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Mario Kart World

Released: 6/5/2025

The whole world is your racetrack in this massive evolution of the Mario Kart series! The courses you race on are all connected in a seamless world. Drive the paths between them to traverse mountains, forests, cities, and more. Take in the sprawling vistas as you explore at your own pace in Free Roam—or watch how a sudden shift in the weather can mix up a dead heat in a tense Grand Prix. Ride on rails, jump off walls, skim across water, and more as you race for the finish line. Master these new maneuvers and you might cut down your time to the finish line!

The whole world is your racetrack in this massive evolution of the Mario Kart series! The courses you race on are all connected in a seamless world. Drive the paths between them to traverse mountains, forests, cities, and more. Take in the sprawling vistas as you explore at your own pace in Free Roam—or watch how a sudden shift in the weather can mix up a dead heat in a tense Grand Prix. Ride on rails, jump off walls, skim across water, and more as you race for the finish line. Master these new maneuvers and you might cut down your time to the finish line!

The whole world is your racetrack in this massive evolution of the Mario Kart series! The courses you race on are all connected in a seamless world. Drive the paths between them to traverse mountains, forests, cities, and more. Take in the sprawling vistas as you explore at your own pace in Free Roam—or watch how a sudden shift in the weather can mix up a dead heat in a tense Grand Prix. Ride on rails, jump off walls, skim across water, and more as you race for the finish line. Master these new maneuvers and you might cut down your time to the finish line!

Critics
87
Metacritic
69

Score Breakdown

86.7

Critic Average

128 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

69

Metacritic User Score

3,237 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
+17.6
Combined Disparity
+17.6

Average of both sources

Review Timing

126 launch window (98%)2 late (2%)

Review summary

Updated Dec 19, 2025

Based on 128 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 86.7/100. Critics score this game 17.6 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 128)+
  1. Asif KhanviaShacknews
    Dec 19, 2025·Late review
    90/100View review
    Metacritic 69/100 · +21.0 pts
  2. Mehdi Belhamra viaDigitale Anime
    Aug 8, 2025·Late review
    85/100View review
    Metacritic 69/100 · +16.0 pts
  3. Darren AndrewviaVDGMS
    Jul 30, 2025·Launch window
    90/100View review
    Metacritic 69/100 · +21.0 pts
  4. Jeff M YoungviaAnalog Stick Gaming
    Jul 29, 2025·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Metacritic 69/100 · +11.0 pts
  5. Adam BeckviaHardcore Gamer
    Jul 22, 2025·Launch window
    90/100View review
    Metacritic 69/100 · +21.0 pts