Sonic Games Play Order

All Sonic Games in release order, this includes notable fan games / fan remakes, in my order I have placed the fan games next to their originals to give a sense of progression through those eras, also I have grouped together some spinoffs as there isnt enough progression to really bother waiting for, so if you wish for a TRUE release order simply set the built in backloggd order to release date. It does not include ports, unless the port has notable gameplay differences, if one port is slightly superior to another, then I have simply placed that later port in place of the original. Compilations are not included, unless noteworthy experiences.

Again I will clarify this list is more made for an ideal playing experience, rather than a 100% accurate historical record however I have tried to maintain the "progression" of the series in this order.

Games purposely not included:
Lost media Sonic Cafe games (Playable ones included)
Sonic N (Its the same as Advance)
Most LCD Games (Just play them when you play mcorigins)
Sonic 3D Blast (Gens) (Just play the directors cut version then saturn)
Sonic Utopia (2006) (Not on IGDB Yet)
Sonic Ultra 1 and 2 (Not on IGDB Yet)
Sonic Gaiden (2004) (Not on IGDB Yet)
Bigs Big Fishing Adventure 3 (Not on IGDB yet)
Sonic Z-Treme (Not on IGDB Yet)
Sonic Frenzy Adventure (Not on IGDB Yet)
Sonic Game Preview (Not on IGDB Yet) (Technically first ever sonic fan game)
Sonic Nexus (Not on IGDB Yet)
Sonic: The Fated Hour (Not on IGDB Yet)
Sonic and the Black Knight: Knight in Training (Not on IGDB Yet)

Fan Remake
Sonic's Classic Mode
ROM Hack / Fan Mod
Fan Remake of Fan Game
Fan Game (Unfinished)
Sonic's Classic Mode
ROM Hack (Expands upon original game)
8 Bit Port (Unique Game)
ROM Hack
ROM Hack by Stealth (Sonic Mania Dev)
Fan Game
Fan Mod (Worth playing for the multiplayer, single player is relatively unchanged)
ROM Hack by Stealth (Dev of Sonic Mania)
Fan Remake (Unique experience to the original)
Fan Game
Fan Game
Sonic's Classic Mode
Port of the original with enhanced music, visuals and special stages. If you hated 3D Blast, feel free to skip, but if you liked it, worth checking this port out.
ROM hack by Jon Burton (Dev of Sonic 3D Blast)
3DS Port (Unique Game)
PC Port is superior to the Saturn vrs
Unwiished (Wii/PS2 Port is Unique Game)
Play the Arcade Version (Not on IGDB)
First Sonic Fan Game Made
Sonic Speed Simulator
Unreleased Prototype
DS Port (Unique Game)
Fan Flash Game
Fan Game
Fan Game

2 Comments


1 month ago

This is superb!

1 month ago

I have also made an accompanying tier list which I update as I update this list: https://tiermaker.com/create/200-sonic-game-tier-list-all-games-451760

Also I stream this marathon on twitch so everybody go follow that https://www.twitch.tv/wimpyfox


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