Jetpack Joyride Racing launches on iOS and Android after delay

Jetpack Joyride Racing finally reached iPhone and Android after a long delay, and the launch answered the biggest question around it: this is a real multiplayer racer, not just Jetpack Joyride with wheels. Halfbrick had originally aimed for a June window before moving the game to November 13, 2025, and the finished release leans hard into quick, competitive racing for up to six players at once.

The pitch is simple and smart. Matches are short and chaotic, with drifting, boost timing and track reading doing most of the work. The App Store listing also adds Party Mode for racing with friends, while the Google Play description pushes the game as a fast, multiplayer battle through the Jetpack Joyride universe. That makes the handling and decision-making matter more than raw speed alone, which is a good fit for a mobile game built around repeat sessions rather than long play windows.

That design also makes the game feel meaningfully different from the original Jetpack Joyride. The endless-runner formula that made Barry Steakfries a Halfbrick staple was all about surviving readable, fast-moving action for as long as possible. Jetpack Joyride Racing keeps that snap and clarity, but turns it into lap-based competition where six players can crash, drift and surge past one another in real time. Barry Steakfries returns alongside Dan, Josie, Professor Brains and Robo Barry, so the game still carries the franchise’s personality instead of stripping it down into a generic kart clone.

Halfbrick also used the launch to push its wider ecosystem harder. Jetpack Joyride Racing debuted Halfbrick+ Cards in the updated Halfbrick+ Hub app, along with the first Halfbrick+ Season Pass. Card packs earned in the racer can be opened in the Hub to unlock cosmetics and rewards, and Halfbrick has said the Hub is becoming the center of its cross-game ecosystem. Season Pass XP is set to come from play across that wider network as more Halfbrick titles adopt the updated SDK.

That matters for the players most likely to stick around. Anyone looking for a lightweight, arcade-first racer with real multiplayer, familiar characters and a clear progression loop has a good reason to keep this one installed. Players hoping for a pure endless-runner sequel in disguise will find something else entirely, and that is what gives Jetpack Joyride Racing its best shot at lasting beyond the branding.