Sonic Mania (2017)

Sonic Mania is a 2017 Casual game by Christian Whitehead, rated ★ 3.9 by 858 players, about 3 hours long. Below: 12 games like it, ranked by how much they share with it.

★ 3.9 from 858 players Metacritic 85 About 3h to play #8 in Casual 48% finish it

Updated Oct 15, 2026 · Data refreshed daily

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Overview

Sonic Mania (2017) sits under Casual, playable on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Across 858 player ratings it holds a 3.9/5 average. That puts it in the top 27% of every game in our catalog. Among 625 Casual games, it sits at #8. Expect roughly 3 hours of play, a short run you can finish in a weekend (about 6% shorter than the Casual average). On Metacritic it scores 85 — 10 points above the Casual average.

Casual

What players actually do with it

48%finish it▼ genre avg 51%

74%positive ratings858 votes

119playing now

129on wishlists

430gave upvs 397 beat it

Exceptional 28%Recommended 46%Meh 18%

Finish rate = players who marked it beaten ÷ (beaten + dropped) on RAWG. Wishlist and playing-now counts refresh with every sync.

Platforms & availability

Platform	Family	Release
Nintendo Switch	Nintendo	Aug 2017
PC	PC	Aug 2017
PlayStation 4	PlayStation	Aug 2017
Xbox One	Xbox	Aug 2017

Can my PC run Sonic Mania?

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 / 8 / 10
Processor: Core 2 Duo
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compliant video card 256MB
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 400 MB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible