Top Gear launches ‘The Stigverse’ game

Don’t worry there isn’t a scary digital Jeremy Clarkson within…

Top Gear has launched a new experience – The Stigverse – in The Sandbox, a social gaming platform.

Stephen Davies, SVP Global Licensing at BBC Studios:

“We’re thrilled to bring Top Gear into The Sandbox, as it offers us a fantastic opportunity to reimagine the world of Top Gear for a new digital audience, and we can’t wait to see players dive into the chaos and challenges of The Stigverse.”

From off-road mayhem in the All-Terrain Zone to wrecking stuff in The Scrapyard – players will be faced with fun-packed challenges as they attempt to tame The Digital Stig’s defective clones. BBC Studios have teamed up with Reality+, the games studio behind Doctor Who: Worlds Apart, to bring a unique take on Top Gear for a new digital audience.

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Multiple malfunctioning versions of The Digital Stig, known as The Gits, are gleefully running riot across The Stigverse causing all kinds of chaos. Come face-to-face with the likes of Unfortunate Git, Flamin’ Git, and the story’s main antagonist – Science Git. The Top Gear Crew are at the end of their tether, and it’s down to you to help reel in the mayhem.

Players must take charge, restore calm, and round up the escaped Gits across seven fun-filled zones inspired by themes from Top Gear’s engineering challenges: The Stage; All-Terrain; Mountain; Lake; Aerial; and The Scrapyard, along with the place where all the problems started – The Clone Lab.

Each zone features challenges and quests, such as reconstructing the world’s fastest tractor – The Trak-Tor – to sliding down a snowy slalom in a race against a rally car and running a daring gauntlet in a scrapyard.

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Sébastien Borget, Co-Founder & COO of The Sandbox:

“We’re proud to welcome Top Gear in The Sandbox open metaverse. The Stigverse, has been designed to offer the millions of fans of the show a thrilling and immersive experience like never before.

“By reimagining iconic moments and engineering challenges from the show, players will be able to engage with Top Gear in new and interactive ways, bringing the adrenaline and excitement of the series into the virtual world. This collaboration further highlights The Sandbox as a destination for creative entertainment and fans engagement, combining the power of gaming and culture.”

The Sandbox is a social gaming platform where BBC Studios now joins over 400 brands, including Renault, Square Enix, Attack on Titan, ATARI, Ubisoft, Lionsgate, Warner Music Group, Snoop Dogg, Paris Hilton, and many more. Top Gear is the world’s largest motoring media brand broadcast in 150 territories.