Sega has officially released its 'announce' trailer for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - revealing all sorts of exciting details about the newest entry in the long-running Sonic Racing series.
This update has also confirmed CrossWorlds will include not only characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog series but also icons from other "SEGA Universes". Sega has also noted how this will be the "largest roster" of characters ever in the history of the Sonic Racing.
Sega's Sonic Frontiers.
Here's the current list of Sonic characters featured as racers in the official 'announce' trailer and elsewhere, along with Zazz who has been confirmed as a playable character in the PS5 closed network test.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - Character List
1. Sonic
2. Eggman
3. Shadow
4. Knuckles
5. Amy
6. Tails
7. Metal Sonic
8. Sage
9. Vector
10. Jet
11. Silver
12. Omega
13. Big the Cat
14. Cream
15. Zazz
16. Wave
17. Storm
Free Guest Characters
According to SEGA, these characters will be added in future content updates.
- Hatsune Miku
- Joker (Persona 5)
- Kasuga Ichiban (Yakuza: Like A Dragon)
Season Characters
- Minecraft (Steve, Alex, Creeper)
- Additional characters TBA
Bonus Content
Pre-order bonus:
- Werehog
- Rusty (Sonic Prime)
- Nine (Sonic Prime)
- Dread (Sonic Prime)
Unconfirmed Characters
These characters have been spotted on billboards and banners in the 'announce' trailer - suggesting they'll also appear as racers in this release. This adds up to a total of 23, with Sega's website once again confirming there will be "23 racers at launch" and a "ton more on the way".
- Rouge
- Blaze
- Zavok
- Espio
- Egg Pawn
- Charmy
A Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds character leak also popped up as a rumour in June, before the reveal of Minecraft characters and co.
FAQs
When will Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds launch?
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds was originally revealed at The Game Awards in 2024. In an update in June 2025, Sega announced the game would launch for the Switch on 25th September 2025.
Will There Be A Switch 2 Version?
Sega officially confirmed in June 2025 a Switch 2 version of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds would be "coming at a later date". Sega has also confirmed there will be a paid upgrade for existing Switch owners.
What Will Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds cost?
- Nintendo Switch - $59.99 / £54.99
- Nintendo Switch 2 (and other platforms) - $69.99 / £64.99
Sega will also offer a digital deluxe edition including a Season and more for $79.99 / £69.99 as well as a collector's edition (via Limited Run Games), priced at $249.99.
What other SEGA characters can we expect?
Sega has already given us a teaser of what's to come, but we'll update this guide when we hear more. Of course, there's really no limit to the kind of characters Sega could potentially bring to this new entry in Sonic Racing.
Some of the previous characters in Sonic racing games like All-Stars have added characters such as Beat from Banjo-Kazooie and Mii!
How many tracks, vehicles, and gadgets will there be?
According to Sega there will be "more tracks than ever before". Players can expect 24 "main tracks" and use Travel Rings to travel across 15 "CrossWorlds".
There will be 45 unique original vehicles (including Extreme Gear boards), and players will be able to "mix and match characters and vehicles". As for gadgets, there will be 23 different power-up items including new and returning favourites.
Tracklist
These are the tracks Sega has revealed so far:
- E-Stadium
- Rainbow Garden
- Water Palace
- Metal Harbor
- Ocean View
- Wonder Museum
- Sand Road
- Colorful Mall
- Mystic Jungle
- Apotos
- Minecraft World
So that's the current character line up for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. If we hear any updates, we'll let you know.
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You forgot Zazz which is the last of the 23 confirmed characters on the website!
@NintonicGamer Got his picture in there now. 👍
Is anyone excited for Zazz? I have to wonder
Storm makes this a must buy!
@Liam_Doolan I'm fully aware that this is off-topic, so feel free to smite me, but is there a reason beyond "because I wanna" for you not using your photo as your comment avatar?
@SintasSays you better bet your bottom dollar that im playing no one BUT zazz zazz is the best sonic character ever designed
@epicgamner King.
@drypaphmrbro We can use different images on certain parts of our profiles. This throwback to Animal Crossing was made by a friend a long time ago (as far as I ) - so it's kind of special, and I like being able to show it off on NL.
Charmy is confirmed 100%, someone spotted him in some footage.
I am happy with the character roster.
I hope I can race as the mad dog himself, Goro Majima. Throw Ichiban in there too😁
Beside Ape Escape the highlight of this State of Play.
@SintasSays
The jobber six and knockoff Scratch and Grounder really should have been let go when they had the chance, the later’s appearance in Shadow Gen was probably the worst part of that game.
I need Ray and Mighty from Sonic Mania, even if they're only Tails and Knuckles clones. 💛 ❤️
Can't wait to check the air and water physics and controls, that were a lot of fun in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, compared to the dull equivalents in Mario Kart 8. I'm also curious about what non-Sonic content will be added. Sonic is my favourite Sega franchise, but I like what they did in the past, except the addition of a Non-Sega human driver... :S
Nice roster so far and that's without the characters from other Sega games, looking forward to seeing who will be added among those!
some of the characters without pics
can be found in the trailer, with a car
Egg Pawn & Charmy - when Knuckles takes the corner in the beginning
Zavok & Espio - when Sonic is racing towards the dinosaur
Wave - very briefly, after the Eggman hitting Vector clip, she's behind Sonic
Storm - when Sonic is going downhill in Chao Park
The last one was one of the most disappointing sequels I've ever played, coming after the brilliance of Transformed. Here's hoping this is a return to form.
So, theyre highlighting how they'll include SEGA characters, yet they couldn't show any?
Transformed is one of my all-time favorite racing games, please do right by it this time.
What are the chances this releases right before Mario kart, like how the last one launched right before Crash team racing, hurting its performance?
@SintasSays
I am. He and Zavok bring some much-needed variety to the roster. Not only are they among the few villains, but they’re also among the rare characters who aren’t just DeviantArt furry bait.
I'd be surprised if this manages to have a character roster as impressive as the CTR remake.
there will be "23 racers at launch" and a "ton more on the way".
So does that mean wait for the ultimate edition then?
@drypaphmrbro got big opinions on avatars, do ya?
I’ve never picked up any of the Sonic racing games despite being a massive sonic fan as I’ve been only interested in mario kart but this one’s intrigued me! Especially as Vector is in it! (Not sure if he was in previous racing games or not)
Be great if they added Ray, Mighty, Sticks and Fang as well as those announced/expected.
Just wanted to add something regarding Team Sonic Racing. The team racing mode is not much fun playing without friends, but you can also play the game without teams like a traditional racer and it has a challenge mode like its predecessor.
@OneArmedGiant Sega is not releasing definitive editions and when they do is extra content available for purchase, like Sonic Origins Plus. There are two possibilities here:
1) Extra content will be added for free.
2) Paid content will be available.
thankfully there aren't a ton of babies or koopalings in this roster. I wonder if they will add more obscure characters from the franchise
@LikelySatan: Let a guy be a nosy see you next Tuesday!
@SpringDivorce agreed Transformed is brilliant, this looks damn promising. Obviously you love Outrun as well. An absolute classic 👌
@Banjo- I have faith in Sega so I’m hoping for option 1.🤞🏻
@OneArmedGiant I think it's more likely, yes. 😊
There's Sonic Prime skins (characters?) coming. I wonder if anything from the comics could show up...
I'd love to see Red and Blue from Gunstar Heroes make it in. They weren't in either of the All Stars game and it would be cool for them to finally be included.
No one from Golden Axe or Streets of Rage made it in either so it would be cool to get some representation there.
Never played a Sonic racing game besides maybe riders. Think I might give this one a go. If it is like Mario Kart then I'd probably enjoy it
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