SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed launched on September 3 and September 4 in Japan. It is available on PC, Steam, Microsoft Store, Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, and joined Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass at launch.
SpeedRunners, the side-scrolling racer that drew over 10 million players after its 2016 release, now has a sequel. tinyBuild announced SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed on August 7, 2026, and attached a release date of September 3, with a September 4 launch in Japan. The game ships on PC, Steam, Microsoft Store, Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, and supports cross-play.
The sequel keeps the item-based racing formula and expands the player counts: up to 8 players online, 4 locally, and 64 in tournament mode. It also adds a single-player story mode. Within days of release, Microsoft confirmed the game as a Day 1 addition to Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass between September 1 and September 15, 2026, where it joined the full release of RuneScape: Dragonwilds and other titles in a seven-game lineup.
By September 4, Game Spark included SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed in its roundup of 13 Steam titles that entered early access or full release in the previous three days and hold over 100 user reviews. The roundup placed the sequel alongside the new Onimusha entry Way of the Sword, which also released on September 4, and the idle RPG Vespera.
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Game Spark's latest Steam roundup covers 13 titles that entered early access or full release within the last three days and hold over 100 user reviews. Highlights include the sequel SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed, the idle RPG Vespera, and the new Onimusha entry Way of the Sword, which released on September 4, 2026.