BeamNG opened its website,, on to deliver news of the game's development. In 2011, some Rigs of Rods developers gathered and decided to improve upon the open-source software with a new product. The game was initially released as a tech demo on 3 August 2013 along with paid access to an alpha, and was later made available on Steam Early Access for Microsoft Windows on. The game features soft-body physics, which simulate realistic handling and damage to vehicles. BeamNG.drive is a vehicle simulation video game developed and published by Bremen-based video game developer BeamNG GmbH.
