Hot Wheels Unleashed secrets: How to unlock all 9

Hot Wheels Unleashed secrets need to be completed if you want to finish the game. Here’s a guide on how to unlock all nine of them.

As you may have seen in my Hot Wheels Unleashed review, the arcade racer from Milestone (Ride 4, MotoGP 21) is awesome. Basically, you get fun handling, 68 cool cars, 41 bonkers circuits and in-depth track and livery editors.

At its core is the Hot Wheels City Rumble (the main ‘career’ mode), which features nine secrets to unlock. And you need to unlock them because progress is blocked at a certain point if you do not.

So without further rambling from A Tribe Called Cars, here is a guide to unlocking all nine secrets. All tested, too, unlike some other guides on the Interwebs.

Note: You can use the right joystick to navigate around the City Rumble map and zoom in and out using the triggers. Exact inputs for each platform can be found at the bottom of the screen.

While I have your attention, feel free to check out my Hot Wheels Unleashed tips, tricks & secrets guide, a list of some of the best cars and my 30-car speed test.

Secret 1 (Unsolved Mystery)

Amazing Drivers: with special appearance by Motosaurus

First unlock the Motosaurus vehicle by completing all events to the east – the last location on this road gives you the Motosaurus. Then use it to complete the ‘Amazing Drivers’ race to the northwest of the roundabout.

It is unclear if ‘complete’ means to win or finish on the podium so I would bring home gold just to be sure of success.

Secret 2 (Hidden from View)

End the winged monster’s reign of terror

To unlock this secret, all you need to do is complete the ‘Jurassic Predator’ boss race. This is a fun and somewhat challenging event so use your best car. If struggling, you could buy something decent from the ‘Limited Offer’ menu or open some spare Blind Boxes.

Secret 3 (Hidden to Most)

Defeat the one that reigns the ice

Yet another easy-ish one to unlock. Simply finish the ‘Snow Pilot’ boss race. Again, perhaps finishing on the podium would be enough but finish in first just to be sure. Change the difficulty level to easy if struggling.

Secret 4 (Covert)

Defeat four bosses to take on the final challenge

Pretty self-explanatory, this Hot Wheels Unleashed secret requires finishing all four boss races. So work your way round beating all the boss races, which are easily spotted because of their increased reward number.

Secret 5 (Can You Keep a Secret?)

The legend says that a restless ghost blocks access to this path.

Ready for another boss race? Good, because the next Hot Wheels Unleashed secret of nine requires you to complete the fifth and final boss race. As before, win just to ensure you unlock the secret.

Secret 6 (Secret Unveiled)

Reckless Driving: with special appearance by Bone Shaker

This secret in the Hot Wheels City Rumble, located in the southwest, involves getting the Bone Shaker car from the aforementioned boss race called ‘Ghost Seekers’. You need to win. Then complete the ‘Reckless Driving’ event using the Bone Shaker.

Secret 7 (Top Secret)

The Best: with special appearance by Buns of Steel

First, you need to unlock Buns of Steel from the end of a residential street. Then, as the description suggests, complete the quick race known as ‘The Best’ using the Buns of Steel vehicle.

To access this race, you need to have unlocked the Bone Shaker secret first (secret 6).

Secret 8 (Surprise)

Unlocks after completing the Top Secret event

To unlock the eighth secret in my cunningly named Hot Wheels Unleashed how to unlock secrets guide, you need to complete the Buns of Steel event I just talked about.

Secret 9 (Tell No-One)

Wake up, it’s late! Today is your first day, you’ll miss the schoolbus!

Try to ignore the typo in the description as this is the last challenge in my Hot Wheels Unleashed secrets list. As the clue suggests, you will need the big and yellow school bus. Unlocking it could potentially be done with a Blind Box or as a Limited Offer.

However, the best way is to complete the ‘Tough Opponents’ quick race in the southeast corner. The bus and a Blind Box are your rewards to the east.

Then finish ‘The Journey Begins’ quick race with the bus and job done. Expect to get the 442 muscle car for unlocking all nine secrets!