Quirky SEGA and guest roster
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Having 3 TF2 classes merged into a character for the pc version is also maybe the single best thing I've seen in a racing game”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Collection
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%Sumo Digital2013Racing · Sports · Arcade
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A beloved, creative kart racer with transforming tracks and great handling, held back on modern PCs by launch/crash problems and cheating Expert AI. Skip it if you hate tinkering.
Great for
Couch co-op groups and kart fans wanting a Mario Kart alternative who don't mind troubleshooting
Main risk
May not launch or may crash on modern Windows/RTX systems without manual fixes
What players love
Transforming vehicles and shifting tracks
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The vehicle and track transformations are still unmatched, no other game has done it this well since.”
Steam review · 2.9 h played ↗
Excellent track design and visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“the tracks are really well made. they're super fun and there's a lot of branching paths.”
Steam review · 5.1 h played ↗
Fun multiplayer and split screen
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Especially fun in local multiplayer and should run on a potato nowadays”
Steam review · 15.3 h played ↗
Lots of content, runs well, cheap
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“there is no shortage of content here”
Steam review · 7.1 h played ↗
Great handling, drifting and sense of speed
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Actually fast driving, great handling and satisfying drifting”
Steam review · 125.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Won't launch on modern Windows
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“is literally unplayable without going through the discussion posts and configure the game yourself”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Crashes, especially on water with RTX GPUs
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“the game WILL crash if you own any line of RTX gpu's”
Steam review · 10.9 h played ↗
Cheating, rubberbanding AI on hard
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“On hard difficulty and above, even with a driver at max speed... any other racer is faster than me.”
Steam review · 19 h played ↗
Broken controller and config support
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“XBox controllers either don't work at all or attach to several players at the same time!”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗
Frame drops and widescreen issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“the PC version has so many frame drops even on low graphics”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
Poor boat and plane controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“The air controls function fine, but the water controls are horrid.”
Steam review · 19.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support6.7 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
Processor2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
Memory1GB Ram (Windows XP), 2GB Ram (Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8)
Graphics256MB with Shader Model 3.0 support
Storage6.7GB free hard drive space
Recommended
OSWindows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
Processor2.4GHz Intel i5 or equivalent
Memory2GB Ram (Windows XP), 4GB Ram (Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8)
Graphics512MB with Shader Model 3.0 support
Storage6.7GB free hard drive space
OSWindows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
Processor2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
Memory1GB Ram (Windows XP), 2GB Ram (Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8)
Graphics256MB with Shader Model 3.0 support
Storage6.7GB free hard drive space
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