Similar games
Games like Sonic Mania
Christian Whitehead, Headcannon · 2017 · 93 % positive of 26,131
24 games that play like Sonic Mania and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: SONIC SUPERSTARS, Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Colors: Ultimate.
Player tags
At a glance
What games like Sonic Mania have in common
- The tags they share most often with Sonic Mania: Platformer (19 of 24), Fast-Paced (13) and Family Friendly (10).
- They came out between 2010 and 2025, 11 of them after Sonic Mania (2017).
- Best rated by Steam players: SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS (97 % positive of 12,486).
- 11 games both play and look like Sonic Mania, among them SONIC SUPERSTARS, Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Colors: Ultimate.
By gameplay
Plays like Sonic Mania
Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.
SONIC SUPERSTARS
68 % positive of 3,170
Shared: Platformer · Retro · Fast-Paced
Sonic Adventure 2
89 % positive of 25,472
Shared: Platformer · Retro · Classic
Sonic Colors: Ultimate
67 % positive of 1,330
Shared: Platformer · Fast-Paced · Family Friendly
Sonic Generations Collection
93 % positive of 25,232
Shared: Platformer · Retro · Classic
Sonic Forces
59 % positive of 7,950
Shared: Platformer · Fast-Paced · Family Friendly
Sonic Origins
72 % positive of 4,886
Shared: Platformer · Retro · Classic
Sonic Adventure DX
91 % positive of 16,847
Shared: Platformer · Retro · Classic
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II
73 % positive of 2,081
Shared: Platformer · Fast-Paced · Side Scroller
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I
40 % positive of 3,465
Shared: Platformer · Retro · Fast-Paced
Sonic Lost World
62 % positive of 4,951
Shared: Platformer · Fast-Paced · Family Friendly
Team Sonic Racing™
73 % positive of 3,347
Shared: Fast-Paced · Family Friendly · Local Co-Op
Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing
86 % positive of 3,154
Shared: Fast-Paced · Family Friendly · Arcade
More matches
- Sonic CD89 % positive of 5,432Shared: Platformer · Retro · Classic
- SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS97 % positive of 12,486Shared: Platformer · Fast-Paced · Family Friendly
- Sonic Frontiers90 % positive of 24,480Shared: Platformer · Fast-Paced · Action-Adventure
- Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD58 % positive of 367Shared: Platformer · Classic · Family Friendly
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Collection93 % positive of 17,143Shared: Fast-Paced · Family Friendly · Local Co-Op
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds92 % positive of 17,402
- Mega Man 1189 % positive of 4,587Shared: Platformer · Retro · Classic
- PAC-MAN™ CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 269 % positive of 2,330Shared: Retro · Classic · Fast-Paced
- Rayman® Legends89 % positive of 10,043Shared: Platformer · Fast-Paced · Side Scroller
- Sackboy™: A Big Adventure84 % positive of 3,488Shared: Platformer · Family Friendly · Local Co-Op
- Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania83 % positive of 1,463Shared: Platformer · Classic · Arcade
- Rayman® Origins93 % positive of 5,148Shared: Platformer · Side Scroller · Family Friendly
By look
Looks like Sonic Mania
Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.
Sonic CD
89 % positive of 5,432
Sonic Origins
72 % positive of 4,886
Freedom Planet
95 % positive of 4,748
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I
40 % positive of 3,465
Spark the Electric Jester
92 % positive of 1,367
Zool Redimensioned
94 % positive of 179
Freedom Planet 2
96 % positive of 1,572
Sky Racket
95 % positive of 167
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II
73 % positive of 2,081
Terrian Saga: KR-17
74 % positive of 286
Sonic Generations Collection
93 % positive of 25,232
Mega Man Legacy Collection 2
84 % positive of 1,535
More matches
- Gravity Circuit94 % positive of 2,821
- SONIC SUPERSTARS68 % positive of 3,170
- Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection75 % positive of 2,402
- Sonic Adventure 289 % positive of 25,472
- Kitsune Tails96 % positive of 794
- Sonic Forces59 % positive of 7,950
- Sonic Adventure DX91 % positive of 16,847
- Berserk Boy86 % positive of 348
- SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS97 % positive of 12,486
- Blaster Master Zero 290 % positive of 505
- Sonic Colors: Ultimate67 % positive of 1,330
- Mega Man Legacy Collection85 % positive of 4,813
How these matches work
Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.