Deep customization and gadgets
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The Gadget system is an absolute blast to tinker with and find different builds that suit your different playstyles”
Steam review · 98 h played ↗
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%Sonic Team2025Racing · Vehicular Combat · Arcade
$39.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A fast, chaotic, customizable arcade kart racer with great tracks and music, but online is plagued by item spam, meta builds and netcode issues. Skip it if you hate bagging or want deep single-player.
Great for
Kart-racing fans and Sonic fans who enjoy chaotic multiplayer with friends and build tinkering
Main risk
Item spam, meta builds and unstable online make races feel random and frustrating, especially at high ranks
What players love
Great soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“genuinely well designed and varied tracks and a BANGER soundtrack”
Steam review · 16.1 h played ↗
CrossWorlds mechanic keeps races fresh
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“the CrossWorld gimmick adds a very good level of variety to every single race”
Steam review · 234.2 h played ↗
Fast, tight arcade driving
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“drifting feels great, and once you start chaining boosts through corners you can keep an incredible amount of speed”
Steam review · 495.8 h played ↗
Runs well and is well optimized
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“Most well optimized UE5 game I've ever seen.”
Steam review · 100.3 h played ↗
Fun with friends and multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“My friends and I went "oh, there's a team ring collecting race? Sure why not try it" and next thing we know 4 hours have passed”
Steam review · 7.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Overpowered, spammy items and bagging
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“You will have 5 monster trucks and drill wisps on your ass constantly”
Steam review · 59.5 h played ↗
Overpriced for the content
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“70€ for 24 races... Mario Kart 8 released with 32 races for 50€ in 2014”
Steam review · 11.9 h played ↗
Unstable online, disconnects and netcode
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“I'll randomly decide to play 3 races in a night, and get disconnected from 2 because of server issues.”
Steam review · 45.2 h played ↗
DLC characters lack voices and rival support
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“lazy developers don't add voices to the DLC characters that you PAY for.”
Steam review · 25.7 h played ↗
Meta builds and rank matchmaking at high ranks
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“the moment you get to legend 9 you'll be matched with legend 1 sweats that run infuriatingly annoying builds”
Steam review · 46.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support20 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630, 4GB or AMD Radeon R9 380, 4GB or Intel Arc A380, 6GB
Storage20 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11
ProcessorIntel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, 6 GB or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, 6 GB
Storage20 GB available space
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630, 4GB or AMD Radeon R9 380, 4GB or Intel Arc A380, 6GB
Storage20 GB available space
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