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WheelMates Walkthrough & Co-op Guide

WheelMates walkthrough and co-op guide: all 6 levels in order, who does what in each puzzle, 5 gadgets, 21 achievements, Friend's Pass setup and known bugs.

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WheelMates launch trailer Launch Trailer
Levels6
Achievements21
Release2026-09-01
DeveloperFirevolt
GenreTwo-player co-op puzzle adventure
PlayersStrictly 2 players (online or split-screen)
Price$19.99 USD (10% off until Sept 15, 2026)

Patch Log & Site Log

What Changed

Two Cars, One House

What is WheelMates?

WheelMates is a two-player co-op puzzle adventure by Firevolt, released on Steam on September 1, 2026 for $19.99 with a free Friend's Pass for the second player. You and a partner drive two tiny RC cars through the house of Professor Everett Bloom, a scientist whose mind is trapped in the wiring, across six levels (Kitchen, Hallway, Garage, Neuro-Void, Shed, Backyard) that keep reopening as you find five gadgets (Grapple, Magnetic Grabber, Magnet Wheels, Phase Shifter, Paintgun). It is strictly two players, online or split-screen, with no solo mode; the story takes about 6 hours and a full run about 8. One day after launch it sat at Mostly Positive on Steam with 21 achievements to chase.

From the Steam Page

WheelMates Screenshots

Two RC cars, one blue and one red, facing a wall-mounted grid of red and green buttons with a magnet cable and red and green push buttons below it
A grid keypad: the lines-and-dots language that stumped launch-week pairs is explained on the puzzles page.
A red RC car with a spinning brush attachment and a blue car looking at a nested cardboard box tunnel in a dark room
Cardboard tunnels and vents are where reviewers say the RC handling bites; feather the trigger.
Two RC cars on a metal grate walkway inside a blue-lit laboratory with a large rotating device overhead
The lab side of the house: metal walkways are the surfaces the Magnet Wheels are built for.
A red RC car driving along a wooden shelf lined with glowing red buttons and levers
Levers come in pairs: both cars latch with the Grapple and reverse together.

Before Your First Session

Get Rolling in 5 Steps

  1. Sort out your partner first. Two controllers on one PC for split-screen, or host and share the invite code with the free pass online: co-op setup.
  2. Play the tutorial properly. Brake on landing, wait for the jump to recharge, honk to count in synced presses: controls.
  3. Learn the five puzzle shapes. Sync press, paired levers, rider and driver, hold and go, gadget gate; naming them out loud is most of the game: walkthrough.
  4. Do the Garage before the Neuro-Void keypad. The Magnetic Grabber lives in the Garage and the keypad needs it; the cog puzzle right after it has a known softlock: Garage walkthrough.
  5. Scan everything and play the mini-games. Five collect-all achievements and a play-all achievement sit at 0.1% to 0.7%: collectibles.

The Garage Shelf

WheelMates Data & Reference Pages

ROUTE

Full Walkthrough

Tutorial to Backyard: the level order, which gadget each one hands you, and where pairs get stuck.

LEVELS

All 6 Levels

Kitchen, Hallway, Garage, Neuro-Void, Shed, Backyard: completion rates, gadgets and mini-games per level.

KIT

Gadgets & Abilities

Grapple, Magnetic Grabber, Magnet Wheels, Phase Shifter, Paintgun: what each does and when you get it.

TROPHY

All 21 Achievements

Every Steam achievement with its global unlock rate and the level it belongs to.

LOOT

Collectibles & Mini-games

Neuro-Cores, nodes, memory cards, scannable objects, custom parts, tag and coin rush.

PUZZLES

Puzzle Solutions

The lines-and-dots keypad, the wasteland rebus, the acid-bath cogs and other two-car puzzles explained.

PASS

Friend's Pass

How the free second copy works, the invite code path, and what the pass player does not get.

CO-OP

Co-op Setup

Split-screen, online, crossplay, voice chat, internet requirement and latency, answered from the developers.

BUGS

Known Issues

Fatal error on launch, DLSS forcing V-Sync off, the lost-cogs softlock and other reported problems.

DATA

Player Count

Concurrent players on Steam from the public API, sampled since launch.

SPECS

System Requirements

Minimum and recommended PC specs, plus the Steam Deck situation.

Every Page

Guide Index

Walkthrough

  • Full walkthrough — level order, gadget order and the five puzzle shapes.
  • Kitchen — Grapple, paired levers, BH-19, the airlock.
  • Hallway — lift cart, staircase track, lasers, the rift.
  • Garage — pumps, batteries, crane, Magnetic Grabber, the cogs.
  • Puzzle solutions — the lines-and-dots keypad, the wasteland rebus, the cog softlock.
  • Beginner guide — first hour and the habits that save time.

Data pages

Playing together

  • Friend's Pass — invite code path, achievements rule, family sharing.
  • Co-op setup — split-screen, online, crossplay, voice, Remote Play, Deck.
  • Controls — every button as the tutorial teaches it.
  • Known issues — fatal error, login hotfix, V-Sync, cog softlock.
  • Customization — colours, parts, the Supporter Pack.

Steam release facts

Quick Questions

Is WheelMates out?

Yes. WheelMates released on Steam on September 1, 2026 (moved forward from the original September 7 date). It is PC only for now; PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch versions are planned for the first half of 2027.

How much does WheelMates cost?

$19.99 USD, 15.99 GBP or 19.99 EUR before the 10% launch discount that runs until September 15, 2026. Only one copy is needed for two players thanks to Friend's Pass. The Supporter Pack cosmetic DLC is $4.99.

Can you play WheelMates solo?

No. Firevolt has said WheelMates is strictly two-player with no plans for a solo mode or for more than two players. The Steam thread asking for single-player is the busiest one on the forum, and the answer has not changed.

See the full FAQ →

How This Guide Is Built

WheelMates Guide is an independent, unofficial fan resource for WheelMates players — not affiliated with Firevolt.