The first of a new wave of racing games — well, at least two — by ex-Forza Horizon developers seeking to outdo Forza Horizon has been revealed. Maverick Games, led by Forza Horizon 5‘s creative director Mike Brown, unveiled Clutch, a story-focused racing game about sibling racers competing on what appears to be the French Riviera.
Clutch has elements familiar from Forza Horizon, like licensed cars, a glamorous tourist location, and a mix of official racing series and illicit street racing. But it also weaves in a crime story with hints of Need for Speed and even Grand Theft Auto, as the protagonist “gets in some trouble” that seems to result in him performing automotive heists and getting into police pursuits.
In Clutch, you can equip James Bond-style gadgets to your car to assist in these pursuits. The reveal trailer showed a grappling cable that shoots out of the front of the car, allowing it to slingshot around a lamppost.
The two lead characters, a brother and sister, also get involved in a century-old motorsport series called the R1K, and a street-racing group called the Midnight Collective which is all about “the raw thrill of speed,” according to Brown.
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