Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Released Sep 2025

Race across land, sea, air, space, and time in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds! Warp through Travel Rings into new dimensions where something new awaits around every twist and turn.

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Evaluation

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds launched on September 25, 2025 and has been receiving a continuous stream of major content ever since. A Season Pass sold at launch promised six content packs featuring guest characters, vehicles, and courses from other franchises. All six have now shipped: Minecraft (October 9, 2025), SpongeBob SquarePants (November 20, 2025), PAC-MAN (January 8, 2026), Mega Man (March 26, 2026), Captain Majima/Yakuza (April 30, 2026), and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (July 29, 2026). Beyond those Season Pass packs, the developer has continued releasing substantial updates: a December 2025 patch added a new Legend Competition mode and six gadgets; a March 2026 patch added eight new gadgets and a new Frenzy mode; and a June 24, 2026 update celebrating Sonic's 35th anniversary added Classic Sonic as a playable character, anniversary music tracks, eight more gadgets, competitive balance changes, and — critically — data updates for "upcoming live content." The game also runs recurring Festival events tied to each major content drop. The Captain Majima and TMNT packs both arrived after the original Season Pass window was nominally fulfilled, confirming that content is continuing beyond the original pass. The most recent major drop (TMNT Pack) was on July 29, 2026, just 19 days before today's assessment date, and the June 2026 patch explicitly referenced upcoming live content still being prepared. Sonic Team has shown no indication that content development is winding down.
Evidence
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pack launched with four new racers, a new course (New York City), and a new machine — the most recent major content drop as of this assessment.
news post · Jul 29, 2026 source content shipped
high
Ver. 1.4.1 patch celebrating Sonic's 35th anniversary added Classic Sonic, new music, 8 new gadgets, balance changes, and explicitly noted data updates for 'upcoming live content and the World Championship,' signaling further content is being prepared.
news post · Jun 24, 2026 source content planned
high

Content

8 of 8 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
SEGA
Achievements
44
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP · Local/Split Screen

About this game

Race across land, sea, air, and space in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds! Warp through Travel Rings into new dimensions where something new awaits around every twist and turn. Speed to victory solo or as a team in a variety of offline and online modes and compete against players from around the world. Build the ultimate vehicle to match your racing style, unlock gadgets to gain the upper hand, and unleash power-up items!

Come Race on Our Level

Race across 24* courses and warp to one of 15 CrossWorld courses with Travel Rings, which transport you to a new course with special rules and challenges on the 2nd lap. Return to the first course for the final lap, where aspects of the track have changed. There’s always a surprise on the other side of the Travel Rings, and no two races are the same!

Minutes to Learn, a Lifetime to Master

Pick from over 45 unique original vehicles and over 70** gadgets that let you shape how you race and define your playstyle. Gadgets let you customize all parts of your race, including movement boost efficiency, item chance, recovery time, and more. Build the loadout that defines you.

There are 5 character/vehicle classes to choose from: Speed, Acceleration, Handling, Power, and Boost. Within each class, you can further tune performance by combining front, rear, and tire parts, adjusting each stat to match your racing style. Top it all off with custom paint jobs, decals, and more to create your ultimate racing machine.

The Largest Roster Ever!

Choose from 23 iconic Sonic characters! From members of Team Sonic to the Babylon Rogues, Team Chaotix, and even the Deadly Six, it’s the largest roster in a Sonic racing game to date.

Characters have unique interactions with each other through the new Rival system, which randomly picks a character each race to be your Rival who will be faster, smarter, and more challenging. Defeat them for bonus rewards and even more special dialogue.

Play Your Way

Hone your skills solo, co-op with friends, or online with up to 12 players in modes designed for competition, practice, and mastery.

• Compete in the classic Grand Prix: compete across 4 courses to earn the most points.

• Mix it up with Race Park: Race in teams of 2-4 players in matches with unique rule sets: collect the most rings, boost off your allies, knock out your opponent, play with only heavy hitting items, or make up your own custom rulesets!

• Master individual courses with Time Trials: Race alone on a single course as you try to get the fastest time possible. Your time can be uploaded to a global leaderboard to show off your mastery.

• Ascend the online leaderboards in World Match: Play online with players worldwide in 12 player lobbies and aim for the top: Legend Rank.

A Racing Experience That Continues to Evolve

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds will be supported by ongoing free updates that add new characters, vehicles, music, sounds, and gadgets. Characters from across the SEGA universe including Joker, Ichiban, Hatsune Miku, AiAi, and NiGHTS join the race, with more characters to arrive soon.

For those looking to expand their experience, unlock premium content through the Season Pass, which features guest crossovers from iconic franchises including SpongeBob SquarePants and Minecraft. Character Packs from the Season Pass will feature 2-4 playable racers***, new courses, decals and sounds to customize your vehicle, additional music, gadgets, and more.

Race for Fun, Race for Glory

The free character updates and paid premium content will be supported by Festivals, limited time events where you’ll team up players worldwide to represent one of 3 teams and compete for the most points. Races will feature unique rulesets during these events, with the winning team earning bonus rewards.

For the best-of-the-best, test your skills in Legend Competitions. These timed events feature a unique competitive ruleset and open only to other top players (Legend 9 rank and above in World Match). Aim for the top to receive special rewards and shoot for the coveted “Emerald Racer” rank.

*More courses may be added post-launch

**Additional gadgets may be added post-launch

***Please see Season Pass & individual Content Packs for more information on playable characters

Last evaluated Aug 17, 2026
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