RV There Yet? Coffee Stain Vets’ New Game Looks Hilariously Chaotic

Hello, fellow gamers, Elias here from RivalSector.com. I’ve got my eye on a new indie title that’s barrelling down the highway, and it looks like pure, unadulterated chaos. If you’ve ever played a co-op game and thought, “This is great, but I wish it was more stressful and involved a rickety RV,” then boy, do I have the game for you. I’m talking about RV There Yet?, the debut title from a brand new studio called Nuggets Entertainment.

This game just popped up on my radar, and the more I dig in, the more I’m convinced this could be one of the fall’s sleeper co-op hits. It’s launching very soon, on October 21, 2025, and it promises to test your friendships in the most ridiculous way possible. So, buckle up, grab a lukewarm drink from the cooler, and let’s break down exactly what we should expect from this wild road trip.

Who is Nuggets Entertainment?

First things first, let’s talk about the dev team. This is usually the part where I’d say “it’s a new indie studio, so let’s temper expectations.” But hold on, Nuggets Entertainment isn’t just any group of new devs.

This team, based in Skövde, Sweden, is made up of some serious industry veterans. Get this: the studio includes co-founders and former leads from Coffee Stain, the legends who brought us both the beautifully complex factory-builder Satisfactory and the physics-based-mayhem-generator Goat Simulator.

This pedigree is, frankly, insane. It tells me two crucial things.

1. They know how to build engaging, systems-driven games (the Satisfactory side).
2. They are masters of emergent, physics-based comedy and letting players create their own fun (the Goat Simulator side).

When you blend those two sensibilities, you get a game that promises to be more than just a silly “haha, the physics broke” experience. It suggests a game with real mechanics, a challenging gameplay loop, and a solid physics engine that is meant to be pushed to its breaking point for hilarious results. This isn’t their only project either, as they’re also working on a first-person farming and exploration game called Among the Wild, but RV There Yet? is the first one out of the garage.

The Big Idea: A Co-op Road Trip from Heck

So, what is RV There Yet? At its core, it’s a 1-4 player online co-op adventure built around a single, daunting task: drive your beat-up Recreational Vehicle home.

Simple, right? Wrong.

You and your buddies are on your way back from what I assume was a lovely vacation, but you’re forced to take a “scenic” alternate route through the treacherous and ominously named Mabutts Valley. Your goal is to navigate this backcountry nightmare and find the exit to Route 65.

This isn’t a relaxing Sunday drive. This is a survival-lite, physics-heavy, resource-management cluster-truck. The entire game revolves around you and your friends working together (or, more likely, yelling at each other) to keep your RV in one piece and moving forward. Everyone has a job, whether it’s driving, navigating, repairing, or just grabbing another cold one for the driver.

Think Overcooked meets Spintires meets My Summer Car. It’s about frantic cooperation under pressure, where the vehicle itself is both your lifeline and your greatest enemy.

Core Gameplay: Winches, Burgers, and Bad Decisions

From what I’ve gathered, the gameplay loop is a brilliant recipe for disaster. The devs have been clear about what you’ll be doing, and it all sounds perfectly stressful.

• The Drive: One player takes the wheel, but this isn’t an arcade racer. The RV has a physics-based driving model, meaning it’s probably a top-heavy beast that’s dying to flip over or get stuck.
• The Winch: Your RV is equipped with a winch on the front and back. This is your get-out-of-jail-free card. You’ll be using it to pull yourself up steep inclines, get unstuck from mud, or maybe even pull a friend back from a ledge. Mastering the physics of the winch looks like it’ll be a key skill.
• Survival and Maintenance: This isn’t just a driving game. You need to keep yourselves and the RV alive. This means grilling frozen meat patties for sustenance, managing vital supplies like antidotes and EpiPens (what exactly is in Mabutts Valley?), and using “everything you find” to maintain the RV’s integrity.
• Player “Help”: While one person drives, the others aren’t just passengers. You can help navigate, manage supplies, or… well, “help yourself” to cold brewskis and filtered low-tar cigarettes. The devs have specifically mentioned proximity chat, so you can bet that hearing your friend calmly smoking while you’re trying to winch the RV off a cliff will be a core part of the experience.

This combination is what gets me so excited. It’s the perfect storm for emergent gameplay. I can already picture the scenarios: The driver is screaming for help, one friend is outside trying to attach the winch to a flimsy tree, a third friend is inside accidentally setting the grill on fire, and the fourth is just enjoying a cigarette, watching the chaos unfold.

Key Features at a Glance

Here’s a quick breakdown of what the Steam page promises. This list alone should tell you everything you need to know about the game’s tone.

• Drive one RV together with up to 4 players.
• Physics-based Winch.
• One large, treacherous map (Mabutts Valley).
• Proximity Chat (a must-have for this kind of game).
• Online co-op.
• Hats (the most important feature, obviously).
• Grill frozen meat patties.
• Smoke Cigarettes.

It’s the last two that seal the deal for me. Any game that lists grilling and smoking as key features knows exactly what it is. It’s not taking itself seriously, but it’s taking the simulation of a disastrous road trip very seriously.

Potential Player Roles (Based on My Expert Speculation)

In co-op games like this, “roles” naturally form. While the game might not have hard classes, I’m betting friend groups will quickly fall into these archetypes.

This kind of dynamic is what makes games like Sea of Thieves or Pulsar: Lost Colony so memorable. It’s less about the game’s scripted events and more about the hilarious, unscripted stories you create with your friends.

My Verdict: Why You Should Be Hyped

I am genuinely hyped for RV There Yet?. It’s landing in a perfect niche. We have a ton of great co-op games, but this particular flavor of physics-based vehicle survival is something I’ve been craving. The Coffee Stain pedigree is the confidence-booster, but the concept itself is the real hook.

It’s a focused, single-map experience, which tells me they’ve likely polished that one map to perfection, filling it with challenges, shortcuts, and “oh no” moments. The $10 price point is also a massive plus, making it an easy “buy it for the whole squad” decision.

This isn’t a 100-hour epic. This is a “get your friends together on a Friday night, laugh until you cry for three hours, and maybe, just maybe, finally make it to Route 65” kind of game. And honestly, we need more of those.

It’s launching on Steam on October 21, 2025. I’ll be there on day one, winch in hand, ready to drive my friends nuts.

That’s my take on RV There Yet?. This chaotic-looking gem has all the makings of a co-op classic, and I can’t wait to get my hands on it. What do you think? Is this the kind of game you and your crew will be jumping into? Let me know in the comments below.For more deep dives and reviews on upcoming indie games and hardware, make sure you stay locked to RivalSector.com. And be sure to check out our Gaming Insights category for more articles like this one. I’ll see you in Mabutts Valley… probably stuck in a ditch.