new feature This one surprised me the most. I could have bet that online multiplayer wins…
- Take part in this survey and shape the future of Crumple Zone! - 11 August 2019
Tell me what you want, what you really really want! Ok maybe not the best idea to start this off with a Spice Girls reference, but then again it kind of fits all that 90s retro vibe, I guess? Anyways, since release I collected feedback and ideas from the community and before I dive head first into working on the game after a little summer break, I want to make sure I focus on the things that you, the players, get the most out of. So here's a little survey, quite short and totally anonymous of course: Crumple Zone survey It only takes about 2 Minutes to complete and would help me a lot. So please give it a shot and thanks a lot in advance! P.S.: You can always provide feedback and discuss the game in the community hub, too, if anything is on your mind.
- Summer discount promotion! - 30 July 2019
Crumple Zone was a tad too "freshly released" to join the big steam summer sale, but that doesn't mean we can't have a little summer sale on our own, right? Better late than never, so here we go. The game is 30% off for a week, so if you're still on the fence about getting it, or know someone else who is, now is the perfect time to grab it! See you all in the derby pit!
- Community members in credits section + screen resolution fix - 26 July 2019
With the latest (small) update I added a special section in the credits to honor all of those Crumple Zone players who helped greatly in improving and shaping the game. You probably know who you are if you're reading this, but have a look to make sure! :) By the way, if you like to have a different name or maybe even your real name listed there, just let me know. Of course, this section will be updated in the future and anyone who stands out in the community as very helpful and supportive of the game will join the hall of fame in the credits! You guys are great and I don't want to leave that unmentioned. There is another small improvement in this update concerning screen resolutions, well more precicely "uncommon" screen resolution that aren't part of the basic set of supported resolutions. Basically what it does is add the native desktop resolution in case it is not part of the default…
- New patch including handbrake for all you show-offs out there! - 24 June 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34868665%2F4a5d07736bbffbdd0d6d0b7db6ec571b123e19b6.gif Your wish is my command, and a couple of you requested a handbrake feature, so here it is! Just tap it to provoke oversteering and get quicker around tight corners. In arenas, you can use it to make quick 180s at slower speeds. Use the "B" button on Xbox Controllers, right Control on Keyboard... or equivalent (?) on other controllers (too much to list). There are also a couple of more "moving objects" added to some levels. I will not spoil anything, try to spot them on your own. I can only say... Yvan eht nioj! (No I'm not having a stroke)
- Small patch just released - Windowed Mode and more - 6 June 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34868665%2F883e166789134c4f4e69f6ac3c18086ba58c8485.jpg Notice something different in the image above? Hi everyone! Hope you're all enjoying the game. I just uploaded a small update containing these fixes: - fixed a few typos - shortened the first campaign cutscene - added a fullscreen switch in the graphics section - standard graphics level after installing the game is now "high" ... and as these are all rather unspectacular, I added a little gimmick as well: on the Hilltown Speedway, there's a plane cruising around now. I plan to add a few more moving objects to the levels to make them more lively, and this is the very first one (well technically the beach volley ball action was the first one, but these other ones will be much more spectacular...). See you all later!
- Get ready to Crumple! - 31 May 2019
Crumpe Zone has just been released! For a very reasonable price, you can re-live the golden era of over-the-top senseless car smashing. Please keep in mind that this is only the beginning. Don't worry, I promise you get a complete coherent experience when you buy the game today. But there's much more that can be added and improved if you support the game and it's development in the future. So if you like the game, connect with other players and the devs in the community hub and spread the word about Crumple Zone in streams, chats etc. Let's make demolition derby games great again!
- Crumple Zone releases next week! - 26 May 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34868665%2Fc7394d09923ac4ac6704f29bc0a964eb950190d4.jpg Hang on to your helmets as Crumple Zone will release on Steam next week! It is currently in Valves review queue, not entirely sure how long it will take, but the game should be ready around May 31st, give or take a few days. I am very excited and hope you'll have as much fun playing this game as it was developing it. Get ready to crumple!
- Join the Closed Beta for free! - 1 May 2019
EDIT May 16th: Ok, for the "final final" beta phase, there are some more keys available. Just add a comment and I will contact you. Happy smashing! EDIT May 25th: Beta phase is over and the official release is VERY soon, so stay tuned!
