Trackmania

No, you are not mistaken. This reboot of the two-decade-old Trackmania franchise was indeed released two years ago on PC. However, in 2023 Ubisoft are looking to revitalize the often thrilling racing series by finally releasing its latest version on consoles.

Trackmania has always been a bit odd. Over a trillion different releases, the floaty nonsense physics and hyperbolic tracks have been a near-constant source of fun—if only you had the wherewithal to navigate its incessantly dreadful UIs. Even the releases were confusing, with 2011’s Trackmania 2 (the 13th game in the series) coming out in three “episodes” over six years, with modes appearing at various points… Bewildering.

However, also usually a lot of fun! The games are always focused on trying to beat your own best times, and those of everyone else in the world, racing against other players’ “ghosts.” They also (sometimes) feature track editors and almost platform-game levels of stunt challenges.

The last time the series saw a console release was 2016’s Trackmania Turbo, with 2020’s Trackmania stuck on PC until this year. Quite how the game’s free-to-play model and subscriptions will work on consoles is not yet known, but we do know it intends to allow cross-platform play between PlayStation and Xbox.

Release Date: Early 2023