Classic Sonic games in one package
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“Amazing package of the original four 2D Sonic games from the Genesis era!”
Steam review · 9.1 h played ↗
Sonic Origins
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 78%Mostly Positive · 78%Sonic Team20222D Platformer · Action · Adventure
$29.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 3 h ago
The verdict
A solid, accessible collection of the four classic Sonic games with widescreen, coins and cutscenes, but overpriced and flawed without mods. Skip it at full price or if you want the original Sonic 3 music.
Great for
Newcomers and nostalgic fans who buy on sale and don't mind installing mods like Ultrafix
Main risk
Paying full price for a laggy, buggy port with altered Sonic 3 music that needs mods
What changed in the last 30 days
51 recent reviews
Recent positive reviews call it overhated and a solid collection, often with Ultrafix and a sale. Likely mod fixes and discounts drive the shift; this is a loose read.
51 recent reviews
What players love
Great with Ultrafix and music mods
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Download the Sonic Origins Ultrafix mod if you buy this game, it improves the whole experience by leaps and bounds”
Steam review · 14.3 h played ↗
Anniversary mode: widescreen, coins, drop dash
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The fact that you can replay the Special Stages thanks to Coins is honestly amazing idea and I had a lot of fun collecting all the emeralds without uncomfortable pressure.”
Steam review · 19.3 h played ↗
Missions, museum and extras
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“my favorite part was the mission mode. That was a nice little twist of new content.”
Steam review · 43.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Performance problems, laggy menus and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“opening this game is a gamble for me, there's like a 50% chance I get to the main menu and even if I do it runs at 15 fps.”
Steam review · 27.8 h played ↗
Overpriced for what it offers
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“For $30, this collection is a joke.”
Steam review · 98.8 h played ↗
Poor controls and limited options
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“you can't bind to the arrow keys without external software”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Save corruption and bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“it still has a very frequent bug which kills your entire save file.”
Steam review · 44.5 h played ↗
Sonic 3 music replaced
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Finding out that the music for Carnival Night, Ice Cap and Launch Base Zones were changed to very sub par renditions of the prototype music completely ruined the experience”
Steam review · 5.6 h played ↗
Denuvo DRM and online checks
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“game won’t run without the internet. Thanks Sega.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2400, 3.1 GHz or AMD FX-8350, 4.2 GHz
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 750, 2 GB or AMD Radeon HD 7790, 2 GB
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4570, 3.2 GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X, 3.4 GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 770, 2 GB or AMD Radeon R9 280, 3 GB
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2400, 3.1 GHz or AMD FX-8350, 4.2 GHz
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 750, 2 GB or AMD Radeon HD 7790, 2 GB
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