Half Grip Trailer Shows One-armed Combat Racing
The one-arm control scheme makes every race a trade-off between driving and shooting, which is the design idea the trailer is selling ahead of a 2026 Steam release.
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Half Games released a gameplay trailer for Half Grip, a roguelite combat racing game where the driver controls everything with a single arm. Steering, gear changes, shooting, and reloading share that one arm, so timing matters. Races pay prize money for upgrades and weapons, including ramming equipment, shotguns, magnets, and landmines. The game is scheduled for release on PC via Steam in 2026.
Firefights and gear changes compete for the same limb. Steering, shifting, firing pistols, shotguns, and submachine guns, and reloading all run through one arm, so players choose what to do and when rather than doing both at once.
Prize money from races buys upgrades and weapons, and the arsenal includes ramming equipment, magnets, and landmines. Handling sits between realism and arcade feel, and upgraded tires can grip or slip depending on the road surface. Runs are roguelike, so builds vary from drift-spec cars to armed storm chasers to aerodynamic speedsters, drawn in dot-style retro graphics.
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