Sonic Superstars
- Developer
- Sonic Team
- Publisher
- Sega
- Released
- 17 October 2023
- Age rating
- PEGI 3
- UK price
- £34.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: platform
Adventure through the mystical Northstar Islands in this all-new take on classic 2D Sonic high-speed action platforming. Play as Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy Rose and harness all-new Emerald powers to move and attack in dynamic new ways. Navigate gorgeous, never-before-seen environments solo or with up to 3 other players and stop Dr. Eggman, Fang, and a mysterious new adversary from converting the islands' giant animals into Badniks before it's too late!
Best gaming PC for Sonic Superstars in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Sonic Superstars today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 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 / 11 | Windows 10 / 11 |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2300 or AMD FX-4350 | Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD FX-6300 |
| RAM | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450, 1 GB or AMD Radeon HD 5770, 1 GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560, 1 GB or AMD Radeon HD 5870, 2 GB |
| Storage | 20 GB | 20 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Sonic Superstars?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-3470 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560, 1 GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.