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Sonic Origins

Sonic Origins

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!

Released Jun 22, 2022 Developer Sonic Team Publisher SEGA Platforms Windows Action2D PlatformerAdventurePixel GraphicsRetro
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

72.9%positive4,886 reviews
Recommended · 19 found this helpful

“not that anti denuvo has been removed. Game runs great, super fun. Older comments reflect when denuvo would cause lag and other nonsense which is no longer the case. Buncha QOL changes: Like in sonic 1 you can play without lives but the "lives" you collect can be used as…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“My play time is split between this version and the Switch version. It's pretty good. As someone that had the Sonic Mega Collection growing up, this collection feels kind of half baked. Playing through all the games in a row with the "story" cutscenes is pretty fun, but it's not…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Not recommended · 32 found this helpful

“Could've been a great collection, but unfortunately misses the mark in almost every category. Lots of low res art in the museum, music collection is lacking, UI is boring, Game Gear emulation is laggy, and in general the performance on PC is very inconsistent. The actual…”

— a player, Steam review · 99 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:16 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

75playing at last check
11824-hour peak
2,648all-time peak
0 500 1k 2023 2024 2025 2026 824 avg · Jun 2022

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.

36achievements
27.9%median completion
8.6%rarest: Complete Clear!
88.8% of players 71.1% of players 55.7% of players 52.5% of players 52.5% of players 51.2% of players 50.6% of players 48.8% of players 48.6% of players 43.3% of players 42.2% of players 39.0% of players 36.7% of players 34.6% of players 31.1% of players 29.8% of players 29.4% of players 28.5% of players 27.9% of players 27.9% of players 26.5% of players 25.6% of players 24.8% of players 24.6% of players 24.2% of players 19.8% of players 16.9% of players 14.2% of players 14.0% of players 12.9% of players 12.3% of players 11.6% of players 10.8% of players 10.5% of players 10.3% of players 8.6% of players 88.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
88.8%Welcome to Sonic the Hedgehog — Watch the opening for Sonic the Hedgehog
71.1%Newbie Hero — Defeat a total of 50 enemies
55.7%Welcome to Sonic CD — Watch the opening for Sonic CD
Rarest badges of honor
8.6%Complete Clear! — Unlock all Achievements
10.3%Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Mission Master — Clear 10 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Missions with an S rank
10.5%S3 & K Mission Master — Clear 10 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles Missions with an S rank

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.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US29.99 USD
EU29.99 EUR
UK27.99 GBP
Australia44.95 AUD
Canada40.99 CAD
Japan3,289 JPY
Brazil157.99 BRL
China179.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Japan≈$20 China Canada US Brazil Australia EU UK≈$37

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 26, 2023
Sonic Origins Plus – Patch Ver. 2.0.2

A new patch has been released today addresses game crashes when playing as Tails and implements additional bug fixes. Please be sure to download before playing Sonic Origins Plus.

Aug 24, 2023
Sonic Origins Plus – Patch Notes

A patch for Sonic Origins Plus is now live! This updates numerous bug fixes and quality of life improvements. Please make sure to update your game. Patch Notes: • New Feature - Players can toggle off

Jun 23, 2023
Sonic Origins Plus is available now!

Sonic Origins Plus is out now! This all-in-one bundle includes Sonic Origins and the Plus Expansion Pack, featuring 12 Sonic Game Gear titles, playable Knuckles in Sonic CD, and for the first time eve

Mar 23, 2023
Sonic Origins Plus launches June 23, 2023

This summer, the Blue Blur is back with the definitive and expanded multi-game collection of classic Sonic the Hedgehog games – Sonic Origins Plus! Available digitally on June 23, 2023 on STEAM. Sonic

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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.

GenresAction, Adventure, Casual
Player tagsAction · 2D Platformer · Adventure · Pixel Graphics · Retro · Platformer · Great Soundtrack · Casual · Classic · Fast-Paced · 2D · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements36
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://sonicthehedgehog.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: 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.