Little Engines devlog https://littleengines.app/devlog News and development notes from Little Engines, the race broadcast simulator. en-gb How a race broadcast director picks the shothttps://littleengines.app/devlog/how-a-race-director-picks-the-shothttps://littleengines.app/devlog/how-a-race-director-picks-the-shotWed, 14 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000How motorsport TV directors choose shots: the gallery, the cuts and the trade-offs. Then how the director in Little Engines picks its shot live, every race. How racing drivers overtake, and how my computer drivers learnt tohttps://littleengines.app/devlog/how-racing-drivers-overtakehttps://littleengines.app/devlog/how-racing-drivers-overtakeWed, 14 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000How racing drivers overtake: closing in, braking late up the inside, round the outside, the switchback and defending. Then how my computer drivers learnt it. Slipstream in racing, explainedhttps://littleengines.app/devlog/slipstream-in-racing-explainedhttps://littleengines.app/devlog/slipstream-in-racing-explainedWed, 14 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000What slipstream in racing is, why the tow pays on straights while dirty air hurts in corners, and how the computer drivers in Little Engines race with it. Racing tyre strategy, explained: soft, medium, hard and wethttps://littleengines.app/devlog/racing-tyre-strategy-explainedhttps://littleengines.app/devlog/racing-tyre-strategy-explainedWed, 14 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000Racing tyre strategy explained: soft, medium and hard compounds, degradation and the cliff, one stop vs two, and wet tyres, with animated figures to explore. The undercut and overcut, explainedhttps://littleengines.app/devlog/undercut-and-overcut-explainedhttps://littleengines.app/devlog/undercut-and-overcut-explainedWed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000What is an undercut in racing? How pit loss, fresh tyres, warm-up and traffic decide undercut vs overcut, and how Little Engines’ computer drivers play it. What is a race broadcast simulator?https://littleengines.app/devlog/what-is-a-race-broadcast-simulatorhttps://littleengines.app/devlog/what-is-a-race-broadcast-simulatorThu, 08 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000A race broadcast simulator is a racing game where the broadcast is the game and you watch it all unfold. Where it sits among racing sims and management games. Why Little Engines isn’t a management simhttps://littleengines.app/devlog/motorsport-management-sim-vs-race-broadcasthttps://littleengines.app/devlog/motorsport-management-sim-vs-race-broadcastThu, 08 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000Little Engines shares tyres, pit stops and standings with motorsport management games, but you never run a team. Here’s how the two differ, side by side. Watch it all unfold: why I made Little Engineshttps://littleengines.app/devlog/racing-game-watch-it-all-unfoldhttps://littleengines.app/devlog/racing-game-watch-it-all-unfoldThu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Little Engines is a racing game where you watch it all unfold: 22 computer drivers, live broadcast cameras and a commentary booth. Here’s why I made it. Inside the commentary boothhttps://littleengines.app/devlog/inside-the-commentary-boothhttps://littleengines.app/devlog/inside-the-commentary-boothMon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000How the Little Engines commentary booth calls a race it has never seen before: two voices, 22,000+ recorded lines and a race that is never scripted. Twenty-two drivers, nobody at the wheelhttps://littleengines.app/devlog/twenty-two-drivers-nobody-at-the-wheelhttps://littleengines.app/devlog/twenty-two-drivers-nobody-at-the-wheelFri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Every car in Little Engines is computer-driven. Here is how ratings, temperament and the car combine to give each of the 22 drivers their own racing style. Introducing Little Engineshttps://littleengines.app/devlog/introducing-little-engineshttps://littleengines.app/devlog/introducing-little-enginesTue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Little Engines is a race broadcast simulator: twenty-two autonomous drivers race for real while you direct the cameras and the booth calls it live. Coming to Steam.