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Games like Sonic CD

2011USK 6PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable89 % positive

You race through colorful time zones as Sonic, using time travel to reshape past and future. This remaster adds widescreen support, smoother controls, both soundtracks and Tails as a playable character.

  • Strong soundtrack
  • Jumping and platforming
  • Pixel art
  • Interconnected level design

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In short: Games like Sonic CD

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Sonic CD special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best match

Ristar

97 %Match

1995PEGI 3PC

Brings what grabs you about Sonic CD: jumping and platforming, a strong soundtrack as well as pixel art.

A charming 16-bit platformer where a star hero uses stretchy arms to grab enemies, swing from objects and move through colorful worlds. It is short and polished, and known for its distinctive style and music.

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Sonic Mania

Strong soundtrack

A lovingly crafted return to classic 2D Sonic, with blazing-fast pixel-art stages, inventive remixes of beloved zones and a cracking soundtrack that nails the Genesis-era feel.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Strong soundtrack

A fast-paced 2D platformer where Sonic first meets Knuckles on Angel Island, featuring large branching stages packed with hidden routes, special stages and an iconic soundtrack.

Freedom Planet

Jumping and platforming

A fast 2D platformer in the Sonic tradition with real combat, where dragon girl Lilac and her friends fight an alien invasion. Each character plays differently, backed by colorful stages, big boss fights and a strong soundtrack.

Berserk Boy

Jumping and platforming

You blast through fast, retro-styled 2D stages while switching between elemental forms like lightning, fire and ice. It channels classic Mega Man-style platforming with speedy, fluid action and boss fights.

Grapple Dog

Jumping and platforming

A snappy 2D pixel-art platformer where you play Pablo the dog and swing through colorful worlds with a grappling hook. The precise, momentum-driven movement is the main attraction.

Sonic Generations

Interconnected level design

A high-speed anniversary platformer where classic 2D Sonic and modern 3D Sonic team up to replay reimagined iconic stages from two decades of the series. Blistering speed, remixed music and heavy nostalgia define the experience.

Bit.Trip Runner

Strong soundtrack

A fast rhythm platformer where the hero runs automatically and you jump, slide and kick through obstacles in time with the music. Retro pixel visuals and a driving chiptune soundtrack make it a demanding test of reflexes.

Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball

Pixel art

Sonic becomes the pinball as you roll through Eggman's Veg-O-Fortress, completing table objectives and collecting the Chaos Emeralds. A quirky mix of platformer and pinball with tricky stages.

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