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Fun visual novel with detective elements included with frustrating platforming. Once you get passed that it's a fun Sonic game. Better than earlier installments. You know which ones.

One of if not my faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaavoriiiiiiteee sonic games, loved the art and gameplay

A nice and short murder mystery game with auto-runner elements. It might have some questionable parts, but it's a love-letter to Sonic fans from beginning to end. By the way, I love this art style!

Buen juego: Una novela visual con una historia desenfadada, donde vemos un poquito más de los personajes de este universo, con una jugabilidad buena, un estilo artístico lindo y agradable a la vista. Nada mal para ser un juegopara April Fools. Fecha: 27/9/25, Hora de publicación: 7:26AM CST.

Maravilhoso, jogo feito com amor pra quem gosta da franquia e pra quem não gosta também. Nunca joguei os sonics antigos, mas sei o básico do mundo e mesmo assim adorei o jogo, diálogo puro com alguns trechos de "gameplay", história simples e descontraída, não tenta ser nada de novo e acerta em cheio. Da pra zerar em uma jogatina e vale muito a pena. Recomendo, divertido e envolvente, jogo feito com muito carinho.

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Exceeded my expectations in every way. The mystery is a real challenge to solve and the twist is amazing. The gameplay is really fun and the final moments are require a lot of skill. The story is REALLY WELL WRITTEN. I was actually tearing up by the end of it, (you'll see why). Also the music is peak. (The game is even better if you and some friends voice act).

A very fun, albeit short, game to have received for free, with a charming, self-contained plot

Really fun murder mystery with some good twists. Also has a very appealing art styles and had its humorous moments as well between the interrogation segments. The DreamGear segments weren't too hard for me, but if you happen to find them difficult, I think it's neat that the designers allow you to tweak the difficulty in various ways so that the DreamGear segments don't ruin the experience for anyone. Also has plenty of fun easter eggs for fans of the Sonic franchise. It's a fun little distraction, only took me just over 2 hours to beat it. If you really like either the Sonic franchise or murder mysteries, definitely give this game a shot.

I played this game twice by myself, and twice with my siblings, and I've watched at least three whole playthroughs of this game. No matter how many times I play this game, the charm doesn't go away. It helps that this game has a really good story, and simple but fun gameplay. Don't let the fact that this was a free-to-play April Fools game deter you from playing this, or otherwise you're the fool.

this is a really need visual novel, also spoiler warning, sega did it, they murdered Sonic The Hedgehog

More of a linear visual novel then anything else, but still fun. Well worth playing as it's a nice bite size experience for free.

Quit fun and enjoyable game, or visual novel. The graphics are just beautiful.

It was a funny and enjoyable experience. Very recommended if you are a fan of Sonic the Hedgehog

A very interestingly developed gag for April Fools with some clear dedication to the plot and visuals. The game was nice to play through. I would criticize the short game play, but it's acceptable in this scenario given that it was produced as a fun play on a joke.

It Isn't Perfect But It Tries to Redeem it Self Every Time It Feels Like It's Falling Down But Sometimes it fails The Story Was Good But Wasn't Great The Control's Were A Bit Complex But Not Terrible And Was Not Good But Not Bad Therefore It Gets A 7/10

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Because I know what the organization wants, I don't like the new April Fool's game. It's riddled with propaganda and their intentions. They're not joking and they are declaring what they want to do before hand. It's especially sick and disturbing to me because true Sonic is based off of actual people on the Japan side of the company. Some of these characters...aren't just characters. It's one of the hidden truths, so I don't hold it against people who don't know that. Also...some Japanese officials didn't have much of a hand in the game than said. Looks like I have to add here: No one has to believe me. I don't expect anyone to. I would appreciate if people would stop harassing me and being rude to me over a conversation I was having with someone else.

Sega's taken a shot at it, and honestly, it's kind of like... average? It's a Sonic-themed mystery adventure visual novel thingy, and, well, it's got a story that's like, you know, captivating enough. And the characters? Yeah, they interact, I guess, in a way that's not totally terrible. And the whole presentation? I mean, it's not an eyesore, so that's something. The soundtrack's there too, and it's, uh, decently okay, I suppose. So, here's the deal. I played through it, and like, I wasn't exactly jumping out of my seat with excitement, but there were a couple of times I, uh, smiled, I guess. It's not like it's gonna change your life or anything, but if you're in the mood to kill some time, it might do the trick. Oh, and get this – it's free. Yeah, like, they're not even charging for it. It's almost like they're begging you to play it, or maybe they just want to make up for something else. Who knows? And, you know, don't hold your breath for another one of these from Sega. They might do it, they might not. I mean, it's like up in the air or whatever. But, I guess, if you're into hoping and heart stuff, knock yourself out.

It combined my two favorite things ace attorney and sonic. Very fun concept and solid base but the deductions are fairly simple. The mini games are fun and provide a little more challenge. Overall fun game and its FREE which makes it great for any fan and a good introduction for games like Ace Attorney or Danganronpa.

Buen juego para pasarse en una **** muy entretenido, un estilo artistico muy bello a la vista y una historia interesante

Sonic die NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO tails solve this maybe Who kill sonic Amy? Knuckles? maybe who would know

2 hrs - April fools game. Visual novel with some action. Was ok. Nothing too exciting.

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This game is a pretty decent example of how a visual novel should be done. Video game developers making visual novels isn't really a problem, it's the fact that greedy developers have the audacity to charge outrageous prices for visual novels. Nintendo and Microsoft would have easily charged $15-20 for this game, not to mention that Microsoft would be bragging about this being "free" day 1 on Game Pass. This game is actually free, exactly as it should be. One thing the developers got right with this visual novel is actually including gameplay. I don't care what stupid buzzwords those artsy-fartsy developers like to throw around. In the end of the day, it's a video game and I appreciate that these developers remember that. Although the gameplay is basic, with retro-style running sections where you collect rings and avoid obstacles. It gets repetitive, but it wasn't long enough to bore me to death. The story was well written with interesting dialogue. There is no multiplayer but I didn't pay for this, so I don't care. It's hard to complain about a game that's completely free with no microtransactions or ads. I can't really expect much from these developers, but nothing about this game is biblical. If someone told me this was a fan-made game, I would've believed it. If the developers had included something like voice acting, then it would help differentiate this from a fan-made game. Instead the developers wasted money on this lazily composed soundtrack. Half of it sounds like it was taken straight from a Kraftwerk album, while the other half sounds like it was randomly selected from a stock music library. Well it's free and only 2 hours of your time, so I do recommend it.

"For our april's fool joke, let's make a good Sonic game, that will surprise them"

Honestly one of the best sonic games in decades. The story is phenomenal. The characters have great personalities and I love playing the dream pie. It plays like a classic sonic bonus stage. Game has tons of references that real sonic fans will love.

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This might genuinely be one of my favorite games of all time. I didn't know that i needed a **** Lite-anronpa out of the Sonic IP. The story was quirky, the art was cute, the gameplay was simple but fun. I can't really tell much else cus damn this was a wild ride. 100% recommend. AND it's only 2-3 hours long! 10/10 would murder Sonic again.

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To celebrate her birthday, Amy Rose invites a group of her friends (including Sonic and Tails) to take part in a murder mystery experience aboard a train designed to host such special events. Essentially a visual novel, with a few endless runner sections thrown in to mix things up, this game certainly has it’s charms even if neither element is particularly deep. The visual novel portion of the game largely just involves clicking on items and then making the odd dialogue choice during conversations, whilst the endless runner sections are marred by an odd camera angle and having to use a keyboard. For a free game however (one that was apparently just a April Fool’s joke at first) it’s hard to really complain too much though.

Esto tiene que ser una de las mejores bromas del 1 de Abril mejor hechas. Dejando a un lado las bromas, realmente es un buen juego, una buena novela visual y disfrutable, donde hace mucha énfasis en la caracterización de los personajes bien hecha y que es un lavado de cara para los personajes desperdiciados como Shadow o Espio y es una historia divertida para pasartela durante una ****, ademas de contar con un arte muy bonito y disfrutable a la vista y un soundtrack, pese a ser simple, bastante bueno. Tienes que darle una probada si eres fan de las novelas visuales, ademas de que esta gratis en Steam, ojala pronto llegue a consolas para que mas gente pueda probarla, recomendado!!

An ultra-delightful (and generously free) treat for the fans, going for a surprising 2 for 2 in quality Sonic releases in the last few months, this Sonic-themed mystery visual novel comes with expressive artwork and a winsome story!

This is the most esquisite thing i needed or a sonic game like this, the visuals are amazing, sound is amazing, character designs are amazing and all. It's a truly Amazing game. I mean it, Truly Amazing Game

The best visual novel ever made, there's even some gameplay thats like a special stage and it has a really fun story (tails should've been the protagonist)

holy **** this is a great **** game, it did NOT have to be this to top tier high quality i am LOST for words. ****.**** AND ITS FREE TOO INSTEAD OF BEING LIKE 20$. **** AMAZING.

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Before this game released, I genuinely thought it was an April Fool's joke, that wasn't going to release. Then it released and i had fun playing it. Art style is great, story nice. Sonic got better recently (Sonic Prime, Sonic Frontiers)

Beautiful! I have no more words to describe this game, fun from start to finish, the drawing style is beautiful as is the story, 100% recommended.

A pretty good game. Short but it is also free. The characters are playing good of eachother. Nice visuals and good music.

If you like Ace Academy you are going to have such a blast with this fantastic game! Sonic is in a good place now SEGA keep this up!

the april fools joke turns out to be the best sonic game in 21 years i dont know what to say

Very short, but it's just as long as it need to be. Fun gag for April Fools. More enjoyable if you are already a Sonic fan.

A really good game, even if it's Just a April fool and it's pretty short to complete, but i really enjoyed it

The fact that this exists. It's April Fools but real lol. For a free game, this have a lot, it's refreshing and such a wholesome experience. The character interactions are really great and characters that are back like Blaze! Solid 9/10 honestly

I literally cannot think of anything wrong with it. The only one I can think of is that it's a bit short, but since it's a free download, who cares. Still, great art and really funny.

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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog is a cutsey visual novel/runner. You play as (Insert Name Here), a sonic OC who works on a train. The train is hosting a murder mystery game for Amy Rose for her birthday. Everyone was given a role, and someone is to “murder” Sonic and then try to hide the evidence, creating a whodunit. This is a rather silly game that has a few plot twists to it. It’s very straightforward, having no real meaningful choices, but it is cutsey nonetheless. The Sonic cast is presented well and in a humorous manner, the visual novel plot is okay, there’s silly little runner minigames to “figure things out”, and… well, that’s about it. If you’re a Sonic fan, chances are good you’ll find the way that the game plays around with characters to be fun, and enjoy the silly plot and character shenanigans. They are pretty true to their typical characterizations, but it all works well enough, and there’s enough little plot twists to keep the game interesting. The art is actually pretty nice as well – the characters have limited poses, but they look good, as do the environments. If you’re not a Sonic fan, though, I’m skeptical you’ll enjoy it as much; it is full of meta-references to Sonic stuff, with little in the way of explanations. Overall, decent but not amazing, but it costs nothing and is cute.

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Really good game! Found the story really fun and entertaining. But I do have a couple nitpicks about the game. First of all, it runs like a potato on mac. Second, I would sometimes get softlocked on the think minigames, which i had to reset my progress twice because i hadnt saved yet. And lastly, it doesn't autosave. If Sega fixed these then this would easily be a 10