The ubiquitous battle royale genre can now add the racetrack to its domain, as Sumo Digital--the team behind the recent Sonic The Hedgehog racing games as well as multiple entries in the Forza franchise--has revealed its next project: Stampede: Racing Royale, which will hit Steam Early Access later this year.

　　Stampede pits 60 players against each other in go-kart-style racing events, complete with power-ups, weapons, and more. At launch, two match types will be available: Stampede Races, which are classic races running multiple laps around a single track, and Stampede Battles, which focuses more on eliminating other players with weapons found around the track.

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　　Each match consists of three rounds, and each round after the first eliminates the bottom 20 finishers from the field until a winner is crowned. Players can race solo, or they can link up with friends and race together.

　　The game will be free-to-play, with multiple in-game events, challenges, and seasons being added over time. There will be in-game purchases, but all of them will revolve around cosmetic items both standalone and via a battle pass, and none of them will affect a player's ability to race.

　　Stampede: Racing Royale launches on PC via Steam Early Access later this year.

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