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Steam News7 March 20265mo ago

Race Jam EA v0.5.3 - Compression Patch to Address Large Update Sizes

Technical Changes Changed the compression method to reduce extremely large update downloads.

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  • UI and audio
changedTechnical ChangesChanged the compression method to reduce extremely large update downloads.
changedImprovements & BalancingAdjusted traffic behavior on Jeff's Turnpike, LA Freeway, and Coffee Run.
addedImprovements & BalancingAdded a “Join Discord” button to the Main Menu.
changedImprovements & BalancingWe’re continuing to work on reducing both patch sizes and the overall install size of the game. Let us know if you notice improvements to download sizes after this update.

Race Jam changes

changedChanged the compression method to reduce extremely large update downloads.
changedAdjusted traffic behavior on Jeff's Turnpike, LA Freeway, and Coffee Run.
addedAdded a “Join Discord” button to the Main Menu.
changedWe’re continuing to work on reducing both patch sizes and the overall install size of the game. Let us know if you notice improvements to download sizes after this update.

Technical Changes

Changed the compression method to reduce extremely large update downloads.

Although the total game size is now 13 GB, future patches should typically be hundreds of MB instead of several GB, unless major content updates occur.

Improvements & Balancing

Adjusted traffic behavior on Jeff's Turnpike, LA Freeway, and Coffee Run.

Minor track layout adjustments on Temple.

Added a “Join Discord” button to the Main Menu.

We’re continuing to work on reducing both patch sizes and the overall install size of the game. Let us know if you notice improvements to download sizes after this update.

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Steam News / 7 March 2026

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