The recent slate of Hot Wheels video games from developer Milestone really captures that youthful wonder and excitement of unpacking fresh toy cars from the box and racing them down those twisting, orange playset tracks. With two Hot Wheels games under their belt, along with the underrated anime-racing game Screamer, the creators at Milestone are taking another swing at a new Hot Wheels arcade racer – but this time, they’re taking the massive selection of toy cars into an open-world playset.
At Summer Game Fest 2026, we were able to get our first hands-on with Hot Wheels: Infinite Rush, which moves away from dedicated tracks set within living rooms and imaginary landscapes and into multiple open-world zones packed with missions and opportunities. It’s a big adjustment for a Hot Wheels racing game, but it also has big ambitions to elevate the toy car-racing series.
The core concept of Hot Wheels: Infinite Rush leans into the idea of taking your selection of Hot Wheels cars off the nostalgic orange tracks and into the open-world playset, filled with oddities to uncover and new challenges to take on. Much like the recent Lego Batman upgrade to an open-world Batman Arkham-style game, Hot Wheels: Infinite Rush makes the jump to an open world that feels very similar to Burnout Paradise, which makes for a fun fit for the Hot Wheels world.
With Infinite Rush, you’re given a large degree of freedom to drive around and take on challenges as you wish. With over 150 cars to choose from – which are set across different vehicle types like speeder, titan, and the versatile class – you can present a selection of favorite vehicles and freely swap between them in between missions when driving around. With your stable of toy cars set, you’re prepared to explore the open-zone playset in your own way.
When really diving in, you’re free to drive about and cause chaos on the streets and in the various tracks scattered about the zone. While you have core objectives, the real fun is making your path to take in all the side missions located on the map. These missions include traditional races against other drivers, time-trials where you need to reach a destination, vehicle delivery missions, and even destruction derby-style missions where you have to cause as much environmental damage as you can. But one of the more entertaining missions I found focused on finding nearby landmarks and snapping photos for the album.
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