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Race miniature Hot Wheels cars on twisting tracks, drift for boosts, collect vehicles, and build custom courses.
Released 30 Sep 2021
Drift For Nitro
Build Twisting Tracks
Race Through Hazards
Collect the best vehicles in the Hot Wheels™ universe, build spectacular tracks and dive into breathtaking races.
Developed by Milestone S.r.l. · Published by Milestone S.r.l.
Drive a collection of Hot Wheels cars through arcade races built around toy-scale tracks that twist and loop through large environments. Drifting helps you take corners and recharge a boost, while track hazards can slow or stop your car.
The campaign includes races, time trials, and boss events, with new events and rewards to earn as you progress. Collect cars, improve their stats, and choose vehicles to suit different tracks; races also reward currency for unlocking more content.
Build and customize tracks with loops, boosters, obstacles, and pieces of the surrounding environment, then race on your creations. You can also customize a personal room, play two-player split-screen, or compete online.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its fast arcade racing, toy-like cars, and the satisfaction of linking drifts with boosts. Reviews also highlight the detailed car collection, creative tracks, Hot Wheels nostalgia, and split-screen play. Some players find the campaign frustrating, especially when difficulty rises or time trials demand precise runs.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 53 |
| Age ratings |
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| Players | 1–12 |
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| Multiplayer | HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED supports single-player, online PvP, and local split-screen PvP. The store description states split screen supports 2 players and online challenges support up to 12 opponents. Reviews indicate private online lobbies exist, but friends generally cannot queue with public matchmaking, and online private races do not support AI bots. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No official mod support for multiplayer is described. Reviews mention community-created tracks and liveries being shareable and usable online, including community tracks appearing in multiplayer rotation. One review mentions hearing about graphical mods, but no fact-based multiplayer gameplay mod support is established. |
| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 67 listed on Steam |
| DRM / EULA |
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| Website | Official website |
