
Early Access
Not really. Last updated 8 months ago, with about 1 update per month, and nothing new since.
Last checked Oct 22, 2026
Short Oval Extreme is the definitive video game experience for fans of UK short oval racing, bringing the fast-paced, full-contact excitement of the real sport to life like never before.
The newest build is on the beta branch, more than 36 hours after the public branch. Steam's own Early Access notice looks at the public branch and can miss that beta activity.
Feb 12, 2026 · Build
beta branch build 21902587
Latest build time Steam reports for the beta branch.
Feb 11, 2026 · Patch note
Beta version of the upcoming update (opens in new tab)
I've added a beta version of the upcoming update. It features the work in progress car models, improved lighting and performance, drone scanned Bradford track work in progress and controller rumble. You can select it by going to the beta tab. You can remove it any time and the released version will be downloaded. If you don't know where that is, here is a t…
Dec 21, 2025 · Build
Public branch build 21276859
Latest build time Steam reports for the public branch.
Dec 21, 2025 · Patch note
Added AI Cars (opens in new tab)
Added a few AI cars to the practice session. The AI is not final , but it was requested to have a few other cars to race, so here we are. Have a great Christmas guys!
Dec 14, 2025 · Patch note
Added new tracks (opens in new tab)
Added 3 new tracks, Hednesford, Baarlo and Bradford. These are NOT FINAL track models, Bradford & Hednesford will be drone scanned in the future and Baarlo may be drone scanned but there isn't much left now.
Short Oval Simulator last shipped a build on the beta branch 8 months ago (Feb 12, 2026).
It got about 1 update per month over the last year and is rarely updated (13/100). 2 of the last 11 months had at least one update day. Not enough of a cadence to call it regular.
Yes, it looks that way. There have been no builds or patch notes in over 180 days, or none on record at all.
Short Oval Simulator: 6 updates in the last 12 months, avg every 14 days. The chart shows the last 12 months, including months with zero patch notes. Counts are dated patch and update posts, not branch builds. The Early Access release on 2025-12-03 falls inside this window.
| Month | Updates |
|---|---|
| November 2025 | 0 |
| December 2025 | 5 |
| January 2026 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 1 |
| March 2026 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 0 |