Main menu: Rival Duel highlighted among Grand Prix, Race Park and Time Trial

About this game

Developer: Sonic Team · Publisher: SEGA · Platform: PC (Steam) · Art style: Stylized 3D · Screen type: Settings / System

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What to study

The main menu is a mode board first and a settings rail second: four illustrated cards (Grand Prix, Rival Duel, Race Park, Time Trial) carry the choice, with Rival Duel highlighted, while the left rail holds the systems work (Customize Machine, Customize Gadgets, Character & Machine, Shop, Friend List, Extras) and red exclamation badges flag which entries have something new. A PLAY MISSION banner hangs below the rail, the game's daily-objective hook kept one tap from the mode cards rather than buried in a submenu. The top bar does the identity work (Legend rank, Rookie progress, SONIC) and the footer keeps three verbs visible (Back, View Player, Next). The plaza backdrop is deliberately dimmed so the menu owns the frame. Frame at about 1:57 in the Year Two Showcase (Steam), pipeline candidate candidates/v0_0030.png at 116.75s; showcase footage of the Year Two update, live Nov 3, 2026.

Patterns

How the screen is arranged.

card-choice action-list prompt-row

Components

Parts on screen.

Menu Choices Button prompts Badge

Screen inventory

• four mode cards across the top: GRAND PRIX (trophy art), RIVAL DUEL (Sonic art, highlighted yellow), RACE PARK (campsite art) and TIME TRIAL (car art)
• left rail of six blue menu entries: CUSTOMIZE MACHINE, CUSTOMIZE GADGETS, CHARACTER & MACHINE, SHOP, FRIEND LIST, EXTRAS, several carrying a red exclamation badge
• a red PLAY MISSION banner below the rail and an F INFO prompt beneath it
• top-left LEGEND rank emblem with a Rookie progress bar and the name SONIC
• top-right Tab NEWS prompt
• bottom footer prompts: C BACK, T VIEW PLAYER, NEXT (controller icon)
• a dimmed plaza backdrop with a blue Sonic car at centre and a Sonic Racing parade float at right

Top 3 colors

#141417 20%#07090f 19%#120f12 19%

Top three palette colors by share. The remaining colors make up the rest.

Source and credit

© Sonic Team / SEGA, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds screenshot: Year Two Showcase trailer (Steam, Season Pass Two app 4836670), shown for design study and commentary. PlayCraft is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by SEGA.

Source tier 2 (publisher-released) · screenshot: Steam store page · Steam page

Source details

Fetched 2026-11-03. verified 2026-11-03: pipeline candidate frame inspected visually at full resolution (1920x1080); real game UI (Grand Prix / Rival Duel / Race Park / Time Trial cards, Customize Machine / Customize Gadgets / Shop / Friend List / Extras rail, Play Mission banner, Back / View Player / Next footer) confirmed visible and legible; no trailer text or marketing overlay in frame

SEGA Streaming Guidelines (support.sega.com, updated 2026-03-12): gameplay video use with commentary permitted, not promoted as official

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