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Sonic The Hedgehog Classic brings the iconic arcade experience to mobile with a 60FPS remaster, new playable characters, and controller support. Part of the SEGA Forever lineup, this ad-supported classic delivers faithful retro action with modern refinements. With 50,000,000+ total downloads and -1 in the last 30 days, it's a beloved favorite among fans.
Pros & Cons
60FPS mobile optimization for smooth gameplay
Playable friends (Tails and Knuckles) with unique abilities
Controller compatibility across major peripherals
Ad-supported with an optional ad-free upgrade
Ad-supported by default; ad-free requires an in-app purchase
Uses multiple system permissions including foreground service, notifications, and external storage
About Sonic the Hedgehog™ Classic
Sonic the Hedgehog™ Classic was an action app developed by SEGA. It was removed from Google Play Jul 23, 2026 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
Sonic the Hedgehog™ Classic had been downloaded 76 million times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
Sonic the Hedgehog™ Classic was rated 4.05 out of 5 stars, based on 290 thousand ratings.
App Information
Sonic the Hedgehog™ Classic was free to download. The APK download size was 63.97 MB. The last available version was 5.0.0. The last update was on July 8, 2026.
Technical Requirements
Sonic the Hedgehog™ Classic required Android 6.0+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play since June 2017.
Description
The classic Sonic arcade game that started it all is now optimized for mobile devices! If you love classic SEGA games, you’ll love playing Sonic the Hedgehog!
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Comments on Sonic the Hedgehog™ Classic for Android
★★★★★One Piece (Onepiece257)· Jul 13, 2026
This remasters of the game is fine for me, I didn't find any bugs in this game and play sonic 1 with the spin dash and in 16:9 ads are ok but there is a paid vision but the ads gets worst sometime's
★★★★★Imani Diamondz· May 5, 2026
I love Sonic and sega always have and always will I also wanted to work with sega cuz his games are so awesome
★★★★★Mae Bonifacio· May 28, 2026
wow very good is games you can't play tails and knuckles this sonic the hedgehog so cool 10000000000000000/10 good time for these games 👏👏👏👏
★★★★☆Hanan· Apr 26, 2026
I can get to the boss in marble zone, but I can't go to the boss in spring yard zone I can only go to the boss in spring yard zone with debug mode, and it's getting deleted on IOS and Android
★☆☆☆☆Ichiki “The Sparkstar Scope”· Apr 12, 2026
So... where's that update to remove ads like you did with Sonic CD, Sega?
★☆☆☆☆Jim Morrison· May 6, 2026
Ads have ruined the gameplay...before, we at least had 3 lives + checkpoints, but now we only get 1...can you get any more greedy? Please be more greedy, pleaseeeee!!! Money is the most important thing in the world...please ignore the gameplay, just ruin it for us pleaseeeee
★☆☆☆☆Sushma Tripathi· Apr 11, 2026
Are ring achcha game Hai kine banana jisne banana Hai ekadam achcha banana Hai thank you
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Trust & Safety: The app is ad-supported with an option for ad-free via in-app purchase. It requests broad system permissions including FOREGROUND_SERVICE, POST_NOTIFICATIONS, READ_BASIC_PHONE_STATE, READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED, WAKE_LOCK, and DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use are provided by SEGA and should be reviewed for data handling and ads details.
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