Sonic Origins


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Sonic Origins is a singleplayer and multiplayer scrolling and side view platform game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Steam		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.

All versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.^[3]

Version Differences

The Digital Deluxe Edition contains the base game as well as all DLCs including the Start Dash Pack.

Monetization

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DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Start Dash Pack	Pre-order exclusive. Comes with 100 coins, an exclusive Mega Drive pillarbox background for Classic Mode, and Mirror Mode unlocked from the very start. Mirror Mode can be unlocked in the base game by beating each game or Story Mode.
Premium Fun Pack	Exclusive Hard Missions, pillarbox backgrounds, character animations in menus and Music Player, and controllable camera in 3D island menus.
Classic Music Pack	Bonus remastered music tracks from Genesis/Mega Drive spinoffs Sonic Spinball, Sonic 3D Blast and Knuckles' Chaotix.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Sonic Origins has no microtransactions.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Epic Games Launcher
Steam	%APPDATA%\Sega\SonicOrigins\steam\<user-id>\option\data.dat %APPDATA%\Sega\SonicOrigins\steam\x64\screen_setting.xml
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1794960/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Epic Games Launcher
Steam	%APPDATA%\Sega\SonicOrigins\steam\<user-id>\game\data.dat
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1794960/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics options

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Pillarboxed
4K Ultra HD		^[4]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Likely bilinear filtering.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS		Gameplay is locked to the frame rate and refresh rate. See Frame rate (FPS).
120+ FPS		Capped 60fps
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

The frame rate is partially locked to the refresh rate of the monitor, regardless of V-Sync. A refresh rate of 40 or below will cap the frame rate at 40 FPS, while a refresh rate of 60 or above will cap the frame rate at 60 FPS. A refresh rate between 40 and 60 will cap the frame rate to that refresh rate (so 50 Hz locks the game to 50 FPS).

The gameplay is synced to the frame rate, and targets 60 FPS to deliver a full speed (100%) experience. This means that 40 FPS (40 Hz or below) will run the game at 66.67% speed (a 1/3 slowdown) and 50 FPS (50 Hz) at 83% speed (a 1/6 slowdown).

Configure the monitor to run at 60 Hz or higher to play the game at full speed

Input

Gamepad options

Keyboard options

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts		Button Icon setting allows manually selecting between Xbox Wireless, Xbox 360, DualShock 4, DualSense, or Nintendo Switch controller prompts.^[5]
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Sound options

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		There are seperate options for Sound Effects and Music
Surround sound
Subtitles		Not applicable since there is no voice acting in this game
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				[1]
French
Italian
German
Spanish
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese

Issues unresolved

Refresh rate/frame rate mismatch

Sonic the Hedgehog 1 and 2 run at frame rates somewhat beneath 60FPS; this mismatch induces severe, consistent stuttering in both games when played without adaptive sync.^{[citation needed]}

Resolution scaling

Similar to other games using Retro Engine, a slight smoothing effect is applied to all games when they are upscaled to a resolution that is not an exact multiplier of the base resolution, irrespective of the anti-aliasing option. This is an intentional decision to prevent pixel "shimmering" or "wobbling" compared to a nearest-neighbor scaled image while providing a sharper pixel image quality than regular linear filtering methods. However, unlike other Retro Engine games, there is currently no way to disable this altogether if so desired.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Criware	^[6]
Cutscenes	Criware	^[7]

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-2400 3.1 GHz AMD FX-8350 4.2 GHz	Intel Core i5-4570 3.2 GHz AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 3.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	6 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon HD 7870 2 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 AMD Radeon R9 280 2 GB (Nvidia), 3 GB (AMD) of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1794960/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1794960) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Sajid on Twitter - last accessed on 2022-06-22
"Since Sonic Origins is out in certain parts of the world, there have been some fun discoveries. It appears the game uses a mixture of Hedgehog Engine and Retro Engine. The menus are in HE2 and the collection is using Retro Engine."
↑ Christian Whitehead on Twitter: "Alright, looks like I can finally come clean and say that RSDK(v5U) is putting in work on Origins" - last accessed on 2022-04-20
↑ Sonic Origins on Steam - last accessed on 2022-04-20
"Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: Denuvo Anti-tamper"
↑ Sonic Origins - Official Trailer, "4k and 60FPS on PC, Xbox and PlayStation only."
↑ Verified by User:Cn9740 on 2022-06-23
↑ Add HCA key for Sonic Origins by blueskythlikesclouds · Pull Request #1152 · vgmstream/vgmstream - last accessed on 2022-06-22
↑ Verified by User:Cn9740 on 2022-06-23

[Proton_path_note-4] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1794960/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1794960) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1794960/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (1794960) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Sajid on Twitter - last accessed on 2022-06-22
"Since Sonic Origins is out in certain parts of the world, there have been some fun discoveries. It appears the game uses a mixture of Hedgehog Engine and Retro Engine. The menus are in HE2 and the collection is using Retro Engine."

[2] Christian Whitehead on Twitter: "Alright, looks like I can finally come clean and say that RSDK(v5U) is putting in work on Origins" - last accessed on 2022-04-20

[3] Sonic Origins on Steam - last accessed on 2022-04-20
"Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: Denuvo Anti-tamper"

[5] Sonic Origins - Official Trailer, "4k and 60FPS on PC, Xbox and PlayStation only."

[6] Verified by User:Cn9740 on 2022-06-23

[7] Add HCA key for Sonic Origins by blueskythlikesclouds · Pull Request #1152 · vgmstream/vgmstream - last accessed on 2022-06-22

[8] Verified by User:Cn9740 on 2022-06-23

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Developers

	SEGA
Original (Sonic 1/CD/2/3 & Knuckles)	Sonic Team
Original (Sonic 2/3 & Knuckles)	Sega Technical Institute
Remaster (Sonic 1/CD/2)	Christian Whitehead
Remaster (Sonic 1/2/3 & Knuckles	Headcannon
Publishers
	SEGA
Engines
	Hedgehog Engine 2^[1]
	Retro Engine^[2]
Release dates
Windows	June 23, 2022
Reception
OpenCritic	79
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Scrolling, Side view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Platform
Art styles	Cartoon, Pixel art
Series	Sonic the Hedgehog