dDrive

dDrive is an open-ended driving and vehicle career sandbox where you build your own path behind the wheel.

Take on jobs, earn money, buy new vehicles and gradually build your career in a world that is meant to grow together with the game.

Driving is at the heart of dDrive, but the long-term goal goes far beyond simply owning and driving cars. Different vehicles will open the door to different kinds of work, missions and experiences.

VERY EARLY DEVELOPMENT

The project is currently in a very early pre-pre-pre-pre-alpha stage 🤣.

I’m sharing prototype builds mostly for fun, curiosity, and maybe a bit of feedback from other people who enjoy tinkering with unfinished projects too.

Many of the ideas described below are long-term goals and will be introduced gradually through future updates. Features may change, evolve or be replaced as development continues.

This is a personal hobby project that I develop in my free time alongside a regular job and family life. There is no large studio behind dDrive and no fixed schedule forcing features to be released before they are ready.

I am building the game because I enjoy creating it, experimenting with ideas and learning along the way.

BUILD YOUR CAREER

Start small and work your way up.

Complete jobs and missions to earn money, then use it to expand your collection of vehicles, unlock new possibilities and eventually invest in property and other parts of your virtual life.

Planned activities include different kinds of driving careers and missions, such as:

• courier and delivery work
• bus driving
• truck driving
• racing
• police work
• ambulance and emergency services
• and other vehicle-based jobs added over time

Different vehicles are intended to have a purpose beyond simply being something new to collect.

DRIVE DIFFERENT VEHICLES

dDrive is not intended to be limited to one type of vehicle.

Cars are an important part of the game, but the goal is to gradually expand the range of vehicles and the ways they can be used.

Some may be practical tools for earning money. Others may be used for specific careers, missions, exploration or simply for the enjoyment of driving them.

LIVE IN THE WORLD

You do not have to build anything yourself.

dDrive will include its own official world where you can simply play, take jobs, make money, buy vehicles and property, and develop your career at your own pace.

The world is intended to become a place where driving, work and progression are connected rather than a collection of isolated missions.

BUILD YOUR OWN WORLD

The game is being developed together with a built-in world editor.

The same tools used to create the official world are intended to allow players to create their own worlds or modify existing ones.

You can therefore simply play the game as it is, customize the official world, or build something completely different yourself.

BUILT WITH STRIDE

dDrive is developed using the open-source Stride Game Engine.

A large part of the project is also about experimenting with the engine, building my own systems and trying ideas that I simply find interesting.

Development is therefore as much a hobby and learning process as it is an attempt to build the kind of driving game I would personally like to play.

MADE WITHOUT AI-GENERATED ASSETS

dDrive does not use AI-generated images, music or sound effects.

Visual assets, audio and music used by the game come from traditional creation methods, licensed asset sources, or appropriately licensed third-party works.

THE ROAD AHEAD

dDrive is meant to grow over time.

More vehicles, more jobs, more world-building tools, more gameplay systems and more things to own, use and discover are planned for future updates.

For now, development is focused on building a solid foundation one system at a time.

If the idea of building a career through driving, exploring a growing world and eventually creating your own sounds interesting, you are welcome to follow the project and see where it goes.