Customization adds a personal touch. Players can unlock or choose different characters, each with unique appearances. While mostly cosmetic, these changes make the gameplay feel more individualized. Leaderboards fuel competition. Global rankings push players to keep grinding for milliseconds of improvement. Every frame counts, and climbing the rankings becomes an obsession for many. Speed Stars has a surprisingly high skill ceiling. While anyone can pick it up and run, mastering it requires perfect timing, endurance, and sometimes even strategy with burst versus consistent pacing.