In the game, the player takes the role of a new racer looking to gain fame in a deserted city ruled by five racing "crews".

The early access as beta was released on Malaysia in January 2024, called "CSR Racing 3" CSR Racing was first shown on stage at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 11, 2012[1] and was released on the Apple App Store on June 28.

To move on to a new tier, the player must race and beat the crew boss for the level.

[8] Races take place across either a quarter- or half-mile distance, depending on the event in which the player has chosen to compete.

These events range from repeatable Regulation Races, which are split into three different difficulties (Rookie, Amateur, Pro), to direct confrontations against rival crew members.

The Amateur and Pro Regulation Races in tier 1 are unlocked by beating the first two crew members in Fangz, Luther, and Alesha.

Ladder races pit the player's car against progressively tougher opponents for gradually more money.

The Power, Weight, Grip, and Gearbox stats have a dramatic effect on how the car behaves in races.

Heavier cars with low grip will accelerate slowly at first but will achieve a very high top speed at the end of the race.

La Stella's LaFerrari will be obtained after the player has won the High Stakes Challenge.

BOSS X's Saleen S7 Twin Turbo will be obtained if the player has won the High Stakes Challenge.

Shifty Jack's P1 GTR will be obtained after the player defeats him in the High Stakes Challenge.

After the player has beaten a World Tour crew and obtained the boss cars, they can start The International.

The International has four events: Bull Run, The Hunt, Power Play, and Air Strike.

The boss is Zoe Cross for Bull Run, Le Sapeur for The Hunt, Ivan for Power Play, and Cypher for Air Strike.

After completing the 4 cups, La Finale will be unlocked by defeating the crew bosses from Tiers 1–5.

If the player manages to defeat him, a cutscene will reveal that Nitro has been a part of The International crew and was the inventor of CSR Racing.

He thanks the player for taking part in the game and as a reward give the Ferrari FXX-K's Pro decals.

[14] Media reception to CSR Racing has been generally positive, with Modojo awarding it 4/5 and Gamezebo describing its visuals as "better than some games from the previous console generation (Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii)".