Mad Trails

Introducing the game Mad Trails

Mad Trails has players navigate treacherous mountain trails where every hill, ridge, and boulder will test their driving abilities. Rather than racing through obstacles as quickly as possible and using speed as your advantage, Mad Trails requires players to navigate the terrain in the tiniest of increments. The soft-wheel physics of your truck react realistically to any unstable ground; tires will compress upon hitting a sharp edge, tires will slip off loose boulders, and it may even tilt at danger levels when the truck is off balance.

Every trail is painstakingly handcrafted, consisting of steep climbs, shifting boulders, undeviating ridgelines, and small arches that require absolute control to maneuver through all undulations. Even a single misjudged throttle input can flip your truck backwards, or if you hesitate too long, you lose momentum and never get out of harm's way. While dealing with a countdown timer to heighten the stress of every action, players are constantly trying to find a successful blend of traction, acceleration, and stability to make it to the end of the trail.

Mad Trails makes off-road driving into an intellectual challenge where the ground itself becomes your most difficult nemesis, and surprisingly, your best teacher.

Gameplay of Mad Trails

As soon as you take the start on any course in Mad Trails, it is a constant challenge of analyzing the terrain and adjusting your approach to driving. This is not a "start and go" game; every obstacle requires you to think in advance and manage cautiously.

Assess the Landscape Before Moving

The off-road trails have:

• Crumbled slopes,
• Loose rock piles,
• Abrupt elevation rises,
• Thin ridges are reliant on balance.

Each terrain has a different way of interacting with your tires that will cause you to constantly adjust.

Control Throttle Like an Expert

The soft-wheel physics model is the lifeblood of Mad Trails:

• Push down too hard → the truck will lift, turn, or roll over (aka fail).
• Push down too softly → you will stall at too steep an inclination, and then have to restart.
• The trick is to find the “sweet spot” of throttle while accelerating.

Race the Clock

Every course has a strict time limit. Even if you make good driving choices, if you don’t have control of your speed, you will still not finish the course appropriately. The pressure of racing against the clock creates a mixture of caution and urgency!

Master the Basic Yet Dimensionally Challenging Controls

The driving layout is simple:

• Go Forward: [↑] or [W]
• Go in Reverse: [↓] or [S]
• Steer to the Left: [←] or [A]
• Steer to the Right: [→] or [D]

Those four directional commands are how any vehicle will move, and it's worth noting that even tiny adjustments matter on unstable terrain.

What Sets Mad Trails Apart?

• Realistic soft-wheel physics that provide realistic feedback on every bump
• Terrain designed to test decision-making, not just speed
• A high tension loop pushed by strict time limits
• Great satisfaction from beating a difficult climb
• Replay value boosted, as the ground will behave unpredictably each time

Mad Trails is for players who appreciate technical driving, physics-based distractions, and the thrill from mastering a climb after multiple unsuccessful attempts.