While Sonic Frontiers may be the next Sonic the Hedgehog game that nostalgic fans are clamoring for, a whole new generation just saw the blue blur enter into a world they’re much more familiar with. Gamefam Studios, a developer that works exclusively inside of Roblox, has partnered with Sega to bring the hedgehog into the multiplayer game officially.
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Sonic Speed Simulator is currently available for a small fee paid through Robux, the official microtransaction currently of Roblox. When the game emerges from its development, it will be free to play, with money coming in through the purchase of extra lives and experience boosters. As seen in the demo footage, players can run as Sonic, Tails, or their Roblox avatar through courses that resemble the speed courses in many modern 3D Sonic games. The game’s music is reused from other games in the series, and players can unlock up to six classic zones through normal gameplay.
We have officially partnered with @SEGA to bring @Sonic_Hedgehog to Roblox in our upcoming game Sonic Speed Simulator!
We worked with various sonic developers from the #Roblox community in order to make this possible!#RobloxDev
Try it here: https://t.co/TFCkRGpuT3 pic.twitter.com/yRAQlIC1Um
— Gamefam Studios (@gamefamstudios) April 13, 2022
For anyone who has graduated high school, Roblox is a massively popular game creation system and sandbox that is right up there with Fortnite in terms of getting the attention of the youth. Players are encouraged to share their work, and this has led to many characters entering the game unofficially, as is the case with most online creation tools. This partnership between Sega and a Roblox developer is one of the first of its kind and could herald a new day in terms of console and PC developers looking at Roblox as another avenue to consider when making new games.
