| Publisher: | Sega |
| Released: | Q4 2024 |
Sonic Rumble is an upcoming multiplayer party battle royale game in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series, developed by Sonic Team and Rovio Entertainment.[1] Set for release in late 2024, the game will be available on mobile and PC platforms.[2] The game features players as toy versions of Sonic characters competing in various challenges and minigames.[3]
The game was announced in May of 2024, with a closed beta test being available from 24–26 that same month.[1] [4]
Sonic Rumble is an online party game in which players compete against each other in various mini-games and challenges, with the goal of collecting the most rings. The game supports up to 32 players[5] in the first round, with half of the players being eliminated afterwards. The second round features the remaining 16 players, and again, half of them are eliminated. The final round then consists of the remaining 8 players, who compete in a final round to determine the winner.
The game features multiple game modes, which consist of the following:
The game also supports custom matches; players can host their own lobbies in this mode, allowing them to compete against bots, friends, or other players.
Giovanni Colantonio's pre-release review on Digital Trends praised the gameplay as fun, but criticized its slow pace, considering the game's place in the fast-paced Sonic the Hedgehog series. Colantonio compared the game to Fall Guys and felt it was like "an unrelated game that's been reskinned to look like the franchise", not having what "make[s] Sonic games fun".[7]