Snowrunner, Baby Steps, and cinematic tension combined into one explosive cocktail — and the best part? You can try it right now, as a demo is available on Steam.

In Nitroglycerine!, you’re tasked with driving a truck loaded with highly explosive materials. The game radiates the same lo-fi tension as William Friedkin’s nihilistic thriller Sorcerer. The playable demo puts you directly in the cab of a roaring, growling 1970s flatbed truck carrying a single crate of pure liquid explosives. Your mission is to navigate a twisting, slippery, crumbling dirt road using only a map — and nerves of steel.

You have three trucks and three chances to complete the route, with gas stations acting as checkpoints along the way. Part of the challenge comes from your driver’s unfortunate mistake: forgetting to secure the cargo. The crate slides around the flatbed like a bar of soap, creaking and groaning with every jolt until the deadly bottles inside nearly rattle free. Your truck is ill-equipped to handle the treacherous terrain ahead. Even a moderately steep incline must be climbed at just the right speed, or you’ll slide back down to the bottom. The handbrake and turbo help manage these climbs, but push too hard, and you risk stalling the engine — or reaching the top only to go flying back down with disastrous results.

And that’s just one hill. Nitroglycerine! isn’t afraid to throw even deadlier challenges your way: rickety wooden bridges, hairpin turns perched on the edge of cliffs, massive boulders blocking half the road, and rock walls that crumble beneath your tires. It’s a game that keeps you constantly on edge, every bump a potential catastrophe. The demo lets you try one of two available tracks, while the full version will include a “free ride” mode for added replayability.

According to developer Avoidance on Steam, Nitroglycerine! was designed for short, high-intensity play sessions. And after a few minutes behind the wheel, you’ll definitely understand why…

Source: PCGamer, Steam