Games like Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I
Closest overall match: Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II (★ 3.1). Highest rated: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 at ★ 4.3. Quickest to finish: Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II at about 1 hours.
Looking for something like Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I? Our model ranked 12 games by how much they share with it. The strongest common threads are Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer.
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74%
1. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II
Shares 2.5D, Colorful, Family Friendly, Partial Controller Support and Great Soundtrack and 2 more tags; same developer; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.1
- Metacritic
- 54
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 73%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11
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58%
2. Street Fighter IV
Shares 2.5D, Partial Controller Support, 2D and Singleplayer; same developer; rated 1.0 higher; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2009
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 91
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 52%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11
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58%
3. Sonic Generations
Shares Colorful, Family Friendly, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer; same developer; rated 1.1 higher; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 77
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 71%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11, 83
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57%
4. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Shares Colorful, Partial Controller Support, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer; same developer; rated 1.5 higher.
- Year
- 1992
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 75%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11, 83
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56%
5. Sonic Mania
Shares Colorful, Family Friendly, Partial Controller Support, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 1 more tags; same developer; rated 1.0 higher.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 85
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 48%
- Shared genres
- 4, Casual, 83
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56%
6. Sonic Lost World
Shares Colorful, Family Friendly, Great Soundtrack and Singleplayer; same developer.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.0
- Metacritic
- 60
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 61%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11, 83
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55%
7. Castle of Illusion
Shares 2.5D, Colorful, Family Friendly, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 1 more tags; rated 1.0 higher.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 90%
- Shared genres
- Casual
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55%
8. Rochard
Shares 2.5D, Partial Controller Support, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 3.1
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 69%
- Shared genres
- 4, Casual
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55%
9. Rayman Origins
Shares Colorful, Family Friendly, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer; rated 1.3 higher; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 86
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 68%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11, 83
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54%
10. HELL YEAH! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
Shares Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 lower; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 2.5
- Metacritic
- 64
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 31%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11, 83
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53%
11. BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
Shares 2.5D, Colorful, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer; rated 0.7 higher.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 85
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 49%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11, 83
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53%
12. Bionic Commando: Rearmed
Shares 2.5D, Partial Controller Support, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 higher; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2008
- Rating
- ★ 3.3
- Metacritic
- 86
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 50%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11
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Questions people ask
What is the best game like Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I?
On our similarity model, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II is the closest match to Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I — shares 2.5D, Colorful, Family Friendly, Partial Controller Support and Great Soundtrack and 2 more tags; same developer; released within 2 years.
Which game like Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I is rated highest?
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.3/5 from 395 players.
Are there games like Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I on Nintendo Switch?
Yes — we found 6 games like Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I on Nintendo Switch. See the dedicated list.
Are there games like Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I on Android or iOS?
Yes — we found 5 games like Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I on Android & iOS. See the dedicated list.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
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