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2020 · Ubisoft Nadeo · Arcade · NASCAR

TrackMania

Trackmania, the racing franchise from Ubisoft Nadeo, is back with the most compelling remake of Trackmania Nations.

Released
1 July 2020
Platforms
PlayStation 4PlayStation 5WiiWindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/S
Genres
ArcadeNASCARRacingSports
Developers
Ubisoft Nadeo
Publishers
Ubisoft Entertainment
Modes
Local multiplayerMultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
First personThird person
Themes
Action
Engine
Maniaplanet

About

TrackMania, officially known as Trackmania since 2020, is a series of racing games for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, Nintendo DS, and Wii developed by Ubisoft Nadeo and Firebrand Games. In TrackMania the player can create their own tracks using a "building block" process similar to games that existed before TrackMania, such as the 1984 game Excitebike, the 1985 game Racing Destruction Set, and the 1990 game Stunts. The tracks are saved as 3D files, specifically as a .gbx file, which is also how replays are saved.

TrackMania games typically have a time trial format, with medals awarded for beating set times in single-player mode, as well as the ability to submit times to various online rankings. Players may choose to respawn (retire) after crossing a checkpoint, for example if they land upside down, leave the track, get off to a poor start, or want to improve their position. Multiplayer races operate as concurrent time trials; players' cars visibility can be turned on and off on the same track at the same time, but cannot physically interact with one another.

Keywords

  • underwater
  • cars
  • level editor
  • 3d
  • competitive
  • physics
  • vehicle simulation
  • pvp
  • driving
  • flight
  • stylized
  • flying

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Reception

The TrackMania series was awarded six world records in Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition 2008. These include "Biggest Online Race", "Most Popular Online Racing Sim" and "Largest Content Base of Any Racing Game", with hundreds of thousands of user-created tracks and hundreds of unique cars available for download.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows1 July 2020Worldwide
PlayStation 415 May 2023Worldwide
PlayStation 515 May 2023Worldwide
Xbox Series X/S15 May 2023Worldwide
Xbox One15 May 2023Worldwide

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Licensing

Description adapted from its source, CC BY-SA 4.0.