Editing Sonic the Hedgehog series (section)

== Notable games ==
{{Main|List of games}}
This is a list of the most notable ''Sonic'' games since the series' debut in 1991. While all mainline games are included, a few important spin-offs are featured as well. Note that games from the ''Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games'' series are not included.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |Year
! colspan="2" |Home console
! colspan="2" |Handheld/Mobile
|-
! width="20%" |Game 
!Platform(s)
! width="20%" |Game
!Platform(s)
|-
!1991
|[[file:Sonic1 box usa.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Sega Mega Drive|<small>Mega Drive/Genesis</small>]]
|[[file:Sonic-8-Bit-Game-Gear-US-Box-Art.png|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
| rowspan="4" |<small>[[Sega Game Gear|Game Gear]]<br />[[Sega Master System|Master System]]</small> 
|-
!1992 
|[[file:Sonic2-cover.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
|[[file:Sonic 2 GG US Majesco.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' 
|-
! rowspan="2" |1993
|[[file:Soniccd-cover.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]''
| <small>[[Sega CD]]</small>
| rowspan="2" | [[file:Sonic Chaos boxart NA.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Chaos]]''
|-
|[[file:Sonic-spinball-usa.png|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Spinball]]''
| rowspan="3" |<small>[[Sega Mega Drive|Mega Drive/Genesis]]</small>
|-
! rowspan="2" |1994
|[[file:Sonic3cover.png|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''
| rowspan="2" | [[file:Sonic Triple Trouble GG US.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble]]''
| rowspan="3" |<small>[[Sega Game Gear|Game Gear]]</small>
|-
|[[file:Sonic & Knuckles (US).jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]''
|-
!1995
|[[file:Knuckles Chaotix.png|120px]]<br>''[[Knuckles' Chaotix]]''
|<small>[[Sega 32X|32X]]</small>
|[[file:SonicLabyrinthBoxArt.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Labyrinth]]''
|-
! 1996
|[[file:Sonic3DBlastUSfrontcover.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic 3D Blast]]''
|<small>[[Sega Mega Drive|Mega Drive/Genesis]]<br />[[Sega Saturn|Saturn]]</small>
|[[file:Sonic-Blast-Box-Art-US.png|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Blast]]''
|<small>[[Sega Game Gear|Game Gear]]<br />[[Sega Master System|Master System]]</small>
|-
!1997
|[[file:Sonic-R-Saturn-Box-Art.png|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic R]]''
|<small>[[Sega Saturn|Saturn]]<br>[[PC]]</small>
| colspan="2" |N/A
|-
!1998-1999
|[[file:Sonic Adventure Box Artwork.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Adventure]]''<ref group="note" name="JPrelease">Released in December of the former year in Japan, and released in the latter year in North America and Europe.</ref>
|<small>[[Dreamcast]]</small>
| colspan="2" |N/A
|-
!1999
| colspan="2" |N/A
|[[file:Sonicpocketcover.PNG|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure]]''
|<small>[[Wikipedia:Neo Geo Pocket Color|Neo Geo Pocket Color]]</small>
|-
!2000
|[[file:Sonic-shuffle.378497.jpg.png|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Shuffle]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Dreamcast]] 
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |N/A
|-
!2001
|[[file:Sonic Adventure 2 box artwork.png|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]''
|-
!2001-2002 
| [[file:SA2B JP main art alt.png|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]''<ref group="note" name="JPrelease" />
|<small>[[Nintendo GameCube]]</small>
| [[file:SA GBA US.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Advance]]''<ref group="note" name="JPrelease" />
| rowspan="2" | <small>[[Game Boy Advance]]</small> 
|-
! 2002-2003 
| colspan="2" |N/A
|[[file:Sonic Advance 2 box US.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Advance 2]]''<ref name="JPrelease" group="note" />
|-
!2003
|[[file:Sonic adventure dx.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]'' 
|<small>[[Nintendo GameCube]]<br />[[PC]]</small>
| colspan="2" | N/A
|-
!2003-2004 
|[[file:Sonic Heroes.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Heroes]]''<ref group="note" name="JPrelease" />
|<small>[[Nintendo GameCube]]<br />[[PC]]<br />[[PlayStation 2]]<br />[[Xbox]]</small>
| [[file:Sonic Battle box US.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Battle]]''<ref group="note" name="JPrelease" />
| rowspan="2" |<small>[[Game Boy Advance]]</small>
|-
!2004
| colspan="2" |N/A
|[[file:Sonic Advance 3 box US.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Advance 3]]''
|-
!2005
|[[file:Shadow the g Coverart.png|120px]]<br>''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]''
|<small>[[Nintendo GameCube]]<br />[[PlayStation 2]]<br />[[Xbox]]</small>
|[[file:Sonic-Rush-Box-Art-US.png|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Rush]]''
|<small>[[Nintendo DS]]</small>
|-
! rowspan="2" |2006
|[[file:Sonic Riders key art EN.png|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Riders]]''
|<small>[[Nintendo GameCube]]<br />[[PC]]<br />[[PlayStation 2]]<br />[[Xbox]]</small>
| rowspan="2" |[[file:SonicRivals US.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Rivals]]''
| rowspan="2" |<small>[[PlayStation Portable]]</small>
|-
|[[file:Sonic Next Gen.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)]]''
|<small>[[PlayStation 3]]<br />[[Xbox 360]]</small> 
|-
! rowspan="2" |2007
| rowspan="2" |[[file:SatSR.PNG|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic and the Secret Rings]]''
| rowspan="2" |<small>[[Wii|Nintendo Wii]]</small>
| [[file:Sonic Rush Adventure.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Rush Adventure]]''
|<small>[[Nintendo DS]]</small>
|-
| [[file:Sonic Rivals 2.png|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Rivals 2]]''
|<small>[[PlayStation Portable]]</small>
|-
! rowspan="2" | 2008
|[[file:Box 141916-hd.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Unleashed]]''
|<small>[[PlayStation 3]]<br />[[Xbox 360]]</small>
| rowspan="2" |[[file:The Dark Brotherhood.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood]]''
| rowspan="2" |<small>[[Nintendo DS]]</small>
|-
|[[file:Box 141916-hd.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Unleashed (Wii/PlayStation 2)|Sonic Unleashed]]''
|<small>[[PlayStation 2]]<br />[[Wii|Nintendo Wii]]</small>
|-
!2009
|[[file:Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii).jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic and the Black Knight]]''
|<small>[[Wii|Nin]]<small>[[Wii|tendo Wii]]
| colspan="2" |N/A
|-
! rowspan="2" |2010
|[[file:Sonic4EP1PS3BixArt.jpeg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I]]''
|<small>[[PC]]<br />[[PlayStation 3]]<br />[[Wii|Nintendo Wii]]<br />[[Xbox 360]]</small>
| rowspan="2" |[[file:Sonic Colors DS key art.png|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Colors (Nintendo DS)|Sonic Colors]]''
| rowspan="2" |<small>[[Nintendo DS]]</small>
|-
|[[file:Sonic Colors Wii key art.png|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Colors]]''
|<small>[[Wii|Nintendo Wii]]</small>
|-
!2011
|[[file:Sonic Generations.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Generations]]''
| rowspan="2" |<small>[[PC]]<br />[[PlayStation 3]]<br />[[Xbox 360]]</small>
|[[file:SG 630992 210762 front.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS)|Sonic Generations]]''
|<small>[[Nintendo 3DS]]</small>
|-
!2012
|[[file:Sonic 4 Episode II boxart.png|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II]]''
| colspan="2" |N/A
|-
! rowspan="2" |2013
| rowspan="2" |[[file:SLW US.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Lost World]]''
| rowspan="3" |<small>[[Wii U|Nintendo Wii U]]</small>
|[[File:Sonic Dash current icon.png|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Dash]]''
|<small>[[Android]]<br />[[iOS]]</small> 
|-
|[[file:SonicLostWorld3DSBox.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Lost World (Nintendo 3DS)|Sonic Lost World]]''
| rowspan="2" |<small>[[Nintendo 3DS]]</small>
|-
!2014
|[[file:SB Rise of Lyric NA Box Art.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric]]''
|[[file:SB Shattered Crystal NA Box Art.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal]]''
|-
! rowspan="2" |2015
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |N/A
|[[file:Sonic Runners App Icon 2.0.png|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Runners]]''
|<small>[[Android]]<br />[[iOS]]</small>
|-
|[[File:Current icon.png|120px]]<br>[[Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom]]
|<small>[[Android]]<br />[[iOS]]</small>
|-
!2016
|[[file:Sonic Boom Fire Ice.png|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice]]''
|<small>[[Nintendo 3DS]]</small>
|-
! rowspan="2" |2017
| [[file:ManiaCoverArt.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Mania]]''
| rowspan="4" |<small>[[Nintendo Switch]]<br />[[PC]]<br />[[PlayStation 4]]<br />[[Xbox One]]</small>
| rowspan="2" |[[file:SFSB New Icon.png|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Forces: Speed Battle]]''
| rowspan="2" |<small>[[Android]]<br />[[iOS]]</small> 
|-
|[[file:Sonic Forces box artwork.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Forces]]''
|-
!2018 
|[[file:SonicManiaPlusProfile.png|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Mania Plus]]''
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |N/A
|-
!2019
|[[file:TeamSonicRacingProfile.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Team Sonic Racing]]''
|-
!2020
| colspan="4" |N/A (''Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games'' not counted)
|-
!2021
|[[file:Sonic colors ultimate key vertical.jpeg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Colors: Ultimate]]''
|<small>[[Nintendo Switch]]<br />[[PC]]<br />[[PlayStation 4]]<br />[[Xbox One]]</small>
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |N/A
|-
!2022
|[[file:Sonic Frontiers.png|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Frontiers]]''

|<small>[[Nintendo Switch]]<br />[[PC]]<br />[[PlayStation 4]]<br />[[PlayStation 5]]<br />[[Xbox One]]<br />[[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]]</small> 
|-
!2023
|[[file:Sonic Superstars key art.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Superstars]]''
|<small>[[Nintendo Switch]]<br />[[PC]]<br />[[PlayStation 4]]<br />[[PlayStation 5]]<br />[[Xbox One]]<br />[[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]]</small>
|[[file:SonicDreamTeamIcon.png|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Dream Team]]''
| <small>[[iOS]]<br />[[iPad]]<br />[[macOS]]<br />[[wikipedia:Apple TV|Apple TV]]</small>
|-
! rowspan="2" |2024
|[[file:SXSG Steam cover.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic X Shadow Generations]]''
| rowspan="4" |<small>[[Nintendo Switch]]<br />[[PC]]<br />[[PlayStation 4]]<br />[[PlayStation 5]]<br />[[Xbox One]]<br />[[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]]</small>
| rowspan="2" |[[file:Sonic Rumble icon.jpg|120px]]<br>''[[Sonic Rumble]]''
| rowspan="2" |<small>[[Android]]<br />[[iOS]]<br />[[PC]]</small>
|}