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Crazy Taxi: World Tour — Beta, Multiplayer, Release, and Gameplay
Crazy Taxi: World Tour is a 2027 driving-action game with a solo campaign, five cities, Arcade Mode, online PvP, crossplay, and a September network test.
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GAME INTRODUCTION
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Crazy Taxi: World Tour is a new 2027 driving-action game, not a remaster of the 1999 release. SEGA is building a solo World Tour campaign around Axel, five cities, missions, vehicle customization, and a returning timed Arcade Mode. The retail Steam page also lists multiplayer PvP and cross-platform multiplayer.
The immediate US opportunity is the free Closed Network Test. Applications close August 31 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific, and the test runs September 11 at 5:00 p.m. through September 13 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific. It covers multiplayer only and does not transfer save data into the retail game.
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- 2027 release, platforms, price, preorder, physical copy, and Game Pass status
- US Closed Network Test deadline, dates, regions, platforms, selection, and sign-up steps
- Network-test PC requirements, download, online requirement, and save-transfer boundary
- Multiplayer, crossplay, Pickup Race, Cops 'N' Cabbies, Ranked, Custom, and player count
- Axel, five cities, story campaign, missions, jobs, and Arcade Mode
- Driving, drifts, jumps, passenger fares, vehicles, and customization
- SEGA's generative-AI disclosure, The Offspring, licensed music, and Streaming Mode
What is confirmed now
| Question | Verified answer |
|---|---|
| Retail release | 2027; exact date unannounced |
| Retail platforms | Xbox Series X |
| Player formats | Single-player campaign, Arcade Mode, online PvP, cross-platform multiplayer |
| Story | Axel pursues the organization that stole his taxi across five cities |
| Test deadline | August 31, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific |
| Test dates | September 11 at 5:00 p.m. through September 13 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific |
| Test content | Two modes, two maps, six cars, four characters, customization; up to six in Pickup Race |
| Price / retail editions | Not announced |
| Generative-AI disclosure | Ideation support for background objects; no AI-generated content in the final game |
Keep test facts separate from retail facts
The network test is a development build made to test multiplayer stability. Its Windows requirements, 12 GB download, two maps, six cars, four characters, online-only rule, and lack of save transfer apply to that test. SEGA explicitly warns that final PC requirements and features may differ.
That distinction matters because current searches mix “beta requirements” with “final PC requirements” and “beta crossplay” with the retail feature set. Each page in this dossier labels which build its answer describes.
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OFFICIAL SCREENSHOTS
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The official image shows a timed passenger run, a fare counter, and a drift combo. It does not establish the final economy or scoring formula.Official source ↗
This official screenshot presents a coastal passenger route. SEGA confirms five cities, but has not published every city name or complete map.Official source ↗
Vehicle customization and extreme jumps are disclosed systems; the specific vehicle, parts, prices, and unlock route shown here are not named.Official source ↗
RELEASE & AVAILABILITY
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SYSTEMS & REFERENCE
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SEGA confirms high-speed passenger work, drifts, jumps, missions, earned money, unlockable vehicles, and customization, but no final vehicle or upgrade list.
→Story and modes · Aug 27, 2026Crazy Taxi World Tour Story, Axel, Five Cities, and Arcade ModeWorld Tour adds a story campaign for Axel across five cities and keeps the classic time-limited passenger-and-cash loop in a separate Arcade Mode.
→AI and music disclosure · Aug 27, 2026Crazy Taxi World Tour AI Disclosure, Music, and Streaming ModeThe official Steam disclosure limits generative AI to background-object ideation and says final content is not AI-generated; licensed music still creates test-stream risks.
→Multiplayer and crossplay · Aug 27, 2026Crazy Taxi World Tour Multiplayer, Crossplay, and Beta ModesThe September test has two crossplay PvP modes, Ranked and Custom matchmaking, while retail Steam lists single-player, multiplayer, PvP, and cross-platform multiplayer.
→PERFORMANCE & SUPPORT
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The free Closed Network Test accepts US applicants through August 31 and runs September 11–13 on Xbox Series, Xbox PC, PS5, and Steam.
→PC and test support · Aug 27, 2026Crazy Taxi World Tour PC Requirements, Download, and SavesThe network test has published Windows PC targets and a 12 GB SSD requirement, but these are not the final retail requirements and test saves do not transfer.
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