
Tiny cars, enormous tracks, and twenty-six years of community racing in one ready-to-run package.
Re-Volt (RVGL) is a free arcade game released under Free community distribution. It runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, needs about 5.0 GB of disk space, and requires no account, payment or trial. On a computer, the fastest route is the PlayBound Launcher. On a phone or tablet, use the official store or site instead.
One-click install
PlayBound fetches the official release — no third-party mirrors.
Choose Install in PlayBound. The launcher downloads the official 64-bit Online Edition directly from Re-Volt I/O.
Install the official Online EditionPlayBound extracts RVGL with the current community soundtrack, cars, and tracks used for online events. No Steam client is involved.
Prepare the community race packLaunch the game and host a TCP/IP lobby or enter the host address to join. Hosting outside PlayBound may require port forwarding.
Host or join a lobbyFor a PlayBound party, the leader hosts through PlayBound Connect and the launcher shares the private party address with every racer.
Bring the party onto one networkMinimum
1.0 GHz CPU · 512 MB RAM · OpenGL 2.1 compatible GPU · 500 MB storage
Recommended
2.0 GHz Dual-Core CPU · 2 GB RAM · Dedicated GPU · USB Gamepad / Wheel
The Re-Volt I/O community distributes a complete, ready-to-play RVGL package at no charge.
Yes. RVGL supports configurable gamepads and is a particularly good fit for controller play.
One player hosts an IP lobby and the others join that address. RVGL also supports LAN sessions; PlayBound Connect is the preferred party path.
Absolutely. Re-Volt has thousands of community cars and tracks. PlayBound starts with the curated I/O online pack so everybody has matching content.