Crazy Taxi Is Back and Going Global with World Tour in 2027

SEGA chose the Xbox Games Showcase to revive Crazy Taxi after many years without a new flagship title. The game’s subtitle is World Tour, and it will be launched in 2027. The announcement began with Axel driving the famous yellow taxi. He tears through streets that have the appearance and feel of historic San Francisco, complete with a recognized bridge in the background. The song “All I Want” by The Offspring plays over the footage. Later scenes include a mysterious new driver and hint at action that will take the plot to a new level.

Axel is hot on the trail of the masked thieves who stole his taxi, and he’s on a roll, pursuing them through five places, each with a new and unique challenge. You’ll be able to collect fares at each place while racing against the clock to get your customers from point A to point B. Of course, there’s the thrill of pulling off wild drifts, blasting over jumps, and tackling all of the unexpected chores that arise during your trip. We’ve already demonstrated some of the interesting side elements, such as pizza delivery runs and a fishing mini-game that allows you to unwind in some fantastic locations.

Campaign mode ties everything together with a captivating storyline that spans the globe. As you play, you will earn money by making speedy deliveries and fulfilling missions, all while the bad guys are hot on your heels. When you need a break from the main game, you can switch to Arcade mode, where the goal is to achieve the highest possible score before time runs out. For the competitive sorts, there is Multiplayer, which allows you to compete against friends or strangers online to see who’s the best.

The game will be released for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam, with Xbox Play Anywhere allowing users to play it on both their Xbox console and PC, with progress carried over. Kenji Kanno, the creator of the original Crazy Taxi, is leading the charge on this new game, which SEGA describes as a fresh take on the core gameplay of picking up passengers and transporting them to their destination, wrapped up in a larger story that takes you across a variety of environments. SEGA claims to have used generative AI to help with production; essentially, the AI helped create some of the background aspects.