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SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics
SEGA’s collection of Mega Drive & Genesis Classics comes to a new generation, now updated with even more features: online multiplayer, achievements, mirror mode, rewind, save states, VR and more! Over 50 classic games in one great package. Get into the classics!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
18 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“Used to be great before it got delisted, be sure to fetch the DLCs in one of the guides, as nobody has access to the rest of the modified ROMs otherwise.”
“I know about sonic, street of rage or golden axe games. these games are fantastic and are still worthy to play them. but there are some games that I haven't heard of at all. like Torjam & Earl? a weird but a cool game.…”
“Shinobi III Return of the Ninja Master is one of the greatest 2d platforming games of all time. Difficult but never cheap, fast paced, and it has some of the best set pieces imaginable for a ninja. Great Pixel art and…”
12 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“THIS IS A WONDERFUL PACKAGE OF GAMES ! Why is it removed from STEAM ?”
“Bestest collection all in one spot... glad I got all the content before it was taken down :(”
“One of the best ways of experiencing Sega's classic catalogue through official means, and they took it down for quite literally no reason.”
6 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“It'sa shame this got puled from the store as its a great emulator package”
“Shinobi III Return of the Ninja Master is one of the greatest 2d platforming games of all time. Difficult but never cheap, fast paced, and it has some of the best set pieces imaginable for a ninja. Great Pixel art and…”
“[h1]Blasting Into the Past With Style[/h1] [h2]A Digital Time Capsule[/h2] Do you remember the sound of a console powering on? That distinct hum before the title screen flickered to life? Playing [i]SEGA Mega Drive and…”
37 of the 78 reviews raise this · 23 of them still recommend the game.
“Delisted, now I am missing games lol. I cant even complete the badge. You suck SEGA, this is why people get emulators.”
“sega loves delisting stuff”
“"Over 50 titles" unless they change their mind. Then you get three. Learned my lesson. Yo ho ho from now on.”
4 of the 78 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“There is only two games for my collection. Not much to it really.”
“its really cool how they took this down 2 years ago and dont even allow you to buy new DLC, ♥♥♥♥ you sega. BESIDES from that, the emulation was pretty mid (screen tearing mostly) and older computers struggle alot with…”
“I know about sonic, street of rage or golden axe games. these games are fantastic and are still worthy to play them. but there are some games that I haven't heard of at all. like Torjam & Earl? a weird but a cool game.…”
3 of the 78 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“There is only two games for my collection. Not much to it really.”
3 of the 78 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Delisted, now I am missing games lol. I cant even complete the badge. You suck SEGA, this is why people get emulators.”
“They de-listed this game which makes attaining all achievements impossible if you don't own all the games to do so, furthermore you can't buy anymore games for it, so whatever you have (or don't have) you're simply…”
“I know about sonic, street of rage or golden axe games. these games are fantastic and are still worthy to play them. but there are some games that I haven't heard of at all. like Torjam & Earl? a weird but a cool game.…”
3 of the 78 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“It was a nice collection, with its flaws, but now it's no longer available.”
“If you purchased this before any changes and the delisting you will still have all over 50+ games. - Bedroom view is pretty awkward, don't like it but the simple launcher adds some comfort. - Honestly emulator is not…”
Counted across 78 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 80.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“This was so good! Instead of killing it they should have been adding more games. They should bring it back and update the room so there are more games in it and add nostalgic Sega related media content form the 90's to it as well.”
— a player, Steam review · 54 hrs played“SEGA Mega Drive & Genesis Classics was the gold standard for legally owning and playing these 16-bit gems on PC — the cozy bedroom interface, rewind features, Steam Workshop support for ROM hacks, and unencrypted ROMs made it genuinely special. I loved revisiting titles like…”
— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs played“They removed all of the games but 3. This should qualify for a refund.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:37 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Retro Sale and Animated Artwork
To celebrate the SEGA Mega Drive & Genesis Classics Collection on sale, we have added some animated library artwork for all of our retro fans out there! To find your alternative library tiles and hero
PATCH 3 - 09 JULY 2018
Hi SEGA Mega Drive & Genesis fans, We've released a small patch today that fixes an issue where some players were not able to play alternative region ROMs. Enjoy! Thanks, SEGA Dev
PATCH 2 - 04 JULY 2018
Hi Sega Mega Drive & Genesis fans, We’ve pushed out another small patch today. • Restored ability to customise controller configuration in-game. • Fixed an issue where subscribed mods for certain game
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Casual, RPG |
| Player tags | Classic · Action · Adventure · RPG · Retro · Casual · 1990's · 2D · Arcade · Pixel Graphics · Platformer · Old School (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Full controller support · VR Supported · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 25 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows® XP or higher Graphics: 32MB or greater graphics card DirectX: Version 9.0 VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC. Keyboard or gamepad required Additional Notes: System specs for classic launcher. Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.