Anime girls are now sports cars! The creators of Genshin Impact are set to release the racing action game Project GT

Anime Girls Are Now Sports Cars! Genshin Impact Creators to Release Racing Action Project GT

Game creators have done this before — turning everything from historical figures to warships and even horses into anime-style characters. Now a new studio has pushed that idea into high-speed territory: think race tracks and anthropomorphic supercars. The team behind Project GT includes vets from major Chinese studios, among them people who worked on Genshin Impact.

Project GT’s pitch is straightforward and a little bizarre: well-known sports cars show up as anime heroines called “Engine Girls.” The devs aren’t marketing it as a pure arcade racer. Instead, it’s pitched as a hybrid — racing with action beats and real-time RPG mechanics blended in.

The backstory leans pulp: a global catastrophe known as the “Electronic Rain” wipes out tech, so humanity builds mechanized battle girls to survive. That fight morphs into the Grand Tour, a worldwide racing tournament — and just when order seems to hold, another storm threatens to tear things apart.

Gameplay mixes collection and combat. Players put together a fleet of heroine-cars, grind XP, level skills, and enter aggressive races. Tracks reference real-world landmarks, but driving isn’t just steering: you’ll use weapons, link elemental effects, and chain combos. Effects include “Machine Oil,” “Burning,” and “Corrosion.” Modes cover solo runs and multiplayer co-op (co-op = squad play, not just matchmade lobbies).

Costume design leans into car details: bumpers, spoilers, rally liveries show up as outfit motifs. One concept already shown is the “190E Girl,” a character modeled on the look of the Mercedes‑Benz 190E DTM.

The studio turned to Kickstarter and pulled in nearly $10,000 within days, despite an initial server-launch goal of just $2,000.

The Project GT release plan is as follows:

• Q2 2026: Closed alpha — backers (Kickstarter) get first access;
• Q3 2026: Alpha expands to more testers;
• Early 2027: Closed beta test;
• Spring 2027: Early Access release;
• Late 2027: Full global release.

Targets include PC via Steam, consoles, and mobile platforms.