Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway (Incl. ALL DLC)

Slime-fuelled chaos powers an arcade racer that treats Nickelodeon’s cartoon history as a giant toy box. Familiar faces from SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Rugrats, Garfield, and more trade items, boosts, and shortcuts across loud, colorful tracks. The tone is deliberately playful rather than simulation-minded, with every race built around exaggerated drifting and sudden reversals. Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway also gives its cast a welcome boost of personality through voiced dialogue, making the crossover feel less like a collection of costumes and more like an animated party.

Races revolve around building speed with drifts, grabbing power-ups, dodging hazards, and spending slime boosts at the right moment to steal a position near the finish line. Tracks include branching slime routes and terrain that can shift a standard kart into a watercraft, keeping circuits from feeling like simple laps around a theme-park set. A deep customization system lets players combine characters, vehicle bodies, parts, paintwork, and a large crew roster whose special abilities support different racing styles. Beyond standard cups and individual events, there is an arena mode for direct competitive battles, while local split-screen and online multiplayer provide the natural home for its most chaotic races.

What separates this sequel from its predecessors is the scale of its personalization: matching an unlikely driver with an absurd vehicle and a tailored crew setup is half the fun. The 36-track selection draws on recognizable Nickelodeon locations without requiring encyclopedic knowledge of every show, and the included DLC expands the roster and customization pool for players who want the complete crossover package. Handling is accessible enough for younger players and casual couch-racing groups, although mastering drift lines, alternate paths, and crew bonuses gives experienced kart-racing fans something to optimize. Anyone who enjoys Mario Kart-style item battles but prefers Nickelodeon characters, local multiplayer, and a more customization-heavy approach should find plenty to like here.