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Search the Starfall Islands for Chaos Emeralds, race through open-zone platforming, fight robotic foes, and free Sonic's friends.
Released 07 Nov 2022
Race Across Islands
Battle Giant Titans
Run Cyber Stages
Sonic Frontiers is a groundbreaking open-zone action-adventure game set on the ancient Starfall Islands. Join Sonic as he battles hordes of powerful enemies with an all-new combat system, explores the mysteries of the islands, and saves his friends!
Developed by Sonic Team · Published by SEGA
While searching for the missing Chaos Emeralds, Sonic is stranded on the Starfall Islands and separated from his friends. He explores the remains of an ancient civilization and works to free his friends from a digital dimension.
Race across open zones using high-speed movement, rails, jumps, and platforming challenges. Explore the islands to uncover paths and secrets, complete puzzles and activities, and enter Cyber Space stages for shorter, more traditional Sonic runs.
Fight robotic enemies and island guardians with dodges, parries, counters, combos, and Cyloop, while unlocking combat skills and improving Sonic's stats. Collect items to advance through each island's story and reach its major battles; additional content lets you play as Tails, Amy, and Knuckles, each with distinct abilities.
Players who enjoy Sonic Frontiers often praise the freedom and speed of crossing the open zones, the spectacle of the major boss battles, and the soundtrack. Some also appreciate exploring the islands, developing Sonic's abilities, and following the story. Reviews are mixed, with recurring criticism of repetitive activities and rough spots in the movement, camera, or Cyber Space stages.
In search of the missing Chaos Emeralds, Sonic becomes stranded on an ancient island teeming with unusual creatures. Accelerate to new heights and explore vast open zones as you race across the massive Starfall Islands! Battle hordes of powerful enemies with an action-packed combat system, uncover the island's mysteries, and save Sonic's Friends.
Experience Sonic's latest 3D adventure, featuring all game mode and content updates in one package. Beyond Sonic, play also as Tails, Amy, and Knuckles, each with their own unique abilities and fighting styles, in the "Final Horizon" Campaign. Enjoy bonus challenges, costumes, music, and much more via the "Sonic's Birthday Bash" and "Sights, Sound, and Speed" Content Updates.
Become Sonic and journey to uncover the mysteries of the remains of an ancient civilization plagued by robotic hordes. Race across five massive overworlds islands - each, a unique action-platforming challenge and loaded with hidden secrets to uncover.
Combine moves such as dodges, parries, counters, and combos with a battle system and set of skill tree upgrades that allow you to fight more strategically than ever before. Against mysterious foes and colossal titans, use the new Cyloop ability to take them down!
Get even more out of the entire Sonic Frontiers experience through previously released* bonus content: Explorer's Treasure Box, "Monster Hunter" Collaboration Pack, "Sonic Adventure 2" Shoes, Holiday Cheer Suit, and a special Digital Art Book and Mini Soundtrack.
* Adventurer’s Treasure Box not included.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Steam Deck | Verified |
| Achievements | 40 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 3 listed on Steam |
| DRM / EULA |
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| Website | Official website |
