Sonic Mania

Development Staff

Developer(s)

  • Christian Whitehead
  • Headcannon
  • PagodaWest Games
  • Tantalus Media (Nintendo Switch)

Publisher(s)

Sega

Producer(s)

Lola Shiraishi[1]Games Master (October 2016). Retrieved on October 29, 2016.

Designer(s)

  • Jared Kasl
  • Brad Flick
  • Taryn Costello
  • Picomy

Programmer(s)

  • Christian Whitehead
  • Simon Thomley
  • Hunter Bridges

Artist(s)

  • Tom Fry
  • Paul Veer[2]Tom Fry on Twitter. Twitter (June 15, 2017). Retrieved on June 21, 2017. “Tom Fry: Been dying to do this, now I am. @pietepiet @TheGatestormer @midio are my brothers in art on #SonicMania. It’s been the biggest pleasure ❤️😘”
  • Kieran Gates
  • Lucas Carvalho

Composer(s)

Tee Lopes[3]McDonell, Jeffrey (July 23, 2016). More Footage of Sonic Mania Gives a Closer Look at the Brand-New Studiopolis Zone. Gamnesia. Retrieved on July 23, 2016.

Video Game Overview

Series

Sonic the Hedgehog

Engine(s)

Retro Engine

Picture format and frame rate

Latest version

Console:
Version 1.04 (July 17, 2018)

PC:
RC 1.06.0503 (March 8, 2019)

Release date(s)

Console:
JP August 16, 2017 (digital)[5]PC・家庭用ゲーム. Sega. Archived from the original on April 17, 2018. Retrieved on April 27, 2018.
NA November 5, 2019 (physical)[6]Barry (October 17, 2019). Original version of Sonic Mania to receive physical release. SEGAbits. Archived from the original on October 18, 2019. Retrieved on October 18, 2019.
INT August 15, 2017 (digital)[7]Leaked Steam trailer.

PC:
JP August 30, 2017
INT August 29, 2017[8]Sega. YouTube (August 11, 2017). Retrieved on August 11, 2017.

Genre(s)

Platformer

Mode(s)

Single-player, multiplayer

Rating(s)

ESRB: E[9]Sonic Mania. Entertainment Software Rating Board. Retrieved on May 19, 2016.
CERO: A
PEGI: 3
ACB: G
ClassInd: L

Platform(s)

  • Nintendo Switch
  • PC
  • PlayStation 4
  • Xbox One

Media

  • Blu-ray Disc
  • Nintendo Switch Game Card
  • Digital download

System Requirements

PC:

  • OS: Windows 7
  • Processor: Pentium 4 1.6GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compliant video card 32MB
  • Hard Drive: 400 MB available space
  • Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible

Console:

  • At least 200MB of space

Input

  • Keyboard & mouse
  • Nintendo Switch Joy-Con(s)
  • Game controller
    • Nintendo Switch Pro Controller
    • DualShock 4
    • Xbox One Controller
    • Nintendo GameCube Controller

Game Order

Followed By
Sonic Mania Plus