Sonic Pico Park Announced as Sonic 35th Anniversary Collaboration
The collaboration merges the chaotic cooperative puzzle gameplay of PICO PARK with Sonic's speed-based mechanics, creating a party game that bridges two distinct player communities under a single anniversary banner.
Reporting from 5 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer, GameBusiness.jp, and 1 more.
Sega announced SONIC PICO PARK during the Summer Game Fest 2026 broadcast on June 6. The title is a collaboration between the cooperative action puzzle game PICO PARK and the Sonic the Hedgehog series, released as part of Sonic's 35th anniversary project. Development is handled by TECOPARK, with publishing in Japan by PICO PARK. Playable characters include Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, and other series members, all depicted in pixel art sprites. Stages feature Sonic-style gimmicks such as Spin Dashes, rings, loops, and springs, while retaining the core PICO PARK goal of all players reaching the stage's goal plate. The game supports 2 to 8 players locally and online with cross-play. It is confirmed for PC via Steam; releases on other platforms are currently undecided. Price and release date remain unannounced. Director Shunsuke Miyake, a former 15-year Sega employee who originally created PICO PARK as a personal project, expressed delight at the collaboration. Separately, the PICO PARK series' new company, PICO PARK Co., Ltd., was established, with SONIC PICO PARK as its first announced title.
The 4Gamer.net hands-on report describes a four-player trial at Summer Game Fest: Play Days 2026 in Los Angeles. The group included two Korean media members and two Japanese media members, including the author. They cleared all eight stages without speaking a single word, relying on shared gaming intuition and the screen to coordinate actions like offering stepping stools and kicking off teammates' shoulders.
GAME Watch notes that PICO CAT, the representative character of the PICO PARK series, will appear alongside Sonic and his friends. The article also mentions a wide range of merchandise featuring the collaboration characters is planned for release.
Game Spark reports that Grounding Lab established the new company PICO PARK Co., Ltd. in collaboration with representative Shintaro Shimazu and developer Shunsuke Miyake. SONIC PICO PARK is the first title announced from this new company. As a side note, Game Spark adds that PICO PARK: Classic Edition, which became permanently free due to a previous discount error, will soon end distribution.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 5 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) 「PICO PARK」×「ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ」コラボレーションゲーム「SONIC PICO PARK」発売決定！
- 4Gamer.net 声を掛け合わずにクリアしてしまった――「SONIC PICO PARK」をSGF会場でプレイ
- Denfaminicogamer 最大8人協力ゲーム『SONIC PICO PARK』先行プレイ。初対面でも拙い英語でも、自然といい感じの会話が生まれる【Summer Game Fest Play Days 2026】
- GameBusiness.jp 『PICO PARK』シリーズ開発者らが新会社「PICO PARK株式会社」を設立。『SONIC PICO PARK』は新会社第1作としてリリースへ
- Game Spark 『PICO PARK』シリーズ開発者らが新会社『PICO PARK株式会社』を設立。『SONIC PICO PARK』は新会社第1作としてリリースへ