13 years later, the original devs on "the Mario Kart of 2D platformers" are "providing advice and feedback" to a new team bringing the long-awaited sequel to life

Four characters compete in SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed
(Image credit: tinyBuild)

Publisher tinyBuild has just lifted the veil on SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed, the sequel to the beloved platformer-meets-racing g🌳ame. Over a decade later, a new team is💦 working on the sequel to what publisher tinyBuild calls the "Mario Kart of 2D platformers," but the original devs are advising to make sure the details are right.

If you're not familiar with SpeedRunners, th💎e Mario Kart comparison will probably give you the gist – you pick a character and race against friends, picking up it🐓ems like missles and freeze rays to ruin each others' days as you go. The game is known for its deep movement mechanics, which have supported a years-long tournament scene.

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"built-in tournaments, matchmaking, leagues, and all QoL features you want 🅺to see in a modern competitive game" as we𝄹ll as "improved netcode."

SpeedRunners 2 is in development at Fair Play Labs, which you might know as the studio behind the Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl games. That pedigree indicates that Fair Play knows a thing or two 🍌about building on familiar formats for competitive, colorful games. In an , tinyBuild confirms that the devs of the original game at DoubleDutcﷺh are "already involved," as they're "providing advice and feedback" on the game's creation, and are "also, to some extent, involved in marketing."

SpeedRunners first launched into early access back in 2013, and the devs estimate that roughly 10 million players have jumped in over the past 13 years. The sequel is itself set to go into Steam Early Access in 2025, with 1.0 and ෴console versions to follow in 2026.

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Dustin Bailey
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Dustin Bailey joined the GamesRadar team as a Staff Writer in May 2022, and is currently based in Missouri. He's been covering games (with occasional 🐷dalliances in th💛e worlds of anime and pro wrestling) since 2015, first as a freelancer, then as a news writer at PCGamesN for nearly five years. His love for games was sparked somewhere between Metal Gear Solid 2 and Knights of the Old Republic, and these days you can usually find him splitting his entertainment time between retro gaming, the latest big action-adventure title, or a long haul in American Truck Simulator.

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