over the hill upgrades and customization: cosmetics, mods

The cosmetic list is the clearest customization surface in the game. The Steam store description and the Funselektor site both name paint, lights, roof rack, spare tire, and bull bar as cosmetic slots on every vehicle. Each cosmetic is selectable from the garage or an in-cabin toggle menu.

|| Cosmetic slot | What it does | Status | || --- | --- | --- | || Paint | Reskins the body and trim; full color picker behavior has Not announced as of 2026-07-25 | Confirmed | || Lights | Adjusts headlight and auxiliary lamp patterns | Confirmed | || Roof rack | Adds or removes a roof-mounted rack for cosmetic load | Confirmed | || Spare tire | Mounts an exterior spare on the body | Confirmed | || Bull bar | Adds a front bull bar to the chassis | Confirmed |

A small set of variants per slot is expected at launch, but the count per slot and the unlock condition for tiered cosmetics have Not announced as of 2026-07-25. The cosmetic behavior was visible in the Steam Next Fest demo (June 12–22, 2026) per the PC Gamer Next Fest preview and stayed consistent across the YouTube teardowns of demo footage.

Mechanical upgrades are mentioned by the Steam store description as part of the launch feature set, but the upgrade tree layout has Not announced as of 2026-07-25. The community has surfaced the following slots in the demo builds; the order, costs, and unlocks for each slot have Not announced as of 2026-07-25.

• Drivetrain — switching between 4x4 and 2WD on certain rigs.
• Suspension — raising or lowering ride height for terrain.
• Winch — utility tool for stuck vehicles; the exact binding has Not announced as of 2026-07-25.
• Tires — swapping tire compounds and sizes for terrain and weather.

What is confirmed: the game includes mechanical upgrades that affect driving, and those upgrades tie into the meteorite-resource loop documented on the Funselektor site and the Steam Next Fest public demo news.

What is not confirmed: the upgrade tree structure, per-upgrade costs, the meteorite-to-upgrade exchange rate, and any tier-restricted slots. Plan your expectations around "yes there is an upgrade tree" rather than "I can swap a winch after spending 50 meteorites."

over the hill does not officially support mods as of 2026-07-25. The Steam store description and the official Reddit FAQ do not list a mod toolkit or workshop integration. Community discussions in the Steam Discussions vehicle identification thread describe mod requests as an open wishlist item rather than a confirmed roadmap entry.

What this means in practice:

• No official Steam Workshop support at launch.
• No in-game mod loader, sandbox flag, or mod menu.
• Custom vehicle swaps, engine swaps, or community-made cosmetics are community requests that the developer has Not announced as of 2026-07-25.

If a third-party mod tool surfaces for the demo build, treat it as community work and only use it if you understand the demo's anti-cheat and account-safety behavior. The release build policy has Not announced as of 2026-07-25.

Upgrades and meteorites feed the same progression loop. The official Reddit FAQ treats meteorites as a resource currency that gates vehicle unlocks, and the Forbes preview describes the upgrade progression as a slow-burn collecting loop rather than a competitive tier grind. The meteorite guide walks through the mechanic in detail.

What that means for upgrades:

• Cosmetic slots are visible on every vehicle and selected through the garage menu.
• Mechanical upgrades are reached through meteorite-driven progression; the per-upgrade cost has Not announced as of 2026-07-25.
• Demo-era players saw cosmetic parts and a small mechanical-upgrade preview; both will be expanded at launch.

Cosmetic slots are universal, so every confirmed demo vehicle (Bronco Gen 1, Land Cruiser 40, Defender) accepts paint, lights, roof rack, spare tire, and bull bar. Mechanical upgrades may vary per vehicle, but the per-vehicle upgrade tree has Not announced as of 2026-07-25. For the per-vehicle baseline and real-world inspiration for each confirmed rig, see the vehicles hub.

• Steam store page — over the hill - official/store - checked 2026-07-25 - confirms paint, lights, roof rack, spare tire, and bull bar cosmetic slots.
• Funselektor official site — over the hill - official/store - checked 2026-07-25 - repeats cosmetic list and meteorite-resource loop framing.
• Official Reddit FAQ — r/overthehillgame - official/store - checked 2026-07-25 - confirms meteorite-driven progression and the lack of announced mod support.
• Steam Discussions — vehicle identification thread - community/video - checked 2026-07-25 - community wishlist for mods and engine swaps.
• Steam Next Fest — public demo news post - official/store - checked 2026-07-25 - places upgrades in the demo-era feature surface.
• PC Gamer — Next Fest preview - media/interview - checked 2026-07-25 - attributes cosmetic behavior in the demo.
• YouTube — over the hill vehicle teardown - community/video - checked 2026-07-25 - shows cosmetic slots in the demo build.

• Cosmetic slots (paint, lights, roof rack, spare tire, bull bar) are confirmed by both the Steam store page and the Funselektor site; per-slot variant counts and unlock conditions have Not announced as of 2026-07-25.
• Mechanical upgrade tree (drivetrain, suspension, winch, tires) exists per the Steam store description; per-upgrade costs, unlock tiers, and tree layout have Not announced as of 2026-07-25.
• Mods are not officially supported as of 2026-07-25; community modding tooling should be attributed as such, never first-party.
• Demo progress does not transfer to launch; do not present demo-era unlocks as persistent.