Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks has a console date. Caged Element's Ork-flavored combat racer will launch on Xbox on May 21, adding another platform for a game that mixes high-speed racing with vehicle shooting and noisy Warhammer 40,000 chaos.

The studio announced the Xbox launch date through co-founder and game director Chris Mallinson, who described Speed Freeks as a racer with deep vehicle customization, cross-platform play and a live Creation Mode where players can build maps together in real time.

Speed Freeks is published by Wired Productions and developed by Caged Element, the studio behind Grip. The new game keeps that taste for aggressive, arcade-style speed, but shifts it into the Warhammer 40,000 universe with Ork vehicles, explosives and a heavier combat focus.

According to the Xbox Store listing, Speed Freeks lets players drive buggies, tanks and helicopters online or against bots. The listing also names Caged Element Inc. as developer, Wired Productions as publisher and puts the game under shooter and racing genres.

The mode list is more than a standard lap-race setup. Deff Rally is the more direct racing option, where players can focus on checkpoints or blast opponents out of the way. Kill Konvoy changes the rhythm by sending teams after explosives in the middle of the map, then asking them to deliver those payloads to the enemy base, a moving Stompa mech.

Mallinson said the team leaned into player experimentation while developing the game's movement. Vehicles can rapidly shift momentum on the ground or on walls, and abilities such as Dash can combine with handbrake turns and propulsion boosts for higher-skill play.

"With Speed Freeks, we’re hoping to bring that same energy to you and maybe even spark an Xbox revival for combat racers," Mallinson said.

Creation Mode is another major part of the pitch. Caged Element says players can enter and leave sessions while maps are still being built, drive around during construction and upload finished maps through a workshop system for others to try solo or online.

The studio also said it worked closely with Games Workshop so the in-game models stay accurate to Warhammer 40,000 miniatures, with customization options covering vehicles, pit bosses, alternate weapons, extra kit items and paint choices.

Speed Freeks is available to wishlist on Xbox ahead of its May 21 launch.