Milestone's open-world Hot Wheels game nails the look of the toys, lets you swap car types on the fly and finally handed me the Dodge Viper I always wanted.
Milestone provided a copy of the game for these impressions.
Verdict Play It Now
When I was a kid, I had a billion Hot Wheels. The first thing that hit me in HOT WHEELS Infinite Rush is that these cars look exactly like the toys. Not real cars dressed up, the actual die-cast toys, scuffs and all. Then I drove off into an open world built like a giant toy set, and I was right back on my bedroom floor.
HOT WHEELS Infinite Rush is my childhood toy box turned into an open world.
CMoney, OnPoint 4 Gamers
What it is
HOT WHEELS Infinite Rush comes from Milestone, the Italian studio behind the Hot Wheels Unleashed games, made with Mattel. It came out September 10, 2026, on Xbox Series X|S and PC, and it’s an Xbox Play Anywhere game. It’s $49.99, with a $79.99 Deluxe Edition that adds the Vehicle Pass and a $99.99 Ultimate Edition that also adds a Ferrari expansion island and a pack of 2026 Formula 1 cars.
This time Milestone took Hot Wheels off the track and into a world. There are four islands, each with its own vibe, packed with races, challenges, collectibles and secrets. Every island is ruled by a Rush Master, a boss you unlock by earning fame on that island and then beat to take their car and title. There are more than 150 vehicles to collect, a Track Builder that lets you build tracks right on top of the world, split-screen for up to four players and online play with cross-play.
Swap your ride anytime
There are four vehicle types: all-around Versatiles, big heavy Titans, agile Drifters and lightning fast Speeders. The cool part is that you can switch your type on the fly while you’re exploring. See a challenge built for a Speeder? Flip to one and go. It keeps the whole map open to you instead of making you go back to a garage.
Taking their whips
Out in the world you run into Daredevils, and if you beat them, you take their car for your collection. I took down one rocking a Dodge Viper, and I’m not going to lie, that one meant something. The Viper was my dream car when I was a kid. Taking it out for a race and winning with it felt glorious.
And yes, the orange track is everywhere. I went hunting for a loop-de-loop, found one, set it up and nailed it. Hot Wheels track never gets old.
It just wants you to have fun
The sense of speed is great, the sound is really good, and you can even hear the engine change as you go through tunnels. The other cars knock each other out of the way, and the world is built to get smashed. My favorite detail is the boost combo. Your stunt counter keeps building, and if you clip something by mistake, it doesn’t wipe out everything you just did. Some games punish you for one bump. This one wants you to keep pushing, and I love that.
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It’s not a pushover, though. Some of the races are tough, and the delivery stunt challenge, where you have to get a car to the dealership fast without banging it up, took me a few tries. Speed is easy here. Finesse takes work.
Verdict: Play It Now
HOT WHEELS Infinite Rush is my childhood toy box turned into an open world. If you love the freedom of Forza Horizon, this takes that freedom to another level, and you get to collect the cars while you’re at it. If you grew up with Hot Wheels or Matchbox cars, this brings it all back. It’s so good and so fun. Play It Now.
This is not a review, so there’s no score here.
Side note: I went hands-on with HOT WHEELS Infinite Rush back at Summer Game Fest 2026, and it was just as fun on my own setup as it was there.
Screenshots captured by OnPoint 4 Gamers from gameplay. Featured image: OnPoint 4 Gamers.
