SuperTuxKart 1.5 Open-Source Kart Racing Game Released with Major Changes

posted by Marius Nestor on Oct 20, 2025,
updated Oct 23, 2025

Highlights of SuperTuxKart 1.5 include a new benchmark mode, New LoD (Level of Detail) settings to reduce “popping”, finer control of the game’s audio levels, new egg hunts on the Black Forest, Gran Paradisio Island, and The Old Mine tracks, and spotlight support.

SuperTuxKart 1.5 also brings graphical enhancements to the overworld as a good-bye to the 1.x Story Mode, significant updates to the Vulkan renderer, better display of karts, tracks, and game modes, and SSAA (render resolution above 100%) and Percentage-Closer Soft Shadows for users with powerful GPUs.

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Update

The official site:

• SuperTuxKart 1.5 release

  SuperTuxKart’s 1.5 is now available!

OMG Ubuntu:

• SuperTuxKart 1.5 Released with Improved Graphics + More - OMG! Ubuntu

  Version 1.5 is likely to be the last release in the SuperTuxKart 1.x series (save for point release bug fixes). The project’s next destination? SuperTuxKart Evolution, a major v2.0 revamp aimed at breathing new life into this familiar FOSS classic.

  But that’s all to come.

  For now, this major new version of the iconic racing game is the highlight. It offers improved graphics (especially on lower-end hardware), new arenas and egg hunt tracks, a benchmarking mode, and a wider range of display and rendering controls.

It's FOSS News:

• Linux's Favorite Game SuperTuxKart 1.5 Released with Graphics Overhaul and New Features

  SuperTuxKart is a free kart racing game featuring adorable open source mascots like Tux, Gnu, and Wilber racing through otherworldly tracks. With a story mode, split-screen local play, and online multiplayer across various modes/races like time trials, battles, and soccer, it's become a favorite among FOSSers across the world.

  The game is proof that open source game development can deliver a polished, engaging gaming experience for players of all ages.

  And now, with the release of SuperTuxKart 1.5, the developers have achieved a notable milestone before their next major release, SuperTuxKart Evolution.

GamingOnLinux:

• Open source racer SuperTuxKart 1.5 out now, development moving onto SuperTuxKart Evolution | GamingOnLinux

  SuperTuxKart is like a free and open source alternative to Mario Kart, with a brand new release out now!

UbuntuHandbook:

• SuperTuxKart 1.5 Released! New Skins, Egg Hunts, & Supersampling | UbuntuHandbook

  After almost three years of development, SuperTuxKart kart racing game finally released new major 1.5 version few days ago.

  The new release of this game introduced Supersampling Anti-Aliasing (SSAA) support. Meaning that it can render game resolution higher than current screen size (even over maximum display resolution). It greatly improved the graphics quality, which is however extremely heavy that may lower frame rate.

  You may enable this feature by going to “Graphics” setting page and set render resolution higher than 100%.