Sonic Team is a Japanese video game developer housed within Sega's Division 2 department.
The developer team behind Sonic the Hedgehog takes on the Sonic Team name when the game was released on June 23, 1991. The team was later disbanded and members were went their separate ways, but were later joined Sega Consumer Research and Development Dept. 3 (Sega CS3 for short. Not to be confused with another Sega studio.) that was established by Sega in April 1996, headed by programmer Yuji Naka (the programmer behind the Sonic the Hedgehog games). In May 1999, CS3 was renamed to Sega Software R&D Dept. 8 (Sega R&D No. 8 for short).
The restructure within Sega on April 21, 2000 saw Sega R&D No. 8 spun off and became Sonic Team Ltd., a subsidiary company. The company was later re-integrated into Sega as Sega Global Entertainment R&D Dept. 1 (Sega GE1 for short) following a merger between Sega and Sammy Corporation that formed Sega Sammy Holdings in 2004, though the Sonic Team name is still used to this day. Sonic Team would have its internal division name changed twice, renamed to Sega CS2 in 2008 and to Divison 2 in 2018.
Games developed
Game |
Developer |
Publisher |
Engine |
Release dates |
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg |
Sonic Team |
Sega |
|
31 March 2006
|
Nights into Dreams |
Sonic Team, Sega of China |
Sega |
|
17 December 2012
|
Phantasy Star Universe |
Sonic Team |
Sega |
|
31 August 2006
|
Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus |
Sonic Team |
Sega |
|
27 September 2007
|
Puyo Puyo Champions |
Sonic Team |
Sega |
|
7 May 2019
|
Puyo Puyo Fever |
Sonic Team |
Sega |
|
24 September 2004 24 June 2004
|
Puyo Puyo Tetris |
O-TWO, Sonic Team |
Sega |
|
27 February 2018
|
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 |
Sonic Team |
Sega |
Hedgehog Engine |
23 March 2021
|
Sonic & Knuckles Collection |
Sonic Team, Sega Technical Institute |
Sega, Expert Software |
|
14 February 1997
|
Sonic 3 & Knuckles |
Sonic Team, Sega Technical Institute |
Sega |
|
26 January 2011 29 May 2018 29 May 2018
|
Sonic 3D Blast |
Sonic Team, Traveller's Tales |
Sega |
|
16 September 1997
|
Sonic 3D Blast (Genesis) |
Sonic Team, Traveller's Tales |
Sega |
|
1 June 2010 29 May 2018 29 May 2018
|
Sonic Adventure 2 |
Sonic Team |
Sega |
|
19 November 2012
|
Sonic Adventure DX |
Sonic Team |
Sega, Sold Out Software |
|
18 December 2003
|
Sonic Adventure DX (2011) |
Sonic Team |
Sega |
|
4 March 2011
|
Sonic Adventure DX (Steam) |
Sonic Team |
Sega |
|
16 September 2014
|
Sonic CD (2012) |
Sonic Team, Christian Whitehead |
Sega |
Retro Engine |
19 January 2012
|
Sonic Colors: Ultimate |
Sonic Team, Blind Squirrel Games |
Sega |
Godot, Hedgehog Engine |
7 September 2021
|
Sonic Forces |
Sonic Team |
Sega |
Hedgehog Engine |
7 November 2017
|
Sonic Frontiers |
Sonic Team |
Sega |
Hedgehog Engine |
8 November 2022
|
Sonic Generations |
Sonic Team |
Sega, 1C-SoftClub |
Hedgehog Engine |
3 November 2011
|
Sonic Lost World |
Sonic Team |
Sega |
Hedgehog Engine |
2 November 2015
|
Sonic Mega Collection Plus |
Sonic Team |
Sega |
|
31 March 2006
|
Sonic Origins |
Sonic Team, Sega, Sega Technical Institute, Christian Whitehead, Headcannon, Yuke's |
Sega |
Hedgehog Engine, Retro Engine |
23 June 2022
|
Sonic R |
Traveller's Tales, Sonic Team |
Sega, Expert Software |
|
11 November 1998
|
Sonic Riders |
Now Production, Sonic Team |
Sega |
Sega NN Graphics Library |
16 November 2006
|
Sonic Superstars |
Arzest, Sonic Team |
Sega |
Unity, Hedgehog Engine |
17 October 2023
|
Sonic the Hedgehog |
Sonic Team |
Sega |
|
26 October 2010 29 May 2018 29 May 2018
|
Sonic the Hedgehog (mobile decompilation) |
Sonic Team, Christian Whitehead, Headcannon |
Sega, Rubberduckycooly |
Retro Engine |
17 January 2021 17 January 2021
|
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 |
Sonic Team, Sega Technical Institute |
Sega |
|
26 January 2011 29 May 2018 29 May 2018
|
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (mobile decompilation) |
Sonic Team, Christian Whitehead, Headcannon |
Sega, Rubberduckycooly |
Retro Engine |
17 January 2021 17 January 2021
|
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I |
Dimps, Sonic Team |
Sega |
Sega NN Graphics Library |
19 January 2012
|
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II |
Dimps, Sonic Team |
Sega |
Sega NN Graphics Library |
15 May 2012
|
Sonic X Shadow Generations |
Sonic Team |
Sega |
Hedgehog Engine, Hedgehog Engine |
25 October 2024
|
Engines developed