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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds 2025
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is a 2025 kart racing video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega. This spinoff in the Sonic the Hedgehog series includes characters and features from earlier Sonic racing titles. The game introduces the "CrossWorld" mechanic, allowing players to travel between different tracks during races. Guest characters from other franchises are added through downloadable content.
The game was developed by Sonic Team, with contributions from members of the Initial D arcade games' development team. It released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on September 25, 2025. A Nintendo Switch 2 version came out later on December 4, 2025, with an arcade version currently in development. Critics gave CrossWorlds positive reviews, praising its gameplay and customization options, although they noted weaknesses in single-player content and downloadable character presentation.
Crew
- Director
- Masaru Kohayakawa, Shingo Kawakami
- Designer
- Norio Ishii, Takamitsu Kobayashi, Ryo Tanabe, Toshifumi Hara
- Programmer
- Shumpei Takeyama
- Artist
- Yuji Yamaga, Takeshi Higuchi
- Writer
- Ian Flynn
- Producer
- Takashi Iizuka, Ryuichi Taki
- Music
- Takahiro Kai (see below)
Details
- Developer
- Sonic Team
- Publisher
- Sega
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, Arcade
- Modes
- Single-player, multiplayer
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Series
- Sonic the Hedgehog
