Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Retrocycles launched on July 22, 2020 as the Steam version of the long-running open source game Armagetron Advanced. The game shipped as a complete product with no announced DLC, no season pass, and no roadmap for additional content. The developer has never communicated plans for expansions or new game modes — the store description presents the game as a finished package.
Since launch, the developer has consistently released maintenance and compatibility patches, with the most recent being version 0.2.9.3.0 on April 18, 2026. These updates address platform compatibility issues (such as Linux library changes in Ubuntu 26.10), fix bugs, and make small quality-of-life improvements. None of these updates introduce new game modes, major features, or content expansions. The April 2026 patch explicitly notes that binary builds are unchanged and that Linux compatibility was the primary motivation.
This is a game that launched complete and has been maintained ever since — the developer is keeping it running on modern platforms rather than expanding it with new content. There is no indication of future content additions, and the game's update history reflects ongoing stewardship of a finished product rather than an active content development cycle.
Evidence
Store description presents the game as a complete product with defined game modes and feature set, based on the open source Armagetron Advanced. No mention of upcoming content or planned additions.
Version 0.2.9.3.0 released primarily to address a Linux library compatibility issue; binary builds unchanged. Includes minor bug fixes and a framerate limiter setting.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Manuel Moos
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Multiplayer · PvP · Local/Split Screen
About this game
In Retrocycles, you ride a bizarre vehicle that can never stop and leaves a deadly trail behind. In the most basic game mode, you can only make sudden right angle turns and are trapped
with others in an inescapable arena. The last survivor wins.
Focus is firmly on online play. Pick a server that sounds fun from the server browser, hop in, stay and play there for as long as you like with the same people. Online, you will find many variations of the core gameplay principle. There are other objectives than mere survival. In Fortress Mode, two teams face each other. Each team owns a Fortress Zone and needs to defend it while trying to conquer the enemy team's Fortress. In Sumo Mode, everyone needs to stay inside a shrinking circle to stay alive.
The game supports custom maps (sadly without an editor) and just about every gameplay variable can be tweaked to your, or more likely, the server owner's heart's content. Speed, map size, trail length and timeouts are just the start. Even the rigid right angle turn rule can be bent!
Retroycles is the Steam version of the open source game Armagetron Advanced, the almost only game of its kind to stay a bit relevant for twenty years.
Features:
with others in an inescapable arena. The last survivor wins.
Focus is firmly on online play. Pick a server that sounds fun from the server browser, hop in, stay and play there for as long as you like with the same people. Online, you will find many variations of the core gameplay principle. There are other objectives than mere survival. In Fortress Mode, two teams face each other. Each team owns a Fortress Zone and needs to defend it while trying to conquer the enemy team's Fortress. In Sumo Mode, everyone needs to stay inside a shrinking circle to stay alive.
The game supports custom maps (sadly without an editor) and just about every gameplay variable can be tweaked to your, or more likely, the server owner's heart's content. Speed, map size, trail length and timeouts are just the start. Even the rigid right angle turn rule can be bent!
Retroycles is the Steam version of the open source game Armagetron Advanced, the almost only game of its kind to stay a bit relevant for twenty years.
Features:
- Offline singleplayer against bots
- Splitscreen multiplayer for up to four players
- Online multiplayer for at least 16 players per server, servers can provide more slots
- Four builtin game modes: Last Man Standing, Last Team Standing, Fortress and Sumo
- Modded servers online also provide Racing, Capture the Flag and Mazes. And there is this one strange server with Rogue-ish RPG elements.
- Customizable keyboard layout
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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