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Lowside Brings Arcade Motorcycle Racing to PC

Solo developer Tim Wheatley is building an indie motorcycle game with a low-poly style and accessible physics.

Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Motorcycles

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Solo developer Tim Wheatley is building Lowside, an upcoming PC motorcycle racing game that draws on the 1992 Amiga and Atari ST title No Second Prize. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Lowside is an upcoming solo-developed indie motorcycle game by Tim Wheatley, set for a PC release. The game combines a low-poly visual style with accessible physics and supports both modern gamepads and classic mouse input.

Why it matters

Lowside draws on the 1992 Amiga and Atari ST title No Second Prize, in which mouse movement tilts the bike, bringing that arcade lineage to modern PC players. It offers a small-scale alternative to larger motorcycle racing simulators.

Lowside supports up to 49 on-track rivals and races of up to 40 laps, with tyre compound selection. Three circuits and a traffic-dodging freeway are currently available, while no release date has been given.

The players

Tim Wheatley

Tim Wheatley is a solo developer and the creator and owner of Race Sim Central, who previously worked for iRacing, Motorsport Games, and Straight4 Studios.

The details

Lowside is being developed by Tim Wheatley, creator of Race Sim Central and a former developer at iRacing, Motorsport Games, and Straight4 Studios. The game is inspired by No Second Prize, and Race Sim Central offers that title playable via browser.

Timeline

  1. 1992: No Second Prize released on Amiga and Atari ST, the game that inspired Lowside.

Roadmap

Lowside revives the mouse-tilt control scheme of No Second Prize, a 1992 Amiga and Atari ST motorcycle racer, for a modern PC audience. It fits a niche of small-scale arcade bike games that sit apart from large motorcycle racing simulators.

PC players who enjoy arcade-style racing may find Lowside a low-cost option, though no price has been announced. Its gamepad and mouse support means players can choose the control method that suits them best.

The takeaway

Lowside shows how a single developer can revisit a classic control idea from the early 1990s and make it accessible on modern hardware. Players interested in its progress can watch for a release date and final feature list.

Further reading

Explore more motorcycle news to see how Lowside compares with other two-wheeled racing titles.

Source note: This article includes information reported by Traxion.