The WhatsNext verdict
Trailmakers is an excellent choice for imaginative players who want to engineer strange vehicles, test them, and laugh at the results with friends. Its campaign and handling can frustrate, but the construction sandbox is the reason to play.
What it does best
Build almost anything that moves
Physics turn every experiment into a story
Vehicle-building becomes hilarious with friends
Designed machines are genuinely fun to pilot
What might put you off
The builder can feel fiddly and janky
The campaign is tedious busywork
The setup
What you are walking into
In the toughest motoring expedition in the universe, you and your friends will build your own vehicles to cross a dangerous wasteland. Explore, crash horribly, use your wits to build a better rig, and get as far as you can with whatever spare parts you find on your way.
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