GCU3
Release Date: February 19, 2026
The third installment of an arcade racing series with around 40 licensed cars, made by the developers of Test Drive Unlimited (Eden Game studio). Gear.Club Unlimited 3 offers beautiful tracks in two main locations: on the French Riviera and in the Japanese mountains.
Eden Games is a legend in the racing game genre. This studio was responsible for creating the iconic first two installments of the Test Drive Unlimited series (from 2006 and 2011). However, the French developer then took on the creation of smaller projects, mainly arcade car games from the Gear.Club Unlimited series (developed as an extension of the mobile Gear.Club from 2016). The first and second part were released by Microids, but the "third" is the result of a collaboration with Nacon.
Gear.Club Unlimited 3 has accessible, not very realistic driving physics. The game features around 40 licensed cars - sports models from brands such as Alfa Romeo, Bugatti, Mazda, Pagani, Porsche, and Subaru. Most of them provide mechanical and visual tuning, including the option to install rear wings (spoilers) on them.
Races take place largely on routes running from point A to point B, on empty roads in two picturesque locations: on the French Riviera and among the mountains of Japan. In addition to classic races there is also the Highway mode, in which we race on high-speed routes, racking up points by weaving through civilian vehicles (not present in other gameplay variants).
Apart from the free mode, Gear.Club Unlimited 3 offers a story-driven career with cutscenes. As we progress, we earn money, which we not only use to buy and upgrade cars, but also to expand our headquarters. We can set up a paint shop, an upgrade workshop, or stands for displaying our vehicle collection.
In addition to single-player fun, Gear.Club Unlimited 3 offers a split-screen mode for two people.
Platforms:
PC Windows 2026
PlayStation 5 2026
Xbox Series X/S 2026
Switch 2 February 19, 2026
Developer: Eden Games
Publisher: Nacon / Bigben Interactive
Game Ratings for Gear.Club Unlimited 3 Video Game.
A Gaming Network: 5.5 / 10 by Marcel Dee
Gear.Club Unlimited 3 is a game of "what ifs." What if the ambitious Story Mode was backed by a stable engine? What if the "weather" actually affected the asphalt? The Highway Rush mode is a blast, and the 40-car roster (featuring the likes of Pagani, Nissan, and Bugatti) is meticulously detailed. However, the frequent game crashes, the complete absence of online play, and a "Graphics" mode that feels like it’s running through mud make this a hard sell for anyone but the most dedicated series fans. Japan deserved a smoother ride than this.
XboxEra: 6.8 / 10 by Győző Baki
What we’re left with is a mostly competent, not particularly memorable arcade racer with a handful of highs, but some baffling lows as well.
PPE.pl: 7 / 10 by Krzysztof Grabarczyk
Gear.Club 3 Unlimited does not redefine racing, but focuses on fun in single-player mode. However, split-screen gameplay should be treated as a curiosity. For racing fans who spend a lot of time with Nintendo Switch 2, Eden Games' game is a very interesting proposition.
![[2:05] - Launch Trailer](https://cdn.gracza.pl/galeria/filmy/640x360/193664328.jpg)
