Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

• PlayStation Portable

• Windows Phone

• Wii

• Android

Genres

• platform game

• action game^*

• adventure game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Android^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

• Wii^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Wii^*

  Classification

  E - Everyone^*

• ESRB · PlayStation 3^*

  Classification

  E - Everyone^*

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  E - Everyone^*

Series

• Sonic the Hedgehog 4

Localized titles

• Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episodio 1

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Partial Controller Support^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• German^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Italian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Spanish - Spain^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Japanese^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• German^*
• French^*
• Italian^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Japanese^*

Community tags · historical

• Platformer^*

  Votes · historical

  95^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  51^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  37^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  31^*

• Colorful^*

  Votes · historical

  31^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  29^*

• Fast-Paced^*

  Votes · historical

  28^*

• 2.5D^*

  Votes · historical

  19^*

• Family Friendly^*

  Votes · historical

  19^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  18^*

• Psychological Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  15^*

• Side Scroller^*

  Votes · historical

  14^*

• Episodic^*

  Votes · historical

  14^*

• 2D Platformer^*

  Votes · historical

  14^*

• Arcade^*

  Votes · historical

  12^*

• Retro^*

  Votes · historical

  10^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows XP/Vista/Win7^*

  Processor alternatives

  Pentium 4 @ 3.2 GHz/Athlon 64 3000+ or Equivalent & above^*

  Memory

  1 GB (2 GB on Vista) GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  256 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 7600/AT Radeon X1300) & above DirectX®: dx90a^*

  Storage

  500 MB HD space Sound: DirectX Compatible^*

  Conditions

  Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Memory

  2 GB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  512 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 8800/ATI Radeon HD 3800) & above^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.4 GHz/Athlon 64 X2 4200+ & above^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  2 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Unsupported^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Silver^*

  Reports

  43^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Partial^*

Developers

• Sonic Team

• SEGA^*

Publishers

• SEGA^*

• 2010-10-07

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2012-01-25 · Android^*

  Release date

  2012-01-25^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Android^*

• 2012-01-19 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2012-01-19^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

• 2010-10-12 · PlayStation 3^*

  Release date

  2010-10-12^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  PlayStation 3^*

• 2010-10-07 · Wii^*

  Release date

  2010-10-07^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Wii^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Jan 19, 2012^*

Detailed specifications