The game's selling point was its unique physics engine, in which cars could drive on walls or ceilings due to the airflow passing over them at extreme speeds.

The game featured an original soundtrack by various artists, including the Fatboy Slim song "Love Island" from the album You've Come A Long Way, Baby.

"[20] Joshua Romero of AllGame gave the PC version four-and-a-half stars out of five, saying, "If you have a 3D accelerator and have any taking to a great game, you shouldn't pass up Rollcage.

In 2014 one of the former developers, Robert Baker released an unofficial update to address remaining bugs and support newer hardware under the name "Rollcage Redux".

[27] Baker and former tradesman, Chris Mallinson, later in 2018, under the company name Caged Element, along with the publisher Wired Productions, released Rollcage's spiritual successor: Grip: Combat Racing.