Sonic Generations
- Developer
- Sonic Team
- Publisher
- Sega
- Released
- 25 October 2024
- Age rating
- PEGI 7
- UK price
- £44.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
A time-traveling adventure featuring a greatest-hits collection of 3D and 2D Sonic stages, now with upgraded visuals and new bonus content.
Best gaming PC for Sonic Generations in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Sonic Generations today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Sega on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 | Windows 10 |
| CPU | Intel Core i3-2120 or FX-6300 | Intel Core i7-2600 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti, 1GB or AMD Radeon HD 5770, 1GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780, 3GB or AMD Radeon RX 470, 4GB or Intel Arc A310, 4GB |
| Storage | 35.3 GB | 35.3 GB |
| DirectX | Not stated | Not stated |
Verified 08 November 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Sonic Generations?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-2600 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780, 3GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.