Road Scars: Origins
Released Apr 2018
Ride day and night, taking on risky jobs for the Road Baron, avoiding traffic and other bikers on endless dangerous roads, all of that while you blast some original punk rock music!
76% positive · 345 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Road Scars: Origins launched on April 3, 2018 as a self-contained indie motorcycle action game with a story mode, arcade mode, and 48 challenges. Its only DLC — an original soundtrack — was released on the same day as the game itself.
The developer (Paulo / NukGames) is a solo developer who has been active since launch, but post-launch updates to Road Scars: Origins specifically have been maintenance and improvement focused. The most recent update to this game was on February 21, 2024, which added 7 new languages and fixed several bugs and hitbox issues. No new content — levels, modes, or expansions — has been announced or released for the game since launch.
Since February 2024, the developer has shifted focus almost entirely to a new project called Burning Skies. News posts from 2024 through 2026 are all about that game: its arcade demo, a free spin-off added to NukGames' catalog, the upcoming Burning Skies demo, and eventually the retirement of the Burning Skies Arcade version in April 2026. None of these posts mention any additional plans for Road Scars: Origins.
The store description presents the game as a complete package with defined content (story mode, arcade mode, 48 challenges), and no future content has been teased or announced. The game appears to have been delivered as a finished product and has since received only maintenance-level attention. With the developer's focus now firmly on the Burning Skies project, Road Scars: Origins is effectively complete.
Evidence
Major update added 7 new languages, improved hitboxes, fixed challenge unlock bug, and remade the main menu. No new content announced — last known update to the game.
Only DLC is an original soundtrack released on launch day — no additional DLC has been released or announced since.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
NukGames
Achievements
86
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Ride day and night, taking on risky jobs for the Road Baron, avoiding traffic and other bikers on endless dangerous roads, all of that while you blast some original punk rock music!
- In Road Scars: Origins you play as Adam, an aspiring motorcyclist, fighting to join the Road Slicers, the biggest motorcycle club on the town. Do you have what it takes to reach your goal?
- A fusion of classic games such as Road Rash and Road Fighter.
- Play one of the 3 game modes (or all of them):
- On the story mode, take on challenges and racings and follow Adam's jorney.
- On the arcade mode, get the best possible score and try to reach the top of the Steam Leaderboards.
- On the challenge mode, unlock achievements throught 48 challenges and racings.
- Avoid traffic and knock down enemies through procedurally generated roads.
- Retro visuals and cutscenes with comicbook style.
- Story mode with about 1 hour gameplay.
- Endless arcade mode
- 48 challenges
- Day-nigh dinamyc system
- Original punk rock soundtrack with 6 musics
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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