Steam app 3558400 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 20:44 UTC
A punishing 2-4 player driving test of your relationships. Gramma can't see and you can't drive. Together, you'll navigate the world's worst detour in an ancient car that handles even worse than it looks.
716 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
12 months, October 2025 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 436 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 280 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Backseat Drivers was released on 9 Oct, 2025.
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Backseat Drivers - Launch Trailer
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Backseat Drivers - Gameplay Trailer
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Backseat Drivers - Holiday Heist Trailer
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Backseat Drivers - Sales Pitch
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Backseat Drivers - Halloween Update Trailer
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17 developer announcements, Apr 2025 to Dec 2025 · times in UTC
We've fixed the issue with Level 8's ski lift, whose arms were spinning wildly out of control. You can once again grab the clamps and drag 'em back onto the car, so you're not guaranteed to fall to your doom.
Patch notesHoliday Heist Hotfix Happy Holidays and a quick hotfix for the Holiday Heist level from us, with: An out of bounds path, previously available on the immediate left and right on entering the Port of Pebkac, have been blocked off. You forgot…
Patch notesHello hello and happy holidays and new years to everyone everywhere! Before the team here has a chance to wind down and take a well-earned break, everyone's been working very hard on today's update, which, alongside various bugfixes…
GhostJam GamesBecause there's not an "Only With Friends" or a "Turn Your Friends Against You" category!We've put the whole year into making Backseat Drivers a frustratingly fun struggle in which you laugh til you cry/cry til you laugh, and muddling…
GhostJam GamesHey! A fairly quick patch today, but a significant one: we've updated the game with ARCADE MODE, which supports WASD steering (for those using mouse + keyboard), and a similarly straightforward layout for controllers. This is to further…
GhostJam GamesSorry for the delay on this patch — it's a few days later than we wanted — we've been super busy working on more content!!!!! coming soon.Now get in loser, we killed the scariest bugs in the car!Fixed the skin system bug in which swapping…
Patch notesCome, confused little road users, you want not the overpriced carnival family haunted house ride this All Hallows Eve! 'Tis much more frightening (and cheaper tbh) to take a short drive to us, instead, where terror and dark secrets await…
GhostJam GamesAnother round of windshield wipes for another round of sneaky little bugs that got all smooshed and dried on there. As follows:Fixed VSync. Vs now properly synced.Ys can now be inverted! Added a new "Inverted Y axis" option in the settings…
Patch notesHere's the notes for the next incoming hotfix. Please keep your reports coming!!Speculative fix for a GPU crash that's been reported 🤞Less of the weird wheelies when the car respawns in level 05 (it's already hellish enough)Tweaks to the…
Patch notesSwingin’ by with an incoming hotfix for immediate bugs (please keep ‘em coming):Tuned the deafening flood sound in the level 3 poo roomMinor FOV issue fixed in menusTuned music volume in one of the level 5 areasRemoved some lingering debug…
Patch notesAfter a long and winding road with many bumps, twists, turns and crashes … BACKSEAT DRIVERS HAS ARRIVED!!! We’re beyond excited and proud to share with you an (almost! Read on… 👀) fully realized 1.0 version of the game, featuring:The full…
GhostJam GamesFirst off: we just want to say a massive thank you. Here goes…THAAAAAANK YOOOOOOUUUUU.Since the launch of our demo:Over 235,000 players have added Backseat Drivers to their Steam wishlistIt's been downloaded more than 1.7 million times1.4…
GhostJam GamesWe’re thrilled to announce that GhostJam Games has officially entered a development partnership with Foulball Hangover to help drive Backseat Drivers across the finish line.Foulball Hangover, known for their unique and beloved indie titles…
GhostJam GamesThe winter tires are off, the AC is on max … and Gramma and Timmy are still trapped inside the car. They did find time to join the community Discord, though, so you should probably do that too. AND they found the time to give the car a…
Patch noteshttps://i.imgur.com/zkX9bs1.gif We're floored that so many people are continuing to enjoy our demo. We had a peak of 3,472 concurrent players over the weekend, which is sooo many more than we ever expected. We want to give our sincerest…
Patch notesHello to all drivers, front seat and back! https://i.imgur.com/0JZ6IgE.gif First, we wanted to express our heartfelt thanks to everyone playing the Backseat Drivers demo. We've been AMAZED by the response so far. Over 30,000 demo players…
Patch notesWHAT IS IT? Backseat Drivers is a 2-player co-op carnage game about two hapless people trying to get from A to B… https://i.imgur.com/Hpnlnu5.gif … But there’s a few complications: The driver is small and elderly and can’t see over the…
GhostJam GamesWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| DirectX 11 | BDS.exe | -DX11 | windows 64 | |
| DirectX 12 | BDS.exe | -dx12 | windows 64 | |
| Potato Mode (Experimental) | BDS.exe | -FeatureLevelES31 -DX11 | windows 64 |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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