Team Sonic Racing

Team Sonic Racing is an arcade racing game in which Sonic, Tails and other characters race in teams of three. Shared manoeuvres matter more than the placement of any single driver. The team collects points, shares items and works toward a powerful shared turbo.

Team Sonic Racing was released on May 21, 2019 for PC, PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The racing game was developed by Sumo Digital and published by SEGA.

The game has native versions for PC, PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. On PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, the respective older console versions can be played via backward compatibility. Native PS5, Xbox Series or Switch 2 versions are not part of the release.

In races, first place alone does not count: three drivers race together, support each other with items and earn a shared ranking. This changes overtaking and the choice of shortcuts, because team members who are behind also contribute to the result.

For PC, SEGA lists at least an Intel Core i3-4130T or AMD FX-6300, 4 GB RAM, a GeForce GTX 770 or Radeon HD 7870, DirectX 11 and 32 GB of free storage. 8 GB RAM and stronger graphics cards are recommended. The current Steam client requires Windows 10 or later.

Team members can support each other, pass items along and gain speed together. Successful actions fill the bar for a powerful team turbo that benefits all three drivers at once.

15 characters from the Sonic universe are on the grid, including Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy and Dr. Eggman. Their vehicles belong to different classes. This lets a team combine drivers with complementary strengths.

The vehicles are divided into the three types Speed, Technique and Power. They differ in their abilities and allow different focuses when building a team of three.

14 types of Wisps serve as offensive, defensive and support items. They can hinder rival vehicles or help your own team. Deliberately exchanging such items is part of team racing.

Team Adventure mode links the races with a story of its own. Sonic and his friends accept an invitation from the mysterious Dodon Pa and compete on various tracks. The mode explains the most important racing mechanics along the way.

In the Grand Prix, the results of several races are added together. There are also free races with adjustable rules. This lets you try out the team mechanics outside the story mode.

Time trials are about your own best time rather than the team ranking. Further challenges set special tasks on the tracks. This adds competitions for individual drivers to the shared races.

Unlocked parts change the look and handling of the race cars. Players who tune their vehicle can better match it to their preferred driving style within the chosen class.

The tracks draw on well-known environments and themes from the Sonic series. Corners, obstacles and alternative lines call for matching speed and team manoeuvres with each other.

Up to four people can race together on one system. The Switch version also supports local wireless races with up to eight people. The shared team ranking also plays a role in local multiplayer.

Online, up to twelve people can race together in one race. The console versions require the relevant network services for the respective online multiplayer. Solo and local modes are separate from this.

Team Sonic Racing offers German on-screen text and German voice audio on PC and PlayStation. The PC version supports controllers, and Remote Play is planned for PS4.