Windows 10 / 11
Windows says "Windows protected your PC"?
The installer isn't code-signed (signing certificates cost money and this game is free), so Microsoft SmartScreen doesn't recognise it yet.
- Click More info.
- Check that the publisher line reads Unknown publisher and the file name is HotRacers-โฆ-windows-x64-setup.exe.
- Click Run anyway. The installer puts the game in your user folder (no admin rights needed) and adds a Start-menu shortcut.
To remove it: Settings โ Apps โ Installed apps โ Hot Racers โ Uninstall.
Mac (Apple silicon and Intel)
One download runs natively on Apple silicon (M1 and later) and Intel Macs, macOS 11 Big Sur or later.
How to install the Mac app (it's unsigned, so macOS asks once)
Hot Racers is free and isn't notarised by Apple (that needs a paid developer account), so the first launch needs one extra click:
- Open the downloaded .dmg and drag Hot Racers onto the Applications folder.
- In Applications, right-click (or Control-click) Hot Racers and choose Open, then click Open again. After that it opens normally.
- macOS 15 Sequoia or later (or if there's no Open button): try to open it once, click Done, then go to System Settings โ Privacy & Security, scroll down to the "Hot Racers was blocked" message and click Open Anyway, then confirm with your password.
If it says the app "is damaged": that's macOS's quarantine flag on unsigned downloads, not real damage. Open Terminal and run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Hot Racers.app", then open it again. Check the SHA-256 below first if you want to be sure the file is genuine.
Rather not install anything? Use the web app
- Open the game in Safari (macOS Sonoma or later), then choose File โ Add to Dock.
- Or in Chrome / Edge: click the install icon in the address bar (or โฎ โ Cast, save and share โ Install page as app).
It opens in its own window, works offline and updates itself.
Android phones and tablets
How to install the APK
- Tap the download button and open the file when it finishes.
- If Android asks, allow Install unknown apps for your browser (Settings โ Apps โ your browser โ Install unknown apps), then go back and tap Install.
- Play Protect may warn that the app is from an unknown developer: tap More details โ Install anyway.
Prefer no APK? In Chrome tap โฎ โ Add to Home screen โ Install for the web app.
iPhone and iPad
Install the web app: it runs full-screen, works offline and keeps your progress.
- Open hot-racers-game.netlify.app in Safari.
- Tap the Share button .
- Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen, then Add.
Tip: in the game, Settings โ Offline โ Download all cars saves every car for offline races.
Linux, Chromebook and everything else
Play in the browser Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari all work. In Chrome or Edge, use the install icon in the address bar to get an app window.
Updates
From version 2.0.1 the Windows, Mac and Android apps check for updates by themselves and show Update available (Windows and Mac install it and restart; Android opens the new APK). If you installed version 2.0.0, download and install the new version from this page once: your progress is kept.
Check your download
SHA-256 checksums (compare with certutil -hashfile FILE SHA256 on Windows, shasum -a 256 FILE on Mac/Linux):
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