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FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition vs Gas Guzzlers Extreme

FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition and Gas Guzzlers Extreme both land in Racing on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Racing games on Steam. FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition (2008) is 5 years older than Gas Guzzlers Extreme (2013). Both sit near 88% positive on Steam (FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition: 2,051 reviews, Gas Guzzlers Extreme: 1,154). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition

Choose FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition if it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. 2,051 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose Gas Guzzlers Extreme

Choose Gas Guzzlers Extreme if you want an Action and Sports game with Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Valve Anti-Cheat enabled. On Steam, it's the newer release (2013) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,154 Steam reviews back the pick.

Both FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition and Gas Guzzlers Extreme sit in Racing on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (87.8% vs 88% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.

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FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition vs Gas Guzzlers Extreme — Steam metadata comparison
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition — Steam game coverFlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's EditionGas Guzzlers Extreme — Steam game coverGas Guzzlers Extreme
Released20082013
GenresRacingAction, Sports, Racing
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck VerifiedDeck Playable
Price9.99 USD24.99 USD
Steam reviews87.8% positive (2,051 reviews)88% positive (1,154 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlyMulti-player, Co-op
DevelopersBugbear Entertainment, ZOOM Platform Media, Jordan Freeman GroupGamepires

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FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition vs Gas Guzzlers Extreme — FAQ

Which is better, FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition or Gas Guzzlers Extreme?
On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition sits at 87.8% positive (2,051 reviews), Gas Guzzlers Extreme at 88% (1,154). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
Should I play FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition or Gas Guzzlers Extreme first?
If you want chronology, FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition (2008) came out before Gas Guzzlers Extreme (2013). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
Are FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition and Gas Guzzlers Extreme similar?
They overlap on Racing on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
Does FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition have multiplayer like Gas Guzzlers Extreme?
No. Gas Guzzlers Extreme supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Co-op), while FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition is listed as single-player only.