CLUTCH is an open-world racing game in development at Maverick Games, set in Monaco and built on Unreal Engine 5. The studio showed a hands-on demo at gamescom 2026 and detailed its story-driven R1K and Midnight Collective structure, with no release date or platform list announced.
CLUTCH arrived in June 2026 as the first public game from Maverick Games, a UK studio founded by Mike Brown, the former creative director of Forza Horizon 5. Announced on June 2 with a trailer, the game is set around the historic R1K racing series, which the stories say has run for over 100 years, and a contrasting underground scene called the Midnight Collective. The debut followed the end of Maverick's publishing deal with Amazon Game Studios, terminated in February 2026 after Amazon's strategic shift. Maverick said development continued as planned.
By Summer Game Fest 2026, the framing had sharpened. CLUTCH blends a narrative-driven story with an open world inspired by the French Riviera, featuring day and night cycles that switch between professional racing and underground street races. The game follows the Marcial siblings and is built on Unreal Engine 5 with a custom physics system. Coverage at gamescom 2026 added the Monaco setting and more detail on the split between R1K circuit racing and the Midnight Collective. The story is written by Skins writer Jamie Brittain, and Brown said the narrative gives meaning to wins and losses.
A hands-on report from gamescom, held August 26 to August 30 in Cologne, described a demo that opens with a cutscene and hands control to the player across a police chase, a lavender field run, and a circuit race. Maverick has emphasized vehicle detail including paint specks, interior stitching, tire wear, and customizable cabin clutter, with cars from Porsche, BMW, and Land Rover. Supported platforms and a release date have not been announced.
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At gamescom 2026 in Cologne, held from August 26 to August 30, Game Spark played CLUTCH, a racing game in development at Maverick Games. The studio is led by Mike Brown, who was creative director on Forza Horizon 5. The demo opens with a cutscene that hands control to the player across a police chase, a lavender field run, and a circuit race.
At gamescom 2026, Maverick Games' Mike Brown and Ben Penrose detailed CLUTCH, an open-world driving game set in Monaco. The title splits playtime between professional R1K circuit racing and the underground Midnight Collective, with a story by Skins writer Jamie Brittain. Brown, former Forza Horizon 5 creative director, said the narrative gives meaning to wins and losses.
Maverick Games, the independent studio founded by former Forza Horizon creative director Mike Brown, revealed Clutch at Summer Game Fest 2026. The game blends a narrative-driven story with an open world inspired by the French Riviera, featuring day and night cycles that shift between professional racing and underground street races. It follows the Marcial siblings and is built on Unreal Engine 5 with a custom physics system.
Maverick Games, the UK studio founded by former Forza Horizon 5 creative director Mike Brown, announced its new open-world racing game CLUTCH on June 2, 2026, with a trailer. The game is set in a world centered on the historic R1K racing series, which has run for over 100 years, and a contrasting underground scene called the Midnight Collective, where drivers race for passion rather than profit. The story follows a pair of genius sibling racers who uncover a hidden underworld behind R1K. CLUTCH uses a custom version of Unreal Engine 5 and emphasizes extreme vehicle detail, including paint specks, interior stitching, tire wear, and customizable cabin clutter such as coffee cups, receipts, and clothing. The game features cars from real manufacturers including Porsche, BMW, and Land Rover. Supported platforms and release date have not been announced. Maverick Games originally signed a publishing deal with Amazon Game Studios in 2024, but that partnership was terminated in February 2026 due to Amazon's strategic shift. The developer stated development continued as planned. Further details, including a more detailed trailer and cast information, are scheduled for Summer Game Fest on June 6.