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Sonic The Hedgehog Games in Order

All 445 entries, oldest first.

The Sonic The Hedgehog series has 445 entries in our database, from Virtua Striker 2002 to Sonic XS. They are listed below in release order, which is also the recommended play order.

Verified 21 Oct 2026

Where to start

Best reviewed Sonic Advance 2 · 87/100

Most recent that reviewed well Sonic Mega Collection Plus · 78/100

Earliest entry Virtua Striker 2002

The list below is in release order, which is the safest route through any series. We do not publish a story order, because that is a judgement about games rather than something our data can tell us.

445 games

Virtua Striker 2002

20 June 2002

Sonic Bowling

22 July 2002

Sonic Racing Kart

28 July 2002

Sonic Golf C-Mode Cup

9 September 2002

Sega Smash Pack

23 September 2002

Sonic Spinball: Life Savers

13 October 2002

Sonic no Jirai Sagashi Game

17 October 2002

Sonic Mega Collection

10 November 2002

Sonic Racing Shift Up

18 November 2002

Sonic Advance 2

19 December 2002

Sonic Putter

27 January 2003

Sonic Heroes Competition

31 March 2003

Sonic Darts

21 April 2003

Sonic Pinball Party

1 June 2003

Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut

17 June 2003

Speed DX

3 August 2003

SonicN

7 October 2003

Sonic Reversi

27 October 2003

Sonic Battle

4 December 2003

Sonic Heroes

30 December 2003

Sonic Speedway

31 December 2003

Shadow Grinder

31 December 2003

Knuckles Soccer

31 December 2003

Sonic's Action Game

31 December 2003

Tails' Skypatrol

31 December 2003

Sonic Hopping

23 February 2004

Sonic Advance 3

7 June 2004

Sonic Panel Puzzle

22 September 2004

Sega Superstars

22 October 2004

Sonic Gammon

25 October 2004

Sonic Mega Collection Plus

2 November 2004

Shadow Basketball

3 December 2004

Sonic Skateboard

3 December 2004

Tails Soccer

3 December 2004

Cream Flower Catch

3 December 2004

Sonic the Hedgehog Extreme Boarding

31 December 2004

Knuckles Treasure Hunt

31 December 2004

Amy & Rouge Volleyball

31 December 2004

Amy & Rouge Tennis

31 December 2004

Big's Fishing

31 December 2004

Shadow Hockey

31 December 2004

Knuckles Baseball

31 December 2004

Sonic Mega Collection Plus Mini

31 December 2004

Sonic Heroes Puzzle

31 December 2004

Sonic DS

31 December 2004

Sonic Slider

1 January 2005

Sonic X Snake

1 January 2005

Sonic XS

23 January 2005

Quick answers

Frequently asked questions

How many Sonic The Hedgehog games are there?

There are 445 games in the Sonic The Hedgehog series in our database, including spin-offs, remasters and re-releases.

What order should I play the Sonic The Hedgehog games in?

The list below is in release order, which is the safest route through any series — later entries assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Where should I start with Sonic The Hedgehog?

Sonic Advance 2 is the best reviewed entry at 87/100, while Sonic Mega Collection Plus is the most recent that reviewed well — usually the easier one to start on, since it will feel closest to a modern game.