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Steam News28 April 20262mo ago

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds… and your PC!

The Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Steam Free Weekend starts on April 30th! The full game will be playable for free through May 4th, with every base game character, course, and vehicle available to try out.

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changedThe Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Steam Free Weekend starts on April 30th! The full game will be playable for free through May 4th, with every base game character, course, and vehicle available to try out. In addition, all game modes will be available, including the single-player Grand Prix and Time Trials modes and of course, online multiplayer modes like World Match, for ranked play, and Friend Match, for custom lobbies. And if you’ve got friends playing on other platforms, don’t worry. With Cross-Platform Matchmaking, you can race with friends (and frenemies) across the world and all platforms within a single online matchmaking environment.
changedPlease check out the table below for detailed breakdown of the minimum PC specs needed to experience Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds online. So that we can provide the lowest set of specs possible for smooth gameplay, our minimum specs below do not account for local multiplayer. Please check out the system requirements on our Steam game page for minimum specs required for local, split-screen multiplayer.
changedDuring races, slight stuttering may occur when entering Travel Rings. If this is a concern, lowering the resolution to 900p or similar may help improve performance.

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds changes

changedThe Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Steam Free Weekend starts on April 30th! The full game will be playable for free through May 4th, with every base game character, course, and vehicle available to try out. In addition, all game modes will be available, including the single-player Grand Prix and Time Trials modes and of course, online multiplayer modes like World Match, for ranked play, and Friend Match, for custom lobbies. And if you’ve got friends playing on other platforms, don’t worry. With Cross-Platform Matchmaking, you can race with friends (and frenemies) across the world and all platforms within a single online matchmaking environment.
changedPlease check out the table below for detailed breakdown of the minimum PC specs needed to experience Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds online. So that we can provide the lowest set of specs possible for smooth gameplay, our minimum specs below do not account for local multiplayer. Please check out the system requirements on our Steam game page for minimum specs required for local, split-screen multiplayer.
changedDuring races, slight stuttering may occur when entering Travel Rings. If this is a concern, lowering the resolution to 900p or similar may help improve performance.

The Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Steam Free Weekend starts on April 30th! The full game will be playable for free through May 4th, with every base game character, course, and vehicle available to try out. In addition, all game modes will be available, including the single-player Grand Prix and Time Trials modes and of course, online multiplayer modes like World Match, for ranked play, and Friend Match, for custom lobbies. And if you’ve got friends playing on other platforms, don’t worry. With Cross-Platform Matchmaking, you can race with friends (and frenemies) across the world and all platforms within a single online matchmaking environment.

Whether you’re test driving solo or with friends online – but perhaps, are unsure about your PC’s capability to play – we’re happy to report that Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds can be played comfortably and smoothly on a wide range of hardware, from the latest NVIDIA and AMD graphics cards, all the way down to NVIDIA GTX & Radeon Series.

Please check out the table below for detailed breakdown of the minimum PC specs needed to experience Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds online. So that we can provide the lowest set of specs possible for smooth gameplay, our minimum specs below do not account for local multiplayer. Please check out the system requirements on our Steam game page for minimum specs required for local, split-screen multiplayer.

MinimumStandard
ExperienceSmooth online play*High-quality smooth online play
Resolution/FPS1080p / 30fps1440p / 60fps
Graphic SettingsLowHigh
CPUIntel Core i5-3470 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200Intel Core i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory12GB16GB
GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti (2GB) / Radeon HD 7850 (2GB) / Intel Arc A380 (6GB)NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB) / Radeon RX 6600 (8GB) / Intel Arc B580 (12GB)
Storage20GB20GB
OSWindows 10 / 11Windows 11
DirectXVersion 11 / 12**Version 12

  • During races, slight stuttering may occur when entering Travel Rings. If this is a concern, lowering the resolution to 900p or similar may help improve performance.

** Switching to DirectX

(To change on Steam) Steam Library → right-click "Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds" → "Properties" → "General" → "Launch Options," and enter "-dx11".

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds

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Steam News / 28 April 2026

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