Sonic PICO PARK has a confirmed release date of Thursday, November 12, and a roster that now includes Rouge as a playable character and Omega as a large character. The game is confirmed for PC via Steam, with other platforms undecided.
Sonic PICO PARK was announced during the Summer Game Fest 2026 broadcast on June 6 as a collaboration between the cooperative action puzzle game PICO PARK and the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is part of Sonic's 35th anniversary project. Development is handled by TECOPARK, with publishing in Japan by PICO PARK Co., Ltd., the new company whose first announced title is Sonic PICO PARK. The game supports 2 to 8 players locally and online with cross-play and is confirmed for PC via Steam. Other platforms were undecided at announcement, and price and release date were unannounced at that time.
The announcement arrived alongside word that Sonic Racing CrossWorlds would get collaboration content with Godzilla and Evangelion. Sonic PICO PARK was unveiled in the same stream, with Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy shown in pixel art. Stages feature Sonic-style gimmicks such as Spin Dashes, rings, loops, and springs, while the goal remains the PICO PARK one of all players reaching the stage's goal plate. Director Shunsuke Miyake, who created PICO PARK as a personal project during 15 years at Sega, commented on the collaboration.
By late October, the picture had filled in. PICO PARK Co., Ltd. said the series has passed 8.5 million cumulative sales. On the first episode of its official program "PICO MART: Open at Sonic Speed!", the company named Rouge a new playable character and Omega a large character. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Shadow, Cream & Cheese, Silver, Blaze, and Big had already been revealed. The release date is Thursday, November 12. A second program episode streams Friday, October 30 at 19:00.
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PICO PARK Inc. revealed Espio and Charmy as playable characters and Vector as a large character for SONIC PICO PARK, the Sonic the Hedgehog collaboration entry in its cooperative action puzzle series, during episode 2 of the official program PICO MART: Open at Sonic Speed! on November 2. The game releases Thursday, November 12. Episode 3 of the program streams Friday, November 6 at 19:00.
PICO PARK Co., Ltd. announced during the first episode of its official program "PICO MART: Open at Sonic Speed!" that Rouge is a new playable character and Omega a large character in Sonic PICO PARK, the Sonic the Hedgehog collaboration entry in the PICO PARK series, which the announcement says has passed 8.5 million cumulative sales. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Shadow, Cream & Cheese, Silver, Blaze and Big were already revealed. The game releases Thursday, November 12. A second program episode streams Friday, October 30 at 19:00.
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.
During the Summer Game Fest 2026 stream on June 6, Sega announced two new Sonic projects. Sonic Racing CrossWorlds will feature collaboration content with Godzilla and Evangelion. Separately, a new action puzzle game titled SONIC PICO PARK was unveiled, a crossover between the Sonic the Hedgehog series and the cooperative puzzle game PICO PARK. SONIC PICO PARK supports 2 to 8 players and shows Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy rendered in pixel art. The game is in development for PC via Steam, with no release date set. It is part of the Sonic the Hedgehog 35th anniversary lineup. No platforms or release timing were given for the Sonic Racing CrossWorlds collaborations either.