DüRT Demo V0.2 is Live: Local Split-Screen, Full Controller Support, and Better

DüRT Demo V0.2 is here

This is the biggest demo update yet. Local split-screen, full controller and Steam Deck support, reworked bike handling, and smarter AI. Grab a friend and a second controller, or just take the bike out on the mud and feel the difference.

🏍️ Local Split-Screen (2 Players)

Race a friend on the same screen. Pick your own rider each, choose your layout, and go.

• 2-player split-screen with vertical (side by side) or horizontal (top and bottom) layout.

• Every input works at once: keyboard, mouse, and gamepads can all play together.

• Each player picks their own racer, with separate scoring, tricks, and HUD.

• Plays nicely with your connected controllers, with the keyboard as a fallback for Player 1.

🎮 Full Controller and Steam Deck Support

The whole menu is now built for a controller from the ground up.

• Full gamepad navigation across every menu, including the pause menu.

• Steam Deck friendly: clear focus highlight so you always see where you are.

• Open the pause menu with the Start button.

• Keyboard navigation works too when no controller is connected.

🏁 Reworked Handling and Mud Physics

The bike feels more like a real machine at speed.

• Momentum carries when you cut the throttle, so you coast through the mud instead of stopping dead.

• Speed sensitive steering: tighter control at low speed, more stable at high speed.

• Reworked lean angles and a proper drift pose on long corners.

• Wheelies, whips, and tricks tuned to feel better in the air.

🤖 Smarter AI

The opponents actually race you now.

• No more getting stuck, ramming walls, or driving the wrong way.

• Cleaner overtakes and real fights for position.

• Bikes push and bump instead of bouncing off each other like toys.

🔧 Fixes and Polish

• Audio fixes for engine, landings, and crash sounds.

• Better crash and ragdoll behavior, including suspension collapse on impact.

• Landing angle indicator cleaned up.

• UI scaling for 16:9, 21:9, and 16:10 (MacBook) screens.

• Many smaller bug fixes across menus and gameplay.

📅 What's next

• New tracks are on the way, including Supercross maps with the tight rhythm sections, rollers, and big jumps you would expect.

• More polish and content leading up to the next milestone.

DüRT will also be part of Steam Next Fest in October, so this is a great time to try the demo and tell me what you think. I read every piece of feedback. If you enjoy it, adding DüRT to your wishlist genuinely helps a solo developer more than you would expect. Thank you for playing. See you on the track. Let's go!