Cross-dimensional arcade kart racing
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Wiki
Race across land, sea, air, and space as Travel Rings send you into unexpected worlds in the middle of a race. Choose your favorite racers, customize machines with gadgets, and compete across exciting courses in local and online modes.
- Launched Sep 25, 2025
- Update Notice Oct 8, 2026
- 24 Base Tracks
- 15 CrossWorlds
- 12-Player Online Racing
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Full Game Walkthrough
A full run through the modes, rivals and course order.
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Full Roster & Unlocks
Every racer, unlock route and crossover guest in one place.
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Season Pass 2 Roadmap
What Season Pass Two includes and when each pack arrives.
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Price & Editions
Standard, Deluxe and exclusive editions compared.
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100% Completion Guide
The completion route through rivals, Time Trials and tickets.
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Which platforms race together and how online play works.
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What is Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds?
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is a cross-platform arcade kart racing game developed by Sonic Team and published by SEGA. Its signature Travel Ring mechanic transports racers into different dimensions during a race, creating changing courses, hazards, and opportunities for shortcuts.
Players can race as Sonic universe characters, customize vehicles with interchangeable parts and gadgets, and compete in Grand Prix, Race Park, World Match, Friend Match, and Time Trials. The game supports local multiplayer and online crossplay, while free updates and paid crossover DLC continue to expand its content.
Browse guides- Developer
- Sonic Team
- Publisher
- SEGA
- Platform
- PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch 2, Switch
- Genre
- Arcade Kart Racing
- Release Date
- Sep 25, 2025
- Online Players
- Up to 12
- Base Tracks
- 24
- Base CrossWorlds
- 15
- Launch Racers
- 23
- Original Vehicles at Launch
- 45
- Gadgets at Launch
- 70+
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch
- Genres
- Arcade kart racing
- Players
- 1–12
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Release date
- 2025-09-25
- Developer
- Sonic Team
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Beginner Guide
Learn the basics of racing, drifting, boosting, using items, and navigating Travel Rings. Understand the main game modes and prepare for your first Grand Prix.
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Vehicle Classes & Starter Builds
Compare Speed, Acceleration, Handling, Power, and Boost machines. Find beginner-friendly setups and understand how vehicle parts affect your racing style.
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Travel Rings & Track Shortcuts
Discover how races change across three laps and why CrossWorld transitions matter. Learn course layouts, shortcuts, obstacles, and useful racing lines.
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Gadget Plates & Online Racing
Learn how to equip gadgets and combine machine abilities for different situations. Prepare your setup for World Match, Friend Match, and competitive racing.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Wiki Hub
Eight research guides covering builds, characters, tracks, DLC and online racing
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Guides
Beginner steps, drifting technique, track routes and full completion roadmaps.
Builds
Machine builds, gadget plates and tuning setups for every playstyle.
Characters
Full roster, unlock routes, free additions and paid crossover guests.
DLC
Crossover packs, Season Pass contents and what is actually released.
Updates
Patch notes, free content drops, event schedules and Twitch Drops.
Multiplayer
Cross-platform racing, ranked World Match, split-screen and team modes.
Platforms
Supported platforms, edition contents, upgrade paths and prices.
Media
Soundtrack, artwork, mods and how the game compares with its rivals.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Best Builds
Discover four gadget build strategies featured by SEGA, including collision, ring collection, item control, and advanced drifting. Learn how to combine gadgets with different machine types and adapt your setup to your racing style.
Collision Build
Collision Build: Choose a Power-type machine and combine Collision Boost, Slipstream Enhancement, and Ring Steal to gain boosts and steal 10 Rings when colliding with opponents.
Ring Collection Build
Ring Collection Build: Equip Ring Limit UP to raise the maximum to 200 Rings, Ring Range UP to expand pickup range by 2.5 times, and Dash Panel Bonus to collect 5 or 10 Rings from dash panels.
Item Control Build
Item Control Build: Combine Item Stock Swap with Boost Item Chance UP to manage stored items and improve your chances of receiving acceleration items.
Ultimate Drift Build
Ultimate Drift Build: Combine Ultimate Drift Charge, Lv1 Quick Charge, and Switching Quick Charge to reach the fourth drift-charge level and gain an invincible boost when fully charged.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Gadget Tier List
Compare recommended gadgets using an editorial S-to-C tier list based on their documented effects and build flexibility. The rankings are recommendations rather than official SEGA tiers, and they account for the Machine Kit and Tuner changes introduced in version 1.4.1.
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Matching Machine Kit gadgets grant a +20 stat bonus without their former -16 penalty following version 1.4.1. Ultimate Drift Charge adds a fourth drift-charge level that provides an invincible boost when fully charged.
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Tuner Gadgets provide a +20 bonus when matched with their machine type and +8 when unmatched, although existing stat penalties remain. Item Stock Plus expands item capacity to three.
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Ring Limit UP increases the Ring cap to 200, while Ring Range UP multiplies Ring pickup range by 2.5. Both support Ring-focused loadouts.
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Giant Rocket Punch enlarges the Rocket Punch item. Its effect is specialized around a particular attack rather than providing a general machine-stat upgrade.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Characters and Unlocks
Explore the original Sonic racers, unlockable characters, free-update additions, and paid crossover guests. Find out which racers come with the base game and which require gameplay progression, bonus entitlements, or DLC.
Base Roster
The original roster contains 23 Sonic characters, including Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Shadow, Silver, Blaze, Dr. Eggman, and Metal Sonic.
Super Sonic
Defeat all 23 original Grand Prix rivals to unlock Super Sonic. This powerful character is restricted to Grand Prix mode.
Free Racers
Classic Sonic joined with the Mach Cyclone in June 2026, while Axel from Crazy Taxi joined with the Devolada Yellow Jack in August 2026.
Crossover Racers
Paid crossover content includes Minecraft's Steve, Alex, and Creeper; SpongeBob and Patrick; Mega Man and Proto Man; and the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Beginner Guide
Learn the essential mechanics behind drifting, Travel Rings, Air Tricks, and Ring collection. Follow these beginner-friendly steps to understand how racing changes across land, water, air, and different dimensions.
Pick a machine type
Choose a racer and machine from the five available types: Speed, Acceleration, Handling, Power, and Boost. Acceleration types recover speed quickly, while Handling types are suited to tighter turns.
Charge the Drift Gauge
Hold the drift control while turning to charge the Drift Gauge, then release it to receive a speed boost. Longer charges produce stronger drift boosts.
Choose a Travel Ring
At the end of lap one, the leading racer selects between two Travel Rings. Lap two takes place in the selected CrossWorld, and the final lap returns to the original course with changed obstacles, items, Rings, and shortcuts.
Practice tricks and Time Trials
Perform Air Tricks during jumps to earn landing boosts and collect Rings to improve maximum speed. Practice individual courses in Time Trial before competing against other players.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds How to Unlock Super Sonic
Unlock Super Sonic by defeating all 23 original rivals in Grand Prix mode. This guide explains how rival selection, overall Grand Prix placement, and progress tracking work without requiring the highest difficulty.
Open Rival selection
Enter Grand Prix mode and open the Rival selection screen to view the original rivals and track which opponents you have already defeated.
Win the points battle
Complete a four-race Grand Prix and finish with more total points than your selected rival. Winning first place overall is not required.
Clear all 23 rivals
Repeat Grand Prix competitions against remaining rivals until all 23 have been defeated. Checkmarks indicate completed rival victories, and rival difficulty can be adjusted.
Select Super Sonic
After defeating every original rival, unlock Super Sonic and select him in Grand Prix mode. His exceptional abilities are not available for standard online multiplayer races.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Tracks and CrossWorlds
Explore the game's original courses, Travel Ring destinations, and collaboration tracks. Learn how the three-lap CrossWorld system changes race routes and discover the courses introduced through additional content.
Original Courses
The launch game features 24 main courses and 15 CrossWorld destinations, with races spanning land, sea, air, and dimensional transitions.
Travel Rings
Travel Rings change the second lap to a different CrossWorld, while the final lap returns to the original course with altered layouts, shortcuts, Rings, and obstacles.
Crossover Tracks
Collaboration courses include Minecraft World, Bikini Bottom, PAC-Village & Maze, Wily Castle, and New York City.
Additional Tracks
Lion Turtle Island is included in the Avatar Legends Pack scheduled for October 14, 2026. Season Pass Two also announces Godzilla Escape and Tokyo-III for later releases.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds DLC and Updates
Track confirmed crossover DLC, free character updates, and the release schedule for both Season Passes. The guide distinguishes content already released from future packs announced by SEGA, including the Year Two DLC lineup revealed in October 2026.
Avatar Legends
UpcomingScheduled for October 14, 2026, the Avatar Legends Pack adds Aang, Katara, the Gliding Air vehicle, and the Lion Turtle Island course.
Season Pass Two
NewReleased for purchase in October 2026, Season Pass Two includes six planned crossover packs covering Godzilla, EVANGELION, Virtual Sanrio Puroland, SEGALAND, the Final Fantasy VII remake series, and Persona.
Godzilla and EVANGELION
UpcomingThe Godzilla Pack is scheduled for November 3, 2026, adding Godzilla Escape and three machines. The EVANGELION Pack is scheduled for January 2027, adding Rei Ayanami, Asuka Shikinami Langley, Tokyo-III, and three EVA-themed machines.
Year Two Bonuses
AnnouncedThe Virtual Sanrio Puroland Pack is planned for Q2 2027 with Hello Kitty and Kuromi. Players who own both Season Pass One and Season Pass Two are eligible for the announced Super Shadow racer and Super Dark Flare machine bonus.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Crossplay and Multiplayer
Find out how cross-platform multiplayer, ranked World Match, local split-screen, and team-based racing modes work. Compare player limits and supported play options across PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam, and Epic Games.
Crossplay
Cross-platform multiplayer allows racers on supported PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam, and Epic Games versions to compete online.
World Match
Compete online against up to 12 players. World Match ranks progress from E through A, with Legend rank available to the highest-ranking racers.
Local Multiplayer
Local split-screen supports up to four players. The Nintendo Switch version additionally supports up to eight players through local wireless communication.
Other Game Modes
Grand Prix offers seven main competitions, Race Park features team-based matches with special rules, and Time Trial lets players chase faster records on individual courses.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds FAQ
Common questions about Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, answered for new racers, returning players, and cross-platform multiplayer fans.
What is Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, and how do Travel Rings work?
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is an arcade kart racing game in which races can move between different dimensions. A standard race has three laps: racers enter a CrossWorld through a Travel Ring for the second lap, then return to a changed version of the original course for the final lap.
Which platforms can I play Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on?
The game is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC through Steam and the Epic Games Store. The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is a separate enhanced version. There is no verified official Roblox release.
Does Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds support crossplay?
Yes. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds supports cross-platform online racing across its supported console and PC platforms. Online modes include World Match and Friend Match, and online lobbies can support up to 12 racers.
How many players can race locally and online?
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds supports up to four players in local split-screen multiplayer and up to 12 players in online races. Nintendo Switch versions also support local wireless play for up to eight players. Online play may require the relevant platform subscription.
How many racers, tracks, vehicles, and gadgets are in the game?
SEGA's base-game launch information lists 23 racers, 24 main tracks, 15 CrossWorlds, 45 original vehicles, and more than 70 gadgets. These are launch content figures, not the current totals after free character additions and paid DLC.
Which game mode should beginners play first?
Grand Prix is a useful starting point for learning courses, items, and Travel Ring transitions. Time Trials are suited to practicing racing lines and improving lap times. When ready for multiplayer competition, try World Match, Friend Match, or Race Park.
Is there a free Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds demo, and does progress carry over?
Yes. SEGA announced a free demo for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, and the Epic Games Store. The demo includes machine customization, gadgets, Grand Prix, and Time Trial features, and its save data can transfer to the corresponding full game.
What is included in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Season Pass Two?
As announced on October 10, 2026, Season Pass Two is available to purchase and includes six planned crossover DLC themes: Godzilla, Evangelion, Virtual Sanrio Puroland, SEGA Land, Final Fantasy VII Remake series, and Persona. The announcement does not mean every DLC pack is already playable; releases are scheduled separately.
What is the latest official Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds update notice?
The latest official patch notice verified for this guide is Ver. 1.4.3, published on October 8, 2026. SEGA lists data for upcoming live-service content and minor bug fixes for PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam, and Epic versions. SEGA also states that players must update the game to access online modes and DLC.
Ready to Master Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds?
From your first Grand Prix to advanced gadget builds and competitive World Match races, discover the racers, machines, courses, and strategies you need to stay ahead. Explore our independent guides and keep up with official updates and crossover content.