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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!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
55 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“This is by far the best way to play these games and all of the improvements and additions are more than welcome. Overall, i'd recommend it. With that being said, don't buy this game at full price. It's full of…”
“[i] I have played through all four games in this collection, just most on switch instead of PC! [/i] TL;DR: All great games with good improvements, 1&2 have aged more than others but still good, though it's not a…”
“HIGHLY recommend. It has Sonic 1, 2, 3 & Knuckles, and CD with the classic mode (original version) and 'Anniversary Mode' which puts the game in a 16:9 aspect ratio, gets rid of lives, and you can use coins by replaying…”
4 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“[i] I have played through all four games in this collection, just most on switch instead of PC! [/i] TL;DR: All great games with good improvements, 1&2 have aged more than others but still good, though it's not a…”
“While undeniably not the BEST way to play these games sonic origins is an overall well put together collection minus the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ dlc that should've just been an update. the museum gives access to the manuals. some good…”
“I will never understand why Sonic fans review bombed this game on release. Other reviewers here will insist that Origins is only playable if you "fix" it with mods, but that's just blatantly not true. My only complaints…”
19 of the 100 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“This collection is good if you mod it, and that's it. Base game is very subpar and not worth the price at all. Friendly reminder to people that this collection had a mostly negative rating on steam until relatively…”
“After a few years, this game is... alright. There are still a lot of bugs that need to be fixed, for example: I can dropdash onto the WFZ dock where Eggman leaves, resulting in Sonic falling into the death barrier. The…”
“While 30 dollars for 4 classic masterpieces seems reasonable, I recommend to just buy this collection when it goes on sale. There is nothing really offensive if you are a regular sonic fan who isn't too obsessed with…”
16 of the 100 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“This collection is good if you mod it, and that's it. Base game is very subpar and not worth the price at all. Friendly reminder to people that this collection had a mostly negative rating on steam until relatively…”
“This is by far the best way to play these games and all of the improvements and additions are more than welcome. Overall, i'd recommend it. With that being said, don't buy this game at full price. It's full of…”
“yes these games are amazing, and yes this is a decent collection but in no world should this ever be thirty to fifty dollars.”
16 of the 100 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Why are the menus so darn heavy?! This collection would have been perfect for my cheap laptop. The laptop can handle the games of this collection perfectly fine, but not the menus, and that's just... ABSURD! I could…”
“Some of my old friends were hard on this game for it's DRM- but since I'm not around them and their insane hate boners for this game, I've decided to finally give it a chance and treat myself to some classic sonic…”
“the island is hella laggy but the games are fine i will say tho when i first loaded up this game it crashed since my pc is kinda ass but the game is good 9/10 minus one for the island”
15 of the 100 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Why are the menus so darn heavy?! This collection would have been perfect for my cheap laptop. The laptop can handle the games of this collection perfectly fine, but not the menus, and that's just... ABSURD! I could…”
“This is by far the best way to play these games and all of the improvements and additions are more than welcome. Overall, i'd recommend it. With that being said, don't buy this game at full price. It's full of…”
“After a few years, this game is... alright. There are still a lot of bugs that need to be fixed, for example: I can dropdash onto the WFZ dock where Eggman leaves, resulting in Sonic falling into the death barrier. The…”
9 of the 100 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“This is by far the best way to play these games and all of the improvements and additions are more than welcome. Overall, i'd recommend it. With that being said, don't buy this game at full price. It's full of…”
“This is the best collection for sonic the old genesis games. I know it’s missing some stuff and could have more, such as the Michael Jackson sound track in S3&K, and it SHOULD have had Knuckles’s chaotix since we got CD…”
“For the best Sonic Origins experience: 1. Open Sonic CD. 2. Switch soundtrack to Japanese. 3. Close Sonic CD. 4. Switch to "Mission". 5. Select "Story Mode". 6. Enjoy the entire collection as 1 game, this time with the…”
Counted across 100 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 76.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“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“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“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 playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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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.
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
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
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 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Casual |
| Player tags | Action · 2D Platformer · Adventure · Pixel Graphics · Retro · Platformer · Great Soundtrack · Casual · Classic · Fast-Paced · 2D · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 36 |
| Official site | http://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.