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Alexander Golke · Published by Alexander Golke · Official site ↗
Very Positive — 99% positive (81 reviews) · 100 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
REDLINE CROOKS is a fast-paced roguelite combat racing game in which you destroy cops, walls and possibly yourself in a chaotic pursuit of freedom and riches. Upgrade, Slam, Taunt and Boost your way out of imprisonment through the lawless roads that lie ahead, and you may find personal absolution.
DJCTQ 10Full Controller Support
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Action, Indie, Racing · 2024 · More £5 - £15 games
REDLINE CROOKS offers a fast-paced roguelite experience where you race against cops and walls in pursuit of riches. Upgrade, slam, and taunt your way out of prison in this thrilling indie racing game.
About this game
REDLINE CROOKS is a unique, fast-paced combat-racer combining roguelite elements and breakneck speeds to make for a one-of-a-kind, high-octane experience. Charge through walls, cops and more using anything ranging from a tuned-up sports car to a forklift lacking certification. Why outrun the long arm of the law when you can slam it into a wall instead?
- Pick one out of 9 playable convicts, each with distinct playstyles and character-specific upgrades.
- Use the Boost to reach dangerously high speeds and blast through walls and enemies alike at the cost of your health.
- Slam, blow up, launch, ram or otherwise destroy anyone looking to get you back behind bars, and be rewarded with cash and health.
- Build an arsenal of powerful upgrades purchasable from the ever-trustworthy shopkeeper - there are over 100 items for you to mix and match, making every run unique.
- Maneuver through randomly generated and fully destructible tracks, requiring constant improvisation.
- Perform well to rank up, ramping up both the difficulty and the rewards you get using a God Hand-inspired difficulty scaling system.
- Master the intricate mechanics and make it to the top of the online leaderboard, or just have a good time in this easy to play, hard to master experience.
- Test your skills by completing jobs, earning stamps which can be exchanged for customization options and more.
- Jam out to an awesome, original digital-fusion soundtrack by Adam Carey.
Featured promo illustration & revised logo by Sam Filstrup
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: 1.5Ghz+
- Memory: 1024 MB RAM
- Graphics: 256MB
- Storage: 400 MB available space
Supported Languages
English
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
The REDLINE CROOKS Retrospective
The REDLINE CROOKS RetrospectiveHello!It will soon have been 2 years ever since REDLINE CROOKS hit the shelves of Steam. Time flies, right? I wrote a little retrospective on the game's development on my website.Check it out here!It includes anecdotes, tidbits, and even a downloadable build from when the game was truly an MS Paint creation. If you like the game or are interested in game dev, I hope it's an interesting read! If you've ever wondered why these guys are blue, your question can finally find an answer.If you'd like to stay in touch when I release new projects, you can follow me directly on Steam.>> Click here to follow directly on Steam!Read full article on Community Announcements (unpaintedship)AnnouncementsOfficial
REDLINE CROOKS is part of 'Games Forged in Germany' and 25% off!
The 'Games Forged in Germany' Event has started, and REDLINE CROOKS is happily part of it with a 25% discount!! Make sure to check out the other very cool Deutschland games while you're at it!Read full article on Community Announcements (crookdev)Patch NotesOfficial
YAUT 29/06/25: Yet Another Unversioned Hotfix
They call it Hotfix because I'm making these fixes while its really hot outside. Updated DODGE CHALLENGER Job requirements to 100/200/300 (from 50/100/150).Read full article on Community Announcements (crookdev)AnnouncementsOfficial
V1.3.0: Revolutionary Cars
V.1.3.0!If you are reading this with only your shorts on, then understand that me and you currently have a metaphysical connection, because I also only have my shorts on right now. Allow me to use that very same connection as bandwidth internet to transmit this very patch to your house, which mostly aims to reduce the game's difficulty a tiny bit, while also fixing your usual bugs alongside some QoL improvements. The "Quality of your Real Life" (QoyRL) might not be quite affected by this, but rest assured, the "Quality of the Not-So-Real-Illusionary-Life" (QotNSRIL) that is this Video game is very much affected.ChangelogGeneralRestarting during a Weekly will now submit your score instead of having it vanish into the aether.When the CLOCKWORK Badge is active, a visualizer will now show the current slam direction.Increased player enemy-detection hitbox while performing a slam. This affects both auto and manual slam. All types are affected the same way.Reworked the REALISM badge: No longer instantly destroys you on wall-contact. Instead, now just deals a (fairly large) amount of damage when coming into contact with walls. This damage scales with your movement and push-speed: The harder you ram into a wall, the more damage you take.Added some new tips.Reworked DODGE CHALLENGER Job: No longer tracks hits. Instead, now tracks damage taken. (150/100/50 for Bronze, Silver and Gold respectively).Removed the Track Bar in the Final Boss stageFinal Boss Rocket Carrier Rockets now have a bright green outline to make them less missable.Various misc. adjustments not worth a mention.BalancingDEVIL'S DOZEN now incurs an extended spin time.Increased Rocket Gunner firing cooldown.Increased Rocket Gunner pre-fire period.Decreased Rocket Gunner detection range.Tweaked Rocket Gunner Rank-scaling behavior.Significantly decreased Rocket Gunner explosion damage.Increased CERTIFIED HOOD max speedboost.Decreased CERTIFIED HOOD effectiveness fall-off time.Having CERTIFIED HOOD will now prevent...Read full article on Community Announcements (crookdev)AnnouncementsOfficial
SPRING SALE and REDLINE CROOKS x SANDRIPPER Bundle!
Welcome back to the season of spring. What do you mean it's still cold? When I went to bring the trash out the other day and had a colored piece of paper next to me, I saw a bee land on it, which is a clear sign that it's spring already. It also resulted in me standing there for 5 minutes because I didn't want to disturb it. To celebrate this particular bee making out with a piece of paper REDLINE CROOKS is 35% off for this year's SPRING SALE. Tell your friends, pastor, family, and potentially incredibly violent ex partner as a means for them to let their violent tendencies out on cars instead of you. Additionally, REDLINE CROOKS has partnered up with SANDRIPPER to create the first and definitely only Indie Triple-A bundle on the Steam platform (Arcade Automotive Armageddon Bundle). If one game about blowing up vehicles to get massive scores was already good, can you imagine how much you'd get out of TWO?? And it's at a 20% discount if you get the bundle?? AND one of the game's in the bundle is 35% off?? Lord help me, I gotta let my potentially incredibly violent ex partner know about this, it's such a good deal. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44196439/539a309fff5ff9e01c8b0f4f587dd0fd9bafb812.png - AlexanderRead full article on Community Announcements (crookdev)
