Versions

Getaway Shootout was originally released on August 27th, 2018 by New Eich Games, the same people behind Rooftop Snipers and House of Hazards. Since then, there have been two major updates.

5 Year Anniversary

The first of these updates was on August 27th, 2023 for the 5 year anniversary of the original release. It added two new maps, Terminal and Plane, in that order, between Tower and Town. The starting positions of characters for Town were spread out. Also added were 8 new characters: Chaffeur, Flight Attendant, Parachuter, Pilot, Hot Dog Bob, Hot Dog Worker, Panini Pete, and Panini Worker. It changed the color of the sky to a lighter blue and updated the clouds to be more realistic. It made Stalker automatically unlock instead of having to push a button to get it. The RPG shaped cloud was taken out of the game as well. The shoot button in mobile changed slightly and the left/right buttons moved further apart. The maximum turn sensitivity was lowered, and there was a text box added to the home screen that said something about Getaway Shootout’s fifth anniversary.

Time Trial

The next major update came a few months later. In this update, said text box was removed, and Time Trial mode was added to the game. One new character, the Ghost, was added. The change used to be a common request from the community and therefore it introduced many more people to speedrunning.

Reception

The community was very excited for and happy with most of these changes. However, many players still often play on the oldest version for a couple main reasons. Some players dislike the fact that the maximum turn sensitivity was lowered, so they play on the old version with a higher turn sensitivity. The downside to this is that they can’t play with the new maps on that version. Another reason is that the order of the maps is different. Because of the insertion of Terminal and Plane in between Tower and Town, as well as the lower turn sensitivity, 3 map and 5 map speedruns are more optimal on the old version. The turn sensitivity is also the reason that single level runs on the old maps are more optimal on the old version. For these reasons, just over half of all speedrun categories are still run on the old version.

This article is a work in progress.

• note to self: Remember to add images comparing the versions and links to both versions on a few different sites