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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

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.

87 25 September 2025

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is an adventure developed by Sonic Team, released 25 September 2025 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.

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What Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is an adventure game developed by Sonic Team and released in 2025. It was published by Sega. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, party and science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 12 players online. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen. There are 44 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Sonic The Hedgehog series

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is the 396th of 407 entries we hold in the Sonic The Hedgehog series. It arrived 7 months after Two Point Museum: Sonic Pre-order Pack. The next entry was Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac x Sonic the Hedgehog in 2025. Its critic score of 87 is 16 points above the series average of 71. The highest-rated entry is Super Smash Bros. for Wii U at 95.

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How it was received

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds holds a critic score of 87 out of 100. That places it above 88% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 9 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 12 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630, 4GB or AMD Radeon R9 380, 4GB or Intel Arc A380, 6GB. A 12GB memory requirement is demanding — worth checking before you buy, because 8GB is still common in older and budget machines. Install size is roughly 20GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds launched on 25 September 2025, within three weeks of Battlefield 6, Ghost of Yotei, Hollow Knight: Silksong and Silent Hill f. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Battlefield 6, Ghost of Yotei, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Silent Hill f.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds — frequently asked questions

When did Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds come out?
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds was released on 25 September 2025 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds?
At minimum, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds needs Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 12 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630, 4GB or AMD Radeon R9 380, 4GB or Intel Arc A380, 6GB graphics, 20 GB available space of storage.
Does Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds have multiplayer?
Yes. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds supports multiplayer for up to 12 players online.
How many GB is Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds?
The PC version needs about 20 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("20 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.
Does Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds have crossplay?
Steam lists cross-platform multiplayer for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. Steam's flag does not say which platforms play together, so check the publisher's notes for PlayStation, Xbox or Switch.
Does Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds have split screen?
Yes. Steam lists shared or split screen for the PC version of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (versus).
Can you play Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds solo?
Yes. Steam lists a single-player mode for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds as well as multiplayer.
Does Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds have controller support?
Yes. Steam lists full controller support for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, including PlayStation controllers.
Can you play Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on Mac?
Steam does not sell a macOS version of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds; the Steam release is for Windows.
Is Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on Linux?
Steam does not list a native Linux version of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. Windows games can often run on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton, but that is a different question from native support.

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