Sumo Digital has crafted some of the greatest racing experience over the past twenty years. Their work with Outrun 2 and Outrun 2006 enabled that to be even more timeless an experience than the original Outrun was, while the Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing games were gems of the kart racing genre with top-shelf gameplay that topped even the Mario Kart series in many ways and inventive track design that got better as the series grew and evolved. Now, they're back after a five year break from kart racing with Team Sonic Racing with a new free-to-play experience for PC users.
As the name implies, Stampede: Racing Royale is a kart racer blended with battle royal gameplay mechanics that works also a bit like Fall Guys with its multi-round setup. The core gameplay very much feels like the Sonic All-Stars games with fantastic controls and pitch-perfect drifting. Whether it's Outrun 2 or Hotshot Racing, Sumo has always nailed drifting better than anyone else and that holds true here -- which is even more impressive with this being a free-to-play title. LT controls your drift and the right stick allows you to lean into the inside track...
