Sonic Frontiers similar games & best alternatives

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Sonic Frontiers

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2022

Should you play it?

Sonic Frontiers is a groundbreaking open-zone action-adventure game set on the ancient Starfall Islands. Join Sonic as he battles hordes of powerful enemies with an all-new combat system, explores the mysteries of the islands, and saves his friends!

What works

  • Engaging open world exploration
  • Fun and accessible combat system
  • Excellent soundtrack and sound design
  • Strong boss fights
  • Improved story and character development

Things to keep in mind

  • Technical issues and pop-in
  • Repetitive open world elements
  • Somewhat easy difficulty
  • Limited variety in cyberspace levels
  • Camera and control quirks

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Horizon Zero Dawn™ Remastered

  • Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition

  • KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX-

  • Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition

  • Prince of Persia The Lost Crown

  • Stonemachia

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Sonic Frontiers but with less survival pressure

  • Yooka-Laylee

  • Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

  • Hell Pie

  • SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake

  • Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed

  • The Knightling

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS

  • Sonic Generations Collection

  • Sonic Adventure DX

  • Sonic Origins

  • Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Sonic Frontiers: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Strategy.

Last update: 03/08/2026