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ActionAdventureRacingMultiplayerFamily FriendlyCombat RacingSingleplayerLocal Multiplayer

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Game description

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.

Basic info

DeveloperSonic Team
PublisherSEGA
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateSep 25, 2025
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Memory12 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630, 4GB or AMD Radeon R9 380, 4GB or Intel Arc A380, 6GB
Storage20 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 424 reviews from the past 1 year

85.9/ 100
Top 30%

Steam rating: Very Positive (92%)

Metacritic: 84 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 25, 2026)

A kart racer that swaps worlds mid race, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds scores 85.9, top 30% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

153 reviews call it fun and satisfying, and some say it is the best kart racing they have found on PC. 38 praise the visuals, describing gorgeous stages, solid music and well designed tracks. 26 like how it feels to drive, with tight, responsive controls, great drifting and racing that rewards skill. Gameplay ranks 356th of 1396, Multiplayer ranks 250th of 642, and Tech & Support ranks 104th of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

Pricing & Fairness appears in 51% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1222nd of 1399. 91 reviews say the price is hard to justify, and some single out costly character packs whose racers do not appear as rivals. 42 feel items are poorly balanced, so the final lap decides too many races, and a few say only a couple of builds are viable. 29 report online server and connection problems, including drops with friends, desync and frequent quitters that spoil events.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“fun and satisfying alternative to Mario Kart” · 153 reviews
“visuals, music and crossworld gimmick are all very solid” · 38 reviews
“gadget system fine-tuned, many viable combinations, not one superior strategy” · 23 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 49% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +2.77 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “gadget system fine-tuned, many viable combinations, not one superior strategy” · 23 reviews
Negative “firm meta with car combinations that work or never work removes playstyle choice” · 1 review

Progression 17% · Difficulty 8% · Onboarding 6% · Freedom 3% · Controls & feel 23%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.29 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “the game has charisma and charm from Sonic franchise” · 2 reviews

Story 2% · Characters 13%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +1.58 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “full game with lots of good content” · 16 reviews
Negative “no adventure mode, limited content compared to previous game” · 17 reviews

Variety 17% · Replayability 6%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 39% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.02 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “visuals, music and crossworld gimmick are all very solid” · 38 reviews
Negative “graphics very bad and way too oversaturated” · 3 reviews

Audio 28%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 35% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.77 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “races are closer and more competitive than Mario Kart, massive upsets happen” · 23 reviews
Negative “multiplayer needs more content like cups and championships” · 3 reviews

Community 4% · Servers & Connection 14%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 51% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.63 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “seventy dollar price tag unjustifiable for kart racing game” · 91 reviews
Positive “free content rotations and reasonably priced season pass” · 8 reviews

Anti-cheat 1% · Balance 26% · Matchmaking 8%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.23 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “runs buttery smooth, most well optimized UE5 game ever seen” · 9 reviews
Negative “not playable offline, wouldn't make it past title screen in offline mode” · 10 reviews

Stability 5% · Developer support 20%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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