Sonic Colors: Ultimate

Feb 6, 2023
2+players

PC
Xbox
Switch

Everyone

Action · Casual · Platformer

Join Sonic in the high-speed adventure of a lifetime across a colorful interstellar amusement park. Color the Universe in Sonic Colors: Ultimate!

68%Mixed1,400 Steam reviewsOpenCritic 74 · 49% of critics recommendSteam Deck verified

Who can play

Store

Same-screen play on PC. How many can join is not confirmed. Xbox lists 2-player local play. Not confirmed on Xbox and Switch.
Online play is not confirmed.
One copy is enough with Remote Play Together on PC.

SteamPrice on SteamGet it

1 copy with Remote Play Together

How it plays

Good with kids

Is it good

68%

Mixed on Steam

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Steam Deck Verified

Every way to play together

Steam lists couch co-op for PC. On PC one copy is enough with Remote Play Together. Player counts and console play are not confirmed yet.

- PC
PCStore (how we check facts)
Same screen
2+players
Same room, own screens
Not listed
Online
Not listed
- Xbox
Xbox Series X|SStore (how we check facts)
Same screen
2+players
Same room, own screens
Not confirmed
Online
Not listed
- Switch, not confirmed
Not confirmed: available, how it plays together is not checked yet

Play modes here come from the Steam and Xbox store listings, which give no player limits. Console play modes are not confirmed yet. How we check facts

Quick facts

Developer: Blind Squirrel Entertainment
Publisher: SEGA
Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch
Series: Sonic the Hedgehog
Released: Feb 6, 2023 on PC
Controllers: Full controller support on PC
Languages: Text in 10 languages, voices in 6
Age rating: Everyone (ESRB): Cartoon violence

In these lists

Answers

Updated October 27, 2026

Can you play Sonic Colors: Ultimate on one screen?: Yes. The store lists shared or split-screen play without saying which. Same-screen co-op on PC. Not confirmed yet on Xbox and Switch.; One of 1,279 couch co-op games
Do you need two copies of Sonic Colors: Ultimate?: No. On one screen, one copy is enough.
What platforms is Sonic Colors: Ultimate on?: PC, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.; One of 3,994 co-op games
Does Sonic Colors: Ultimate work on Steam Deck?: Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
Is Sonic Colors: Ultimate free?: No, it's a paid game.

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