More info’ about Sonic 5 Fan Game comin’ soon!
Sonic 5 is an unofficial Fan Game that aims to conclude the unresolved story of Sonic 4 Episode II, while delivering a faithful follow-up to Sonic 3 & Knuckles. In Sonic 4 Episode II, even if the player acquires all Chaos Emeralds and all Red Star Rings, there is frustratingly no Good Future ending; Little Planet stays trapped inside the Death Egg Mk.II, which only powers down, rather than being destroyed. I really want to do something about that! While I endeavour to finish off Sonic 4 Episode II's cliffhanger ending, I'm also aiming to produce a faithful follow-up to Sonic 3 & Knuckles in terms of scope, soundtrack, level design, storytelling, physics engine, collision detection, the works. Additionally, I'll be fleshing out and giving life to some scrapped gimmicks and story elements from Sonic Mania. Sonic 5 Fan Game is currently in the Alpha stage of development, with no solid release date. A full dedicated section on this website is currently pending. Please stay tuned to the X account for news and updates! 🦔🔔
This fan game’s website content is currently all jammed into one page, but that should be changing soon!
Things are movin’ behind the scenes; expect a teaser of this game’s music theme along
with a revamped website space and more project info’ by early 2026 if not sooner!
Paramount Project Policies & Principles
🥜 In A Nutshell
Sonic 5 Fan Game aims to provide a classic Sonic experience made the classic way:
No day 1 patches, no A.I.-generated media, and no activism nor politics. Also, no crunch culture, and gameplay takes top priority.
🚫 No fluff.
🎯 Focused development.
🎮 Fun game.
📑 Detailed Breakdown
This project’s development operates under the following fundamentals...
— Naean H.F. (Nez Man)
Project Founder & Manager
Primary Sound Director ● Lead General Concept Artist ● Lead U.I., Logo & Branding Graphic Designer ● Lead Boss, Badnik, Gimmick & Level Designer
Returning (& Expanded!) Features From Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Data Select Save Files and No Save Mode. ● Super Forms and Hyper Forms. (For all characters!) ● The 3 classic Elemental Shields. (As well as new types!) ● Character-specific level designs. (Also for all characters!) ●
Interconnected adventure through non-voiced Zone transitions. ● Act 1 and Act 2 music and bosses. (And more unique audio for different actions!) ● The 3 classic Bonus Stages. (Plus Sonic Mania’s Pincer Pinball and a new addition!) ● Multiple playable characters with their own attacks and abilities. (Now starring Amy!) ●
Note #1: For gameplay and narrative reasons, playing as Sonic and Tails simultaneously is not returning from Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
Note #2: To prioritise development time and resources on the main single player experience, the Base Game release of Sonic 5 Fan Game will not include Competition Mode.
Art Credits & Sources
Some images on this website and this project’s X account reuse pixel art and/or airbrush character art from a combination of different official Sonic games.
Airbrush character art by Akira Watanabe downloaded from Sonic SCANF and/or Sonic Retro Wiki.
Pixel art by SEGA / Sonic Team downloaded from The Spriters Resource and/or The Cutting Room Floor.
Some pixel art is reused without alterations, while some other pixel art was slightly modified by Naean H.F. (Nez Man).
The official art reused in some of this project’s pre-release material doesn’t necessarily reflect the art which will be used in the actual fan game itself.
Disclaimer
Sonic 5 Fan Game is an unofficial, non-profit project. Series and its characters belong to SEGA.
This video game, and all of its related media, will be released 100% for free, with zero paywalled content.