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Sonic Superstars

Platform

Steam
Released

Oct 17, 2023

1,104 days ago
Platforms
  • PC
  • PS5
  • Xbox Series X|S
  • Switch
  • PS4
  • +1

Release dates

North America dates
  1. Oct 17, 20231,104 days ago
    • PC
    • PS5
    • Xbox Series X|S
    • Switch
    • PS4
    • Xbox One

About

Adventure through the mystical Northstar Islands in this all-new take on classic 2D Sonic high-speed action platforming. Play as Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy Rose and harness all-new Emerald powers to move and attack in dynamic new ways. Navigate gorgeous, never-before-seen environments solo or with up to 3 other players and stop Dr. Eggman, Fang, and a mysterious new adversary from converting the islands' giant animals into Badniks before it's too late!

Trailers

Screenshots

How long to beat

HowLongToBeat ↗ · 250 players
Main story
5.5 h
Main + extras
9.5 h
Completionist
18 h
OpenCritic73/10060% recommend · Fair98 critic reviewsSteam69%Mixed · 3,321 reviews
Critics (IGDB)77/1007 reviews
IGDB players74/10021 ratings

Game info

Released
2023 · see every game from that year
Modes
Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative · Split screen
Perspective
Side view
Engine
Unity
Multiplayer
  • Couch co-op 4Couch co-op, Drop-in / drop-out

Editions, DLC & expansions

Studios

Age ratings

  • ESRBEMild Fantasy Violence
  • PEGI3In-Game Purchases
  • CEROANo content descriptors
  • USK6No content descriptors
  • GRACALLNo content descriptors
  • CLASS INDLNo content descriptors
  • ACBGNo content descriptors

Languages

14 languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Italian and 8 more
LanguageAudioSubtitlesInterface
Chinese (Simplified)简体中文–
Chinese (Traditional)繁體中文–
EnglishEnglish (US)–
FrenchFrançais–
GermanDeutsch–
ItalianItaliano–
Japanese日本語–
Korean한국어–
PolishPolski––
Portuguese (Brazil)Português (Brasil)––
Portuguese (Portugal)Português (Portugal)––
RussianРусский––
Spanish (Spain)Español (España)–
Thaiไทย–

Themes & tags

Story & names

The adventure takes place across the lush and untamed North Star Islands, a brand-new setting home to a population of enormous, gentle creatures. Trouble arrives when the villainous Doctor Eggman, scheming as ever to seize power, sets out to capture these giant animals and harness them to build a formidable new army. To carry out his plot, he enlists two accomplices: the greedy bounty hunter Fang the Hunter and the mysterious newcomer Trip the Sungazer. Standing against them are the heroic Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends Tails, Knuckles, and Amy Rose, who race across the islands to foil Eggman's scheme. Dashing, flying, gliding, and smashing their way through a series of vibrant zones, the heroes must free the captured creatures and put a stop to the doctor's dangerous ambitions.

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Also known as

  • Sonic OrionWorking title
  • SonicSuperstars_boot.exeWindows Executable

Release dates by region

6 releases in 1 region

worldwide

The Sonic the Hedgehog series

All 160 games
  1. Sonic Forces2017
  2. Team Sonic Racing2019
  3. Sonic the Hedgehog2020
  4. Sonic Colors: Ultimate2021 · Remaster
  5. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles2022 · Remaster
  6. Sonic Frontiers2022
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog2023
  8. This gameSonic Superstars2023
  9. Sonic Dream Team2023
  10. Shadow Generations2024
  11. Sonic Generations2024 · Remaster
  12. Sonic the Hedgehog 32024

Showing 104–115 of 122 main games, in release order.

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Where to find it

Data from IGDB and Steam. Critic scores from OpenCritic. Dates shown for North America, in your local time zone.