Cross Racing Championship Extreme
Released Sep 2018
Cross Racing Championship (CRC) allows players to experience the thrills of high-speed on and off road racing across vast open terrains. Racers can contest over 60 races across six distinct environments, ranging from icy mountainous regions and lush countryside to parched desert areas and beaches.
87% positive · 113 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $9.99
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Evaluation
Cross Racing Championship Extreme is a re-release on Steam of a 2005 racing game, published by the original developer on September 18, 2018. The store description explicitly states it "includes all patches and addons made for CRC," positioning this as a complete package of everything ever produced for the game.
All four developer communications occurred within the game's first ten weeks on Steam — a launch announcement on September 18, 2018, a bug fix patch on September 24, 2018, a multiplayer guide post on September 23, 2018, and the release of modding tools on November 26, 2018. There have been no developer communications of any kind since November 26, 2018.
The September 23, 2018 post mentioned the developer was "considering" adding Steam-based online multiplayer depending on the game's success, but this was explicitly conditional and never followed up on. No DLC has been announced or listed. No roadmap was ever published. The game launched as a complete package and the developer's post-launch activity concluded with the modding tools release in November 2018. With no updates, announcements, or communications in over seven years, this game is effectively complete as shipped.
Evidence
Store description states the Extreme edition 'includes all patches and addons made for CRC,' indicating a complete content package.
Modding tools released for the game. This is the last developer communication on record.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Invictus Games Ltd.
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP · Local/Split Screen
About this game
Cross Racing Championship (CRC) allows players to experience the thrills of high-speed on and off road racing across vast open terrains.
Racers can contest over 60 races across six distinct environments, ranging from icy mountainous regions and lush countryside to parched desert areas and beaches.
CRC appeals to rally and road-racing fans with its crossover approach to vehicles and race circuits.
CRC features multiplayer action and extensive set-up options which are integral parts of the game along with realistic real-time damage and stunning graphical effects.
The vehicles are fully customisable both in their appearance and performance using an intuitive and powerful interface.
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CRC EXTREME edition includes all patches and addons made for CRC, including:
- 60 multiplayer maps; 10 multiplayer gamemodes such as Cross-Race, Return the Flag, Sumo, Capture the Flag, Catch the Flag, Destruction Zone, Free Ride, Gate Hunt, Jamboree and King Zone. Current version also supports Windows 10 and 16:9, 16:10 aspect ratio screens and windowed mode.
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Specifications:
AI
Physics
Gameplay
Graphics
Music
Racers can contest over 60 races across six distinct environments, ranging from icy mountainous regions and lush countryside to parched desert areas and beaches.
CRC appeals to rally and road-racing fans with its crossover approach to vehicles and race circuits.
CRC features multiplayer action and extensive set-up options which are integral parts of the game along with realistic real-time damage and stunning graphical effects.
The vehicles are fully customisable both in their appearance and performance using an intuitive and powerful interface.
***
CRC EXTREME edition includes all patches and addons made for CRC, including:
- 60 multiplayer maps; 10 multiplayer gamemodes such as Cross-Race, Return the Flag, Sumo, Capture the Flag, Catch the Flag, Destruction Zone, Free Ride, Gate Hunt, Jamboree and King Zone. Current version also supports Windows 10 and 16:9, 16:10 aspect ratio screens and windowed mode.
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Specifications:
AI
- AI drivers have the ability to learn the various tracks to offer the player a realistic and continually challenging racing experience.
- AI drivers can react emotionally and can become angry or they can be afraid of the player and can be as unpredictable as human players.
Physics
- Incredibly accurate handling system
- Realtime damage system
- 100% simulation, no cheat forces.
- Dynamic modelling of tyres, surfaces and aero-dynamics
Gameplay
- Multiple gameplay modes including various single player and multiplayer dedicated game modes (see above).
- Non linear career mode
- Special “hot seat” mode
- Fully player customisable cars including race number, decals, paint job and performance tuning.
Graphics
- Highly detailed interiors, particle effects, detailed car components including articulated suspension systems and glowing disc brakes.
- Detailed and living environments.
- Real time environment mapping
- High Dynamic Range imaging
- Bump mapping
- Specular highlights
- Flare and Glow effects
- Animated textures
- Pixel shader water reflection effects for lakes, rivers, ponds and Waterfalls
- Motion Blur
- Noise Effects
- Automatic Contrast Balancing
Music
- There are five default soundtracks from the rock/metal band SZEG.
- You can also listen to your own music, just copy your mp3 in Cross Racing Championship \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ music \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ingame or menu folder
- Volume adjustment with the numeric keys "+" and "-", track selection by ", ()
Special thanks to ImageCode and Adrian 'Silent' Zdanowicz for the hard work on bringing back this game to Steam!
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Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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