Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed developer Sumo Digital is back with Stampede: Racing Royale, a free-to-play racing battle royale game that mixes Mario Kart with Fall Guys.
In an interview with our sister site RacingGames.gg, Community Manager Chris Groves revealed that the team has already planned out “years of updates” for the unique kart racer royale game.
“A big focus for our team is to not just sustain the game over time, but to expand it in ways that our community loves,” Groves said. “From Early Access launch, we’ll have Seasons (and in-season updates) which deliver fresh content to discover – from new customisation gear, to fresh maps, karts, and more.”
In the interview, Groves revealed that the racing game has been worked on for the past four years at Sumo Leamington. Over the past two years, the team has worked on prototyping and balancing the game to be fun and competitive in a growing market of free multiplayer games.
“The best games in the genres we’re inspired by find ways to make every player feel they have a chance of glory, while not overly hampering the most skilled players,” Groves said. “That’s a tricky balance to find, but is considered whenever we add something like a new track, power-up, or kart.”
Alongside the addition of new maps, vehicles, skins and more when Stampede: Racing Royale launches, Sumo is also working on keeping players busy with a host of Special Events.
“[Special Events will] deliver new event formats and parameters, testing players in different ways to earn rewards,” Groves told RacingGames. “Special Events will also drop in and out of the game, always giving players new challenges to take on.”
The community manager explained that the future will allow the team to bring in “narrative elements” and “fun collaborations” to fans. Could we see a Sonic and Sega collaboration in the future?
Stampede: Racing Royale launches in early access later this year.