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What is Hot Wheels Let’s Race: Ultimate Speed?
Developed by Bamtang Games and published by GameMill Entertainment, Ultimate Speed adapts the world of Hot Wheels Let’s Race into a family-friendly arcade racer. Mattel describes its driving as drift-based and its races as fast-paced. The game features racers from the series, including Coop, Spark, Mac, Brights, Axle, and Cruise.
The Netflix series premiered globally on March 4, 2024. It follows Coop and other young racers at a racing camp; the game builds on that setting with races, vehicle customization, and track creation.
Release date and platforms
The game launched on October 24, 2025, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC through Steam. Mattel and GameMill announced those platforms and the date in the launch release; Steam’s listing also gives October 24, 2025, as the release date. Check the relevant storefront for current availability and pricing.
#1 Best Overall
- Massive Track Set with Motorized Booster: Rev up your child's curiosity and problem-solving skills with this super-fun set!
- Thrilling Stunts: Crank up the competition with challenging intersections, hairpin turns and a huge crash zone!
- Easy to Load Cars: Car feeder ramp fuels exciting storytelling moments and continuous racing action.
- Built-In Storage: Set features plenty of parking spaces for easy, convenient storage.
- Ready to Stunt! Includes one Hot Wheels vehicle for racing adventures right out of the box!
What can you do in the game?
Five named modes
The announcement lists five modes:
- Racing Camp: race in the camp setting tied to the series.
- Cup Champ: compete in cup events.
- Speed Trials: take on time-focused runs.
- Track Builder: create tracks.
- Free Races: set up races outside the other named modes.
These are the mode names and broad descriptions given in official materials; those materials do not establish further rules or progression details.
Solo and local multiplayer
Players can race solo or use local four-player split-screen. The announcement describes boss showdowns as another part of the game. It does not establish online multiplayer, so check the platform listing if online play is important to you.
Rank #2
- The Hot Wheels City Transforming Race Tower converts from high-level single-lane racing to a two-lane competitive speedway with innovative twists kids and adults love.
- The impressive dual-side elevator works for both race and single modes and automatically converts during the tower's transformation.
- In race-mode, place 2 1:64 scale cars in the elevator, then lift it to the top, release the fair-start gate and watch the cars race. One Hot Wheels car is included. Additional cars sold separately.
- The tower is 26-inches tall in single-lane mode, making for high-speed racing full of twists and turns. Connect it to other Hot Wheels sets to continue the adventures. (Additional sets sold separately.)
- Makes a great gift for kids 3 years old and up who love racing their Hot Wheels cars.
Cars and customization
Players can customize vehicles with decals and unlock content. Named cars include GT-Scorcher, Super Twin Mill, Roger Dodger, and Duck N’ Roll on Mattel’s product page. Mattel’s announcement spells one car “Rodger Dodger”; that spelling is retained here when referring to the announcement’s listing.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How it relates to the Netflix series
The game draws on the Netflix show’s characters and racing-camp premise, but it is a separate video game sold for consoles and PC. The series premiered on Netflix on March 4, 2024, while Ultimate Speed arrived on game platforms in October 2025.
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Rank #3
- Take on a hungry T-Rex that has attacked the Hot Wheels City fire station with a 1:64 scale toy car!
- The playset features a large-scale dinosaur nemesis that has eyes that spin every time cars whizz past until it gets knocked out!
- Launch cars hard enough to spin the eyes and knock out the dino's teeth only to get eaten and then pooped out!
- Reload and relaunch, but this time get detoured through the fuel station. Might as well fill up for the next run!
- Don't quit now! With refueling complete, launch again and get the K.O., saving friends and Hot Wheels City.
Sources: Netflix series premiere announcement; Mattel launch announcement; Steam product listing.
Quick Recap
Best Value
- Explore multiple levels of toy car play with the Hot Wheels Mega Loop Garage playset.
- Kids can slam launch the included Hot Wheels vehicle into a double loop and use a diverter to direct the car to the desired floor.
- Drive through the car wash on the ground level where there's a moving foam roller and wash curtain to make each vehicle ready for the stunting spotlight.
- On the second and third floors, kids can explore car maintenance details like a repair lift, fuel pumps with movable hoses, a robot repair arm and adjustable gates.
- The Mega Loop Garage features parking for up to 37 1:64 scale vehicles, providing ample storage and cool ways to put toys on display.
Rank #4
- Use epic stunting skills to win in the Hot Wheels City Shark Chomp Beach Playset.
- Featuring a giant shark nemesis, kids launch their Hot Wheels cars into its mouth, perform a figure-8 stunt that knocks it out, and send the Hot Wheels hero off for more adventures. There's also a stop-sign diverter to keep cars from speeding off.
- The shark chomps down and eats the car if it's launched too softly.
- Reset is easy: pull the shark's head up or open its mouth to race again!
- The launcher pivots for another way to play! Launch the car over the gap jump to avoid the shark entirely.
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