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Experience the collected adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog in Sonic Origins Plus! With 16 legendary Sonic titles, including 12 Game Gear games, new playable characters, modes, challenges, behind-the-scenes content, and more, this is the definitive way to play these classic games!

Sonic Origins is a action, 2d platformer and adventure game developed by Sonic Team and published by SEGA.
Released on June 22nd 2022 is available only on Windows in 12 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 4,886 reviews of which 3,563 were positive and 1,323 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.1 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified Sonic Origins into these genres:

Action 2D Platformer Adventure Pixel Graphics Retro Platformer Great Soundtrack Casual Classic Fast-Paced 2D Singleplayer Family Friendly Arcade Cute Exploration Remake Nostalgia Colorful 1990's

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-2400, 3.1 GHz or AMD FX-8350, 4.2 GHz
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750, 2 GB or AMD Radeon HD 7790, 2 GB
Additional Notes: 720p @ 60 FPS. Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.

User reviews & Ratings

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Jan. 2026

It's good (I guess), but I have A LOT of bones to pick with this shit. First of all, delisting tons of other games on Steam, many not even remotely related to this, just to force people to buy this gobbledygook, hodgepodge, rickety ass, monstrosity of a collection is fucking atrocious. Second, this thing has DRM out the ass. It can be laggy for no reason and took me effort to even get it to work. Also, what about these 30 year old games requires an internet connection to work? Is Knuckles connecting to some scandalous Rouge goon-material while I'm AFK on the main menu? Unnecessary DRMmaxxing. Third, the Anniversary modes are mediocre. Sure, they're the Christian Whitehead versions, which is great, but it feels like some things got the Mania treatment, and others got forgotten. If you're gonna go this far, just finish the job, SEGA. I suppose it is a lot asking for a proper remaster, but so is asking $30-$40. Fourth, Sonic 1. In 2026. This millennium. They charged me HOW MUCH for that fucking hot dog shit? At least they had the decency to add the spin-dash in this version. The Genesis collection had it right at 99¢. Sonic 1 is Nuremberg worthy in it's natural form. Fifth, I get why the music needs to be changed in Sonic 3&K, but after this long they really still haven't been able to figure SOMETHING out?? It's just annoying to always have to rely on the community for this. If you want to get the original music you need to mod the game yourself. Sixth, GameGear games! Aaaaas DLC... Honestly, this one speaks for itself. I could go on, but that's enough, you get the point. Sure, it's alright if you ignore what I mentioned. At the end of the day, it's really just a cash grab from SEGA and not much more. The only reason to get this is for the Christian Whitehead experience, which, in my opinion, is definitive, unless you want the original experience. Recommended, but very reluctantly. It can be good, but know what you're buying ...

Dec. 2025

Making a positive review so more people see it) ONLY pick up this game when it's on sale so you can get Origins Plus pretty cheap and IMMEDIATELY install the Ultrafix Mod. It fixes a lot of the issues with this game and also the HQ OST Mods and you're all good to go. Otherwise avoid this and play other ports, buying this game on console is not a good idea.

Dec. 2025

Quite frankly, the only reason I "recommend" this game is due to the fact that you can fix it with mods. Specifically the Ultrafix mod goes a long way in repairing what is otherwise the videogame equivalent of Bill Buckner's ground ball miss. Something that in theory should be impossible to f*ck up and is guranteed to result in a W, only to somehow find a way to choke it hardcore. Not to say there aren't things about it that work. The coin mechanic is an exellent way to ease new players into the mechanics that Classic Sonic handles, which can otherwise be very punishing to inexperienced players, and the fact you can use them to retry the Special Stages means that getting Super Sonic or the good endings is no longer a matter of pure memorization and trial and error. The additions of the Spindash in Sonic 1, and the Dropdash across all 4 games are welcome, aswell as the fact that using them is less risky due to the 16:9 widescreen giving you better visibility to see enemies or hazards coming. The new animations are stellar and charming, the mission mode can provide good challenges for veterans and the museum that features production material and artwork from all games is particularly great for people like me, who are artists themselves, even if you can just google these images all the same. This is no 3D All Stars, but that is not a high bar to clear to begin with. It's just about what you expect when you buy something like this. What you don't expect, however, is for the game to suffer from physics errors that cause many a sequence to break completely, have glitches that never existed in the originals, audio sync problems with cutscenes, have the classic mode be a straight up lie, have a complete lack of customization options for the visuals like there being no CRT filter, which is just about the most basic thing you could add, have Sonic 3's ost be gutted, and just in general be unpolished and inaccurate to the games they're trying to bring back. At it's core, it's still good, because the classics are great games, but if actually want to play accurate versions of those beloved games you won't find it here out of the box. If you buy this, do it at a sale, and if you play it, do it with mods, otherwise stay away. Oh, and don't bother with the "Plus" expansion please. Badly emulated Game Gear games and 1 extra character is not worth the extra money.

Oct. 2025

I can recommend this game, however , only if you really want convenience above everything else. There are far better ways to play all of the main games in this package. If you are looking at this game for your one stop shop for these classic games, I highly recommend investing some time into installing the Ultrafix mod, as well as potentially installing higher quality soundtracks (especially for 3&K, where some songs are replaced because of legal issues on top of the audio quality in that game being weirdly lower than every other game!) They're decent ways to play these games if you just want to get in and out, but if you really care about getting the best experience and having a vast library of mods at your fingertips, give this release a miss and get the Sonic mobile decompilations + Sonic 3 A.I.R.

Feb. 2025

Gotta go fast! My new favorite way to play the original 4 games. Would have been nice to include Sonic 3D but I'm still happy with the new features they packed into it. The cut scenes were a nice addition, and the game looked pretty sharp on my 4K TV!

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Frequently Asked Questions

Sonic Origins is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam.

Sonic Origins is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 29.99€ on Steam.

Sonic Origins received 3,563 positive votes out of a total of 4,886 achieving a rating of 7.11.

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Sonic Origins was developed by Sonic Team and published by SEGA.

Sonic Origins is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Sonic Origins is not playable on MacOS.

Sonic Origins is not playable on Linux.

Sonic Origins is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Sonic Origins. Explore additional content available for Sonic Origins on Steam.

Sonic Origins does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Sonic Origins does not support Steam Remote Play.

Sonic Origins is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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