News - Sonic the Hedgehog (2024)

Experience Sonic like never before!

Worlds are colliding in Sonic the Hedgehog’s newest high-speed adventure! Battle hordes of powerful enemies as you explore a breathtaking world of action, adventure, and mystery. Accelerate to new heights and experience the thrill of high-velocity, open-zone platforming freedom as you race across the five massive Starfall Islands.

Sonic Frontiers on Epic Games Store will include all 3 previously released Content Updates, which include new playable characters, music, abilities, collectibles, and story content! There are also multiple new modes, including New Game +, Battle Rush, Challenges, Photo Mode, and more – for free!

All previously released downloadable content will also be available for free!

• Sonic Adventure 2 Shoes
• Monster Hunter Collab Pack
• Holiday Cheer Suit

Enhance your adventure with the useful items contained in the Digital Deluxe Edition!

The Sonic Frontiers Digital Deluxe Edition includes:

• Digital Art Book
• Mini Soundtrack
• Amy’s Memory Tokens
• Chaos Emerald Vault Keys
• Portal Gear
• Additional Gloves & Shoes for Sonic

Sonic Frontiers in on sale now on Epic Games Store!

This free content update includes the following:

• New story – Head back to Ouranos Island and play through additional stories.

• New Playable Characters – Play as Tails, Amys, or Knuckles, each with their own unique powers and abilities!

• New challenges, collectibles, and more!
• Additional bug fixes and quality of life adjustments.

Before the final battle on Ouranos Island, Sage reconsiders an unlikely scenario amongst her millions of simulations. With the assistance of Sage and Dr. Eggman, Sonic sets this new plan into motion, and accepts the challenge of converting the Cyber Corruption into a vast, previously untapped power source. Meanwhile, Amy, Knuckles, and Tails seek to do their part and begin searching for the Chaos Emeralds on Sonic’s behalf. Can their courage change their fate…

Watch the prelude animation now!

This free content update includes the following:

• Birthday Celebration – The Starfall Islands have been decked out to celebrate Sonic’s birthday! Check out the decorations and party with a new costume for Sonic’s big day!
• Action Chain Challenge – new challenges have been added to the Open Zones. Aim for the high score!
• New Skill: Spin Dash – The legendary Sonic move returns! Unlock the Spin Dash and discover new ways to traverse the Starfall Islands.
• New Koco – There’s new kinds of Koco waiting to be found on the Starfall Islands. Keep an eye out for their fun outfits!
• New Game + – Relive the story of Sonic Frontiers with all your stats and skills carried over from your previous playthrough.

This update also includes additional changes to improve your experience while exploring the Starfall Islands.

• Added a function to display percent completion for each island – available on the transition screen between islands, island selection screen, and island clear screen.
• Added new “Frontier Elite” costume.
• Added an ability to change the rate of deceleration when jumping.
• Added a “NEW” icon that will be displayed when extra content is newly added.
• Added an ability to turn on/off the “BGM change” function in Cyber Space.
• The tower difficulty on Rhea Island has been reduced for Easy mode.
• When the following time-saving actions are used in Cyber Space, colored marks will now appear in the results:
  • Homing Dash: White
  • Spin Dash: Red
  • Change in deceleration rate when jumping: Yellow
  • Cyber Space Power Boost: Blue
• Added a feature to reset clear time and rank in Arcade mode, Cyber Space, Battle Rush, etc.
• Added an ON/OFF option to set whether the camera will use dramatic angles when skills are used.
• Added an option to set the deceleration rate to reach a complete stop.
• Added an ON/OFF option to set whether to maintain a boost during a jump.
• Added 24 songs to the Juke Box. Added Sound Memories on each island.
• Additional bug fixes.

Thank you for being part of Sonic’s birthday celebration! Stay tuned for the final content update, coming later this year to Sonic Frontiers for FREE!

The first of 3 free content updates for Sonic Frontiers is out March 22! With newly added features and modes, experience the Sights, Sounds, and Speed of the Starfall Islands!

This free content update includes the following:

• • Photo Mode – Frame up, edit, and capture your favorite moments in Photo Mode! Capture Sonic in action across a variety of landscapes and create the perfect photo. You can also choose between seven filters to add some flare to your photos.

• • Juke Box – Play your favorite tracks while exploring the Starfall Islands, which include tracks from Sonic Frontiers and past Sonic games! You can listen to any of the 53 songs anywhere in the open zones – 13 of which are instantly unlocked and playable as soon as the game is updated. Unlock the remaining 40 songs by collecting Sound Memories across the five islands. Keep an eye out for orange music notes!

• • New Challenge Modes – After finishing the campaign, test your skills with new challenge modes
    • • Cyber Space Challenge Mode – Race through seven Cyber Space Stages back-to-back in this time-attack mode while competing against the clock!

• • • • Battle Rush Mode – Battle through several rounds against increasingly tough enemies, guardians, and Titans in this timed battle mode! Aim for the fastest clear time with your levelled-up Sonic. If you achieve a higher rank, you may get a special surprise

This update also includes additional changes to improve your experience while exploring the Starfall Islands.

• • • The Power Boost animation can be toggled in the Options menu.
    • The Starfall Slot Machine can be toggled in the Options menu.
    • Cyber Space levels can be restarted mid-level.
    • When upgrading Sonic, multiple Koco can now be exchanged at once with the Elder and Hermit Koco.

For Sonic Frontiers owners, the update will automatically install where automatic updates are supported, or players can manually download the latest version of the game to receive the update.

This is just the beginning! There will be two additional FREE content updates for Sonic Frontiers coming later this year!