Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II
Game First reported release
Game details
- First release year
- 2012
Genres
- platform game
- action game*
- adventure game*
Play modes
- single-player video game
- multiplayer video game
Players by platform
- PlayStation 3*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 2*
- Android*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 2*
Content classifications
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
- Classification
- E - Everyone*
- ESRB · PlayStation 3*
- Classification
- E - Everyone*
Series
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4
Localized titles
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episodio 2
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux*
- Supported
- No*
- macOS*
- Supported
- No*
Store genres
- Adventure*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Partial Controller Support*
- Family Sharing*
Interface languages
- English*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- French*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- German*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- Italian*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Full audio
- Yes*
Audio languages
- English*
- French*
- German*
- Italian*
- Spanish - Spain*
Community tags · historical
- Adventure*
- Votes · historical
- 90*
- Platformer*
- Votes · historical
- 83*
- Co-op*
- Votes · historical
- 58*
- Action*
- Votes · historical
- 43*
- 2D*
- Votes · historical
- 43*
- Local Co-Op*
- Votes · historical
- 39*
- Great Soundtrack*
- Votes · historical
- 32*
- Local Multiplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 29*
- Online Co-Op*
- Votes · historical
- 29*
- Fast-Paced*
- Votes · historical
- 28*
- Singleplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 24*
- Colorful*
- Votes · historical
- 23*
- 2.5D*
- Votes · historical
- 22*
- Family Friendly*
- Votes · historical
- 21*
- Multiplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 17*
- Side Scroller*
- Votes · historical
- 12*
- 2D Platformer*
- Votes · historical
- 7*
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)*
- Graphics alternatives
- 256 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 8600/AT Radeon HD3650) & above DirectX®: DirectX 9c*
- Storage
- 6 GB Free Sound: DirectX Compatible*
- Conditions
- Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.*
- Windows · Recommended*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.4 GHz/Athlon 64 X2 4200+ & above*
- Graphics alternatives
- 512 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 8800/ATI Radeon HD 3800) & above*
- Memory
- 2 GB*
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
- Memory
- 2 GB*
Compatibility and community reports
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 33*
- Community confidence
- strong*
- Controller support · 2026-06-27*
- Controller support
- Partial*
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Playable*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- Sonic Team
- SEGA*
Publishers
- SEGA*
Release history
- 2012-05-15
- Date precision
- Exact date
- 2012-05-15 · PlayStation 3*
- Release date
- 2012-05-15*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- PlayStation 3*
- 2012-05-16 · Android*
- Release date
- 2012-05-16*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Android*
- 2012-05-15 · Microsoft Windows*
- Release date
- 2012-05-15*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- May 15, 2012*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 14 fields
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Pentium 4 @ 3.2 GHz/Athlon 64 3000+ or Equivalent & above*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- 256 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 8600/AT Radeon HD3650) & above*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- 1* GB
- Name
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.4 GHz/Athlon 64 X2 4200+ & above*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- 512 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 8800/ATI Radeon HD 3800) & above*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- 2* GB
- Release year
- 2,012*
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- Pentium 4 @ 3.2 GHz/Athlon 64 3000+ or Equivalent & above*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Graphics alternatives
- 256 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 8600/AT Radeon HD3650) & above*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Memory
- 1 GB*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.4 GHz/Athlon 64 X2 4200+ & above*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Graphics alternatives
- 512 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 8800/ATI Radeon HD 3800) & above*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Memory
- 2 GB*
Specifications 2 · 20 fields
- Developers · Microsoft Windows
- Sonic Team
- Sonic Team*
- Developers · PlayStation 3
- Sonic Team
- Sonic Team*
- Developers · Android
- Sonic Team
- Sonic Team*
- ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows
- Classification
- E - Everyone*
- ESRB classification · PlayStation 3
- ESRB · PlayStation 3
- Classification
- E - Everyone*
- Genres · Microsoft Windows
- action game
- action game*
- adventure game
- adventure game*
- platform game
- platform game*
- Genres · Android
- platform game
- platform game*
- Genres · PlayStation 3
- platform game
- platform game*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · PlayStation 3
- PlayStation 3
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 2*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Android
- Android
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 2*
- Platform
- Android
- Android*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows*
- Platform
- PlayStation 3
- PlayStation 3*
- Publishers · Android
- Sega
- Sega*
- Publishers · Microsoft Windows
- Sega
- Sega*
- Publishers · PlayStation 3
- Sega
- Sega*
- Release date · PlayStation 3
- 2012-05-15 · PlayStation 3
- Release date
- 2012-05-15*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- PlayStation 3*
- Release date · Android
- 2012-05-16 · Android
- Release date
- 2012-05-16*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Android*
- Release date · Microsoft Windows
- 2012-05-15 · Microsoft Windows
- Release date
- 2012-05-15*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 35 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 12*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 255* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Partial Controller Support*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- SEGA*
- DLC count · historical
- 0*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 100000 - 200000*
- Audio languages
- English*
- French*
- German*
- Italian*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Linux support · historical
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- No*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 186* min
- Metacritic score
- 54*
- Name
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 542*
- Peak ccu
- 1*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 1,539*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 4.99*
- Publishers
- SEGA*
- Recommendations
- 1,580*
- Store release date · historical
- May 15, 2012*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- German*
- Italian*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Game website · historical
- http://www.sonicthehedgehog4.com*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Partial Controller Support
- Partial Controller Support*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- SEGA
- SEGA*
- Audio languages
- English*
- French*
- German*
- Italian*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- No*
- Publishers
- SEGA
- SEGA*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- May 15, 2012*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- German*
- Italian*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Windows support · historical
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 270* min
- Ccu
- 1*
- Developer
- SEGA*
- Historical discount
- 0* %
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Historical US original list price
- 999* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- German*
- Italian*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 117* min
- Name
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 542*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 100,000 .. 200,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 1,539*
- Historical US price
- 999* US cents
- Publisher
- SEGA*
- Community tags · historical
- Adventure*
- Platformer*
- Co-op*
- Action*
- 2D*
- Local Co-Op*
- Great Soundtrack*
- Local Multiplayer*
- Online Co-Op*
- Fast-Paced*
- Singleplayer*
- Colorful*
- 2.5D*
- Family Friendly*
- Multiplayer*
- Side Scroller*
- 2D Platformer*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- German*
- Italian*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Community tags · historical
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Platformer
- Platformer*
- Co-op
- Co-op*
- Action
- Action*
- 2D
- 2D*
- Local Co-Op
- Local Co-Op*
- Great Soundtrack
- Great Soundtrack*
- Local Multiplayer
- Local Multiplayer*
- Online Co-Op
- Online Co-Op*
- Fast-Paced
- Fast-Paced*
- Singleplayer
- Singleplayer*
- Colorful
- Colorful*
- 2.5D
- 2.5D*
- Family Friendly
- Family Friendly*
- Multiplayer
- Multiplayer*
- Side Scroller
- Side Scroller*
- 2D Platformer
- 2D Platformer*
- Tags votes
- Adventure
- Votes · historical
- 90*
- Platformer
- Votes · historical
- 83*
- Co-op
- Votes · historical
- 58*
- Action
- Votes · historical
- 43*
- 2D
- Votes · historical
- 43*
- Local Co-Op
- Votes · historical
- 39*
- Great Soundtrack
- Votes · historical
- 32*
- Local Multiplayer
- Votes · historical
- 29*
- Online Co-Op
- Votes · historical
- 29*
- Fast-Paced
- Votes · historical
- 28*
- Singleplayer
- Votes · historical
- 24*
- Colorful
- Votes · historical
- 23*
- 2.5D
- Votes · historical
- 22*
- Family Friendly
- Votes · historical
- 21*
- Multiplayer
- Votes · historical
- 17*
- Side Scroller
- Votes · historical
- 12*
- 2D Platformer
- Votes · historical
- 7*
Specifications 5 · 25 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Partial Controller Support*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- SEGA*
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Free to play · historical
- No*
- Metacritic score
- 54*
- Name
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II*
- Windows requirements
- Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/Vista/Win7 Processor: Pentium 4 @ 3.2 GHz/Athlon 64 3000+ or Equivalent & above Memory: 1 GB (2 GB on Vista) Graphics: 256 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 8600/AT Radeon HD3650) & above DirectX®: DirectX 9c Hard Drive: 6 GB Free Sound: DirectX Compatible Additional Notes: Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions. *
- Platforms
- windows*
- Historical price currency
- USD*
- Discount percentage (historical)
- 0*
- Historical store price
- $9.99*
- Publishers
- SEGA*
- Recommendations total
- 1,565*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- May 15, 2012*
- Interface languages
- English (full audio), French (full audio), German (full audio), Italian (full audio), Spanish - Spain (full audio)*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Partial Controller Support
- Partial Controller Support*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- SEGA
- SEGA*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Windows 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)*
- Graphics alternatives
- 256 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 8600/AT Radeon HD3650) & above DirectX®: DirectX 9c*
- Storage
- 6 GB Free Sound: DirectX Compatible*
- Conditions
- Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- SEGA
- SEGA*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- May 15, 2012*
- Interface languages
Specifications 6 · 19 fields
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- partial*
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- playable*
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 7,050*
- Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
- strong*
- Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
- 33*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- gold*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- 2* GB
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,012*
- Title
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support
- Partial*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Playable*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 33*
- Community confidence
- strong*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
- Memory
- 2 GB*
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