11 Facts About Sonic Runners

Sonic Runners was a 2015 endless runner game in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise for Android and iOS.

Sonic Runners Team sought to take advantage of the uses of smartphones and built the game using the Unity game engine.

Sonic Runners was a free-to-play side-scrolling video game in which the player-character was constantly running forward.

Sonic Runners received periodic updates, which often included new characters.

Sonic Runners featured two types of in-game currency: Red Rings and regular rings.

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Sonic Runners 4 had been designed with home consoles in mind, and Sonic Runners Team wanted to take advantage of the unique experiences and uses smartphones provided.

Sonic Runners was designed to be easy to pick up and to resemble the Sega Genesis Sonic games, with a focus on action and jumping.

Originally, Chao was the only character who assisted the player, but Sonic Runners Team decided to add characters like Chip from Sonic Runners Unleashed because they wanted to surprise players.

One of the biggest challenges Sonic Runners Team faced during development was making sure the visual quality was consistent across all platforms.

Sonic Runners existence came to light in July 2014 after publisher Sega registered the domain name sonicrunners.

When Sonic Runners was announced, Nintendo Life uttered disapproval that it would not be released on Wii U Destructoid opined that while "it's tough to imagine Sonic fans getting too excited about Runners", its future augured well after the critical panning of Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal.