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Sonic Generations

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

Celebrate 20 years of Sonic in an all new adventure that delivers a definitive experience to Sonic fans new and old!

Player score
9.4/10
25,507 reviews
Released
2011
Developer
Sonic Team
Platforms
2 systems
Critics
77
Steam Deck
verified
Download
Not stated
We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Sonic Generations?

Celebrate 20 years of Sonic in an all new adventure that delivers a definitive experience to Sonic fans new and old!

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released1 November 2011
DeveloperSonic Team
PublisherNot recorded
PlatformsXbox Series X and Series S, Steam Deck
Genresplatformer
Languages5 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q969764, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Sonic Generations received?

Players94%positive of 25,507 · Very Positive
Metacritic77critic aggregate, PC
Achievements49on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Seeing

None declared

Hearing

None declared

Input

  • Full controller support

Difficulty

None declared

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
CapabilitySupport
Controllerfull support
Cloud savesYes
Cross-platform playNo
Mod supportNo official workshop
Online playSingle-player only
In-game purchasesNo
Steam Deckverified
Download sizeNot stated
Add-on content1 DLC listed
Age gateNone

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Sonic Generations on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

  1. Performance and stutter17 of 300 (6%)

    I was hoping a seamless experience y'know like 60 fps capped with no fps drop but MAN this game, by itself, has A LOT of stuttering when I play as Modern Sonic (and Classic Sonic sometimes).

    Steam review, 11 January 2025 · 9 hours played · 3 readers marked it helpful

    You randomly slow down and speed up to max speed, and it's SO jarring when paired with the terrible level design.

    Steam review, 1 January 2024 · 3 hours played · 3 readers marked it helpful
  2. Crashes and freezes15 of 300 (5%)

    Right now, my game is crashing 100% the time when I play Online Ranks

    Steam review, 14 December 2023 · 34 hours played · 7 readers marked it helpful

    It was after these that I stopped playing, because for an already short game it just felt like padding out the time by making side content be a part of the main game and I did not want to trudge through that while dealing with constant game freezing.

    Steam review, 20 January 2026 · 1 hours played · 3 readers marked it helpful
  3. Will not launch or install12 of 300 (4%)

    it wont map my xbox controller binds, it wont even launch, giving a "hardware doesnt match config" error.

    Steam review, 2 September 2023 · 6 hours played · 20 readers marked it helpful

    game won't launch if you try to play above 60 hz, even then, the only option above 60 is 75.

    Steam review, 26 September 2024 · 21 hours played · 2 readers marked it helpful

A further 14 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Sonic Generations

24 games overlap with Sonic Generations on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Sonic Generations Collection, Sonic Lost World and Sonic Adventure 2.

All 24 games like Sonic Generations

Common questions about Sonic Generations

What platforms is Sonic Generations on?

Sonic Generations is available on Xbox Series X and Series S, Steam Deck. It first released in 2011.

Do players recommend Sonic Generations?

94% of 25,507 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Sonic Generations?

77 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does Sonic Generations work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Sonic Generations as verified on the Steam Deck, from its own testing. That means it works out of the box with no configuration.

Who made Sonic Generations?

Sonic Generations was developed by Sonic Team.