Hill Climb Racing is free to download and play and includes optional in-app purchases, including random-item purchases.
Hill Climb Racing: offline physics driving game
By Mei-Lin Chua
Contributing editor, apps and storefronts
- Physics-based driving over uneven, hazardous terrain
- Offline play with no connection needed
- Cars, bikes, trucks and the Carantula, a half-car, half-tarantula
- Coins and points for upgrading parts, skins and tuning
- Daily challenges and events that pay out rewards
- New vehicles and stages added over time, per the developer
What Hill Climb Racing is and who it suits
Hill Climb Racing is a driving game built around climbing. The listing presents it as the original classic version of the series, with a character named Bill who sets out to reach the highest hills on the moon through a canyon called Climb Canyon.
The core loop is simple: drive uphill as far as you can before the fuel runs out or the vehicle crashes. It suits people who like short, replayable runs with physics-driven results, and it is set up to be played in short sessions.
Driving up hills with physics-based handling
Vehicles respond to the ground beneath them, and the developer says the physics system is built so that terrain reacts differently to each vehicle. Tricks in the air earn points, so a run can pay off in more than distance.
Fuel is the main limit on every run. The listing's warning that Bill's neck is not what it used to be points to crashes and rough landings costing you the run, so balancing speed against control is part of the challenge.
Vehicles and stages across Climb Canyon
The listing names the Hill Climber as the starting machine and lists bikes, race cars and trucks alongside it. It also includes the Carantula, which it describes as half car and half tarantula.
The stages in Climb Canyon are described as having different terrains and hazards, so the same vehicle can feel different from one course to the next. Each stage asks how far you can drive before running out of gas or crashing.
Earning coins, upgrading cars and in-app purchases
Coins collected during runs are used to upgrade your car, letting you travel further. The listing mentions custom parts, skins and upgrades as the ways to tune a vehicle.
The game is free to download and play, with optional in-app purchases that include random-item purchases. The listing notes that these can be turned off in your device settings.
Daily challenges, events and ongoing updates
Daily challenges and time-limited events give you tasks that pay out rewards. The developer says it is still adding new vehicles, stages and other content, so the set of cars and courses is expected to grow.
The listing also gives a support address at Fingersoft for reporting bugs and feedback, and links to the developer's social accounts.
What's new
I didn't know rain could hurt this badly.
- Translation updates
- Various bug fixes
About this APK
The build we hold is Hill Climb Racing 1.73.1 (APKS split bundle) for Android 10 and up.
- Version
- 1.73.1
- 1010
- Requires Android
- 10+
- Target Android
- 16
- Package ID
- com.fingersoft.hillclimb
- Format
- APKS split bundle
- Malware scan
- Google Play Protect
- Permissions
- 13 declared
- Signed by
- CN=Toni Fingerroos, O=finger
- Certificate SHA-256
- aa169a9753e2ff6676ac26e4af3573fb387f05c66de80dc352ce3324bd9ab08f
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