The story in short
Read in order, the dreams follow his life. He grows up on a farm with his dad and is given a stopwatch. His brother leaves to race, and he is left delivering milk in the van, timing the run from the stone bridge to the railroad crossing
and promising not to race. Then he leaves too, stuck over the hill
until he finds what he is looking for.
He learns to race, starts winning and turns proud, until a hairpin teaches him that every straight ends in a corner. After the Grand Prix he keeps asking What do I do now?
, wonders in the middle of a race whether he is over the hill, and stays in the pits. Later he coaches the son of a woman he once loved, and the boy becomes champion. His dad dies before he gets back home.
In the last dreams he is old. He fixes up an old wreck, can't remember where the farm was, and his stopwatch stops working. The final dream heads beyond the mountains, beyond the swamps
, over the hill.
How to see the dreams
- After you first talk to the Mechanic, he falls asleep every 15 minutes he has been awake.
- While he sleeps, drive up to him and his dream shows in a speech bubble, one line every few seconds, on a loop.
- Talking to him wakes him up and counts that dream as seen. He says:
Sorry, I must have dozed off. How can I help you?
- Each time he falls asleep he picks a dream you haven't seen yet, at random. After all 48 he starts over. Seen dreams are kept in your save.
- So you see them out of order, and the full set takes about 12 hours of play. The numbers below are the order the game files keep them in, which is the order of his life.
The 48 dreams
- 1
...Dad... I'll be right back...
...just as far as the fence...
...I promise...
- 2
...Is it for me?...
...What's it for?...
...keeping... time?...
- 3
...Brother... where are you going?...
...Why can't I come with you?
...I want to race too...
- 4
...Leave it, Dad...
...I'll go... I'll deliver the milk...
...The van?... How hard can it be...
- 5
...Your mother's not here...
...Can I leave the bottle with you?...
...See you tomorrow...
- 6
...Alright...
...I won't race...
...I promise...
- 7
...three minutes fifteen...
...from the stone bridge...
...to the railroad crossing...
...Impossible...
- 8
...The same milk...
...The same road...
...The same day...
- 9
...I'll come back...
...Stuck over the hill...
...As soon as I find what I'm looking for...
- 10
...I'm here to race...
...Teach me...
...Dad's doing fine...
- 11
...Five...
...Four...
...Don't stall the engine...
...Three...
...Breathe...
- 12
...What are you doing here?...
...You ran away...
...You're still...
- 13
...Eight minutes fifty-eight...
...If it were official...
...It'd be a national record...
- 14
...That wasn't so hard...
...I can win again...
- 15
...Will you marry me?...
...Yes, I'm racing!...
...Race with me...
- 16
...Don't wash the mud off...
...It's perfect like this...
- 17
...Don't worry...
...Maybe...
...But on the straights...
...no one can catch me...
- 18
...Leave me alone...
...You're just jealous...
...I'm faster than you...
- 19
...I don't need you...
...This is my race...
...Not yours...
- 20
...Too fast...
...I came in too fast...
...Damn hairpin...
- 21
...You were right...
...Every straight...
...ends with a corner...
- 22
...Too wide...
...Earlier...
...Again...
- 23
...Angle...
...Style...
...Line...
- 24
...That was it...
...That corner...
...Perfect...
- 25
...Grand Prix?... I don't know...
...Actually... yes...
...I can do it...
- 26
...I didn't leave you behind...
...You were the one...
...who stopped racing...
- 27
...Stop looking behind...
...Ahead... ahead...
...The finish line...
- 28
...I still can't believe it...
...What do I do now?...
...Celebrate... All night...
- 29
...Very satisfied...
...What do I do now?...
...Enjoy the victory...
- 30
...I'd like to thank the team...
...What do I do now?...
...I don't know...
...Maybe I'll rest...
- 31
...How many laps are left?...
...Enough... Am I... over the hill?...
- 32
...I've made my decision...
...What do I do now...
...I'll stay in the pits...
- 33
...Is that really you?...
...You got married...
...If he wants to race...
...I'll help him... your son...
- 34
...Tomorrow at six...
...If you want to be a champion...
...There's no time to waste...
- 35
...Remember...
...Every straight...
...ends with a corner...
...
- 36
...One minute forty-seven!...
...That's it... good!
...Keep going...
- 37
...Feels like I'm the one behind the wheel...
...What do we do now?...
...We'll celebrate...
...All night...
- 38
...Dad... don't go...
...I'm coming...
...I would've come back...
- 39
...You're a champion now...
...I've got nothing left to...
...Run while you've still got breath...
- 40
...An old wreck... even better...
...I'll fix it myself...
...I'm in no hurry...
- 41
...Where did the thirteen go?...
...This one's a twelve...
...Wait...
...No... it's a thirteen...
- 42
...Where?...
...Anywhere I've never been...
...You don't want to come?...
...I understand...
- 43
...I can't remember...
...Was it north?...
...No... east...
...Where was the farm...
- 44
...No... that's not her...
...She looks like her...
...But it's not her...
- 45
...The farm...
...It has to be there...
...Beyond the fence...
- 46
...I can rebuild it...
...One pebble...
...at a time...
- 47
...It's not working anymore...
...The stopwatch...
...It can't time me anymore...
- 48
...Somewhere...
...Beyond the mountains...
...Beyond the swamps...
...Over the Hill...
Talking to the Mechanic
First meeting
Howdy!
I can feel our souls bonding already.
Umm...
What can I do for you?
Later visits
Hi there!
Nature's my temple, bro. Earth's energy, you feel it?
What can I do for you?
Opening
Hello my child...
You are here to go exploring off-road.
You will fall, roll over, sink, and slip. At times, moving forward will take great effort.
Offroading was accidentally invented by a farmer...
who reached the end of the road...
and decided to keep going.
It began with simple machines built for farms and rough roads...
and became a way to explore the world.
Curiosity will guide you...
and patience will get you there.
Now go forth and remember: trees are your friends...
Common questions
Does over the hill have a story?
Yes, told in one place. The Mechanic, Crazy Günther, talks in his sleep, and his 48 dreams add up to the story of his life.
How do I see the Mechanic's dreams?
After you first talk to him, he falls asleep after every 15 minutes awake. Drive up to him while he sleeps and the dream plays in a speech bubble. Talking to him wakes him up.
How long does it take to see every dream?
He picks an unseen dream at random each time, so seeing all 48 takes about 12 hours of play. Seen dreams are kept in your save.
Who is Crazy Günther?
The Mechanic, who sells upgrades and tools. He is the only merchant in the game and appears in every area.