Open Throttle

About Open Throttle

A 3D offshore powerboat racing game. Throttle a twin-engine race boat over open-sea swells, trim the bow and fly off waves round a buoy course.

How to play

Race twin-engine powerboats around a buoy course off a rocky coast. Hold the throttle to go, and steer when the hull is in the water: in the air the wheel does nothing. Every swell crest can launch you, so lift off the throttle as you take off and get back on as you land. Trim the bow up for speed and down for rough water, but too much trim flips the boat over backwards or buries the bow in the next wave. Round every orange mark in order and beat three rivals to the line.

Controls

• W or hold the right lever to throttle, release to lift
• A and D, or drag on the left, to steer
• E and Q, or the trim buttons, to trim the bow up and down
• R resets to the course, Esc pauses