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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Released: 9/25/2025

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 to bring home the win! Ready, Set, Warp! Race across 24 tracks and warp to 15 CrossWorlds with Travel Rings, a unique gameplay mechanic that transports the iconic characters from the Sonic and SEGA universes into new dimensions. Use unpredictability to your advantage as you change the landscape of each race! Race With the Best! Choose from 23 iconic Sonic characters, the largest roster of any Sonic racing game! Make It Yours Mix and match between 45 unique original vehicles and 70 different gadgets to trick out your ride, level up your kart, and create the ultimate machine to match your racing style. Gain the Advantage with Powerful Items! Dominate your opponents with 23 different items including returning favorites and all-new items like the Monster Truck! Multiple Ways to Play Gather with friends and play local split-screen in Grand Prix and the new party mode Race Park, compete against a community of players from around the world with up to 12 players online in World Match, or test your driving skills in Time Trials.

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 to bring home the win! Ready, Set, Warp! Race across 24 tracks and warp to 15 CrossWorlds with Travel Rings, a unique gameplay mechanic that transports the iconic characters from the Sonic and SEGA universes into new dimensions. Use unpredictability to your advantage as you change the landscape of each race! Race With the Best! Choose from 23 iconic Sonic characters, the largest roster of any Sonic racing game! Make It Yours Mix and match between 45 unique original vehicles and 70 different gadgets to trick out your ride, level up your kart, and create the ultimate machine to match your racing style. Gain the Advantage with Powerful Items! Dominate your opponents with 23 different items including returning favorites and all-new items like the Monster Truck! Multiple Ways to Play Gather with friends and play local split-screen in Grand Prix and the new party mode Race Park, compete against a community of players from around the world with up to 12 players online in World Match, or test your driving skills in Time Trials.

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 to bring home the win! Ready, Set, Warp! Race across 24 tracks and warp to 15 CrossWorlds with Travel Rings, a unique gameplay mechanic that transports the iconic characters from the Sonic and SEGA universes into new dimensions. Use unpredictability to your advantage as you change the landscape of each race! Race With the Best! Choose from 23 iconic Sonic characters, the largest roster of any Sonic racing game! Make It Yours Mix and match between 45 unique original vehicles and 70 different gadgets to trick out your ride, level up your kart, and create the ultimate machine to match your racing style. Gain the Advantage with Powerful Items! Dominate your opponents with 23 different items including returning favorites and all-new items like the Monster Truck! Multiple Ways to Play Gather with friends and play local split-screen in Grand Prix and the new party mode Race Park, compete against a community of players from around the world with up to 12 players online in World Match, or test your driving skills in Time Trials.

Critics
85
Steam
93
Metacritic
86

Score Breakdown

85.0

Critic Average

103 reviews

93

Steam User Score

16,848 reviews

86

Metacritic User Score

773 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-7.8
Metacritic Disparity
-1.0
Combined Disparity
-4.4

Average of both sources

Review Timing

50 early (49%)47 launch window (46%)6 late (6%)

Review summary

Updated Aug 29, 2026

Based on 103 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 85.0/100. Critics score this game 7.8 points lower than Steam users and 1.0 points lower than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 103)+
  1. Mollie TaylorviaPC Gamer
    Jan 16, 2026·Late review
    79/100View review
    Steam 92.7/100 · -13.7 ptsMetacritic 86/100 · -7.0 pts
  2. Matthew PolleselviaGaming Age
    Dec 22, 2025·Late review
    75/100View review
Steam 92.7/100 · -17.7 ptsMetacritic 86/100 · -11.0 pts
  • Angelus VictorviaNintendoBoy
    Dec 16, 2025·Late review
    85/100View review
    Steam 92.7/100 · -7.7 ptsMetacritic 86/100 · -1.0 pts
  • Renzo RaizerviaNintendo Blast
    Dec 15, 2025·Late review
    85/100View review
    Steam 92.7/100 · -7.7 ptsMetacritic 86/100 · -1.0 pts
  • Mitch VogelviaNintendo Life
    Dec 11, 2025·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 92.7/100 · -12.7 ptsMetacritic 86/100 · -6.0 pts