Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has revealed most of its roster, and there are a lot of characters. The racing title, set in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe, is having an open beta on August 29th, 2025. Before it releases on September 25th, the website has been updated with the full launch roster. This includes free post-launch characters like Persona 5’s Joker, Yakuza’s Ichiban, and Hatsune Miku.
Interestingly, the launch roster has been revealed for the first time. We now know who we’ll be able to play as at launch, including some not in the closed beta from February. In addition, we can confirm that we have a general idea of how many new racers will join as free and paid DLC.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Planning 28 DLC Racers Post-Launch
On the official Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds website, we can see the full lineup of racers planned for launch. The list can be found below.
- Sonic
- Tails
- Knuckles
- Amy
- Cream & Cheese
- Big
- Silver
- Blaze
- Shadow
- Rouge
- Omega
- Vector
- Espio
- Charmy
- Zavok
- Zazz
- Dr. Eggman
- Metal Sonic
- Egg Pawn
- Sage
- Jet
- Wave
- Storm
In addition, the already announced DLC characters, both free and paid, can be seen on the site. The names of the racers are below.
- Steve (Minecraft) – Paid DLC
- Alex (Minecraft) – Paid DLC
- Creeper (Minecraft) – Paid DLC
- Spongebob (Spongebob Squarepants) – Paid DLC
- Patrick (Spongebob Squarepants) – Paid DLC
- PAC-MAN (PAC-MAN) – Paid DLC
- Ghosts (PAC-MAN) – Paid DLC
- Hatsune Miku (Vocaloid) – Free DLC
- Joker (Persona 5) – Free DLC
- Ichiban Kasuga (Yakuza/Like a Dragon) – Free DLC
The website has 10 blank spaces for Free DLC and 8 blank spaces for Paid DLC. Currently, we know that TMNT and Avatar will be a part of the DLC, though who will be in it is unknown. This means that the total number of racers in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds will come to around 50 racers. While when many will be announced and released is unknown, players will no doubt have a lot of options to choose from.
Are you excited for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds? Who do you want to see as a racer in the game? Let us know in the comments and on the forums!
For more on Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, check out our articles on the open beta and the crossover with PAC-MAN. As always, make sure to subscribe to our weekly newsletter!
Bring Sonic Riders back already!!! At least give me a collection of the first and Zero Gravity.