CLUTCH is an open-world driving game from Maverick Games, set in Monaco, with professional R1K racing and the underground Midnight Collective. The team has detailed its story-focused design at gamescom 2026, while platform and release date remain unannounced.
CLUTCH is the first public title from Maverick Games, a UK studio founded by former Forza Horizon 5 creative director Mike Brown. The game was announced on June 2, 2026, after the studio's publishing deal with Amazon Game Studios fell apart in February 2026. Development continued as planned, and the game was shown at Summer Game Fest later that month.
Set in Monaco, CLUTCH splits playtime between professional R1K circuit racing and the underground Midnight Collective, where drivers race for passion rather than profit. The story follows a pair of genius sibling racers who uncover a hidden underworld behind R1K, described in one reveal as the Marcial siblings. The team includes Ben Penrose and Jamie Brittain, a writer for Skins.
At gamescom 2026, Brown and Penrose explained the narrative focus, saying it gives meaning to wins and losses, a deliberate contrast to the arcade model of Forza Horizon. The game uses Unreal Engine 5 with a custom physics system and emphasizes vehicle detail, including paint specks, interior stitching, tire wear, and cabin clutter. Real manufacturers Porsche, BMW, and Land Rover appear. Platforms and a release date have not been announced.
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At gamescom 2026, Maverick Games' Mike Brown and Ben Penrose detailed CLUTCH, an open-world driving game set in Monaco. The title splits playtime between professional R1K circuit racing and the underground Midnight Collective, with a story by Skins writer Jamie Brittain. Brown, former Forza Horizon 5 creative director, said the narrative gives meaning to wins and losses.
Maverick Games, the independent studio founded by former Forza Horizon creative director Mike Brown, revealed Clutch at Summer Game Fest 2026. The game blends a narrative-driven story with an open world inspired by the French Riviera, featuring day and night cycles that shift between professional racing and underground street races. It follows the Marcial siblings and is built on Unreal Engine 5 with a custom physics system.
Maverick Games, the UK studio founded by former Forza Horizon 5 creative director Mike Brown, announced its new open-world racing game CLUTCH on June 2, 2026, with a trailer. The game is set in a world centered on the historic R1K racing series, which has run for over 100 years, and a contrasting underground scene called the Midnight Collective, where drivers race for passion rather than profit. The story follows a pair of genius sibling racers who uncover a hidden underworld behind R1K. CLUTCH uses a custom version of Unreal Engine 5 and emphasizes extreme vehicle detail, including paint specks, interior stitching, tire wear, and customizable cabin clutter such as coffee cups, receipts, and clothing. The game features cars from real manufacturers including Porsche, BMW, and Land Rover. Supported platforms and release date have not been announced. Maverick Games originally signed a publishing deal with Amazon Game Studios in 2024, but that partnership was terminated in February 2026 due to Amazon's strategic shift. The developer stated development continued as planned. Further details, including a more detailed trailer and cast information, are scheduled for Summer Game Fest on June 6.