Sonic '06: 4 Open Source Clones Compared
Comparison table
Availability
- Status
- —
- Platforms
- —
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Active
- Last updated
- today
- Stars
- 645
- Contributors
- 28
- License
- GPL-3.0
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- Yes
Availability
- Status
- —
- Platforms
- —
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Active
- Last updated
- 24d ago
- Stars
- 19
- Contributors
- 28
- License
- GPL-3.0
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- Yes
Availability
- Status
- Semi-playable
- Platforms
- Windows
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Sporadic
- Last updated
- 7mo ago
- Stars
- 15
- Contributors
- 1
- License
- —
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- YesRequires the Sonic 06 Demo package files extracted into assets folder.

Availability
- Status
- —
- Platforms
- —
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Active
- Last updated
- 1mo ago
- Stars
- 14
- Contributors
- 5
- License
- CC0-1.0
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- Yes
| Title | Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Recompilation | Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Port | re-Sonic06Demo | Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Decompilation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status | — | — | Semi-playable | — |
| Platforms | — | — | Windows | — |
| Play in browser | No | No | No | No |
| Mobile | No | No | No | No |
| Project health | ||||
| Development status | Active | Active | Sporadic | Active |
| Last updated | today | 24d ago | 7mo ago | 1mo ago |
| Stars | 645 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
| Contributors | 28 | 28 | 1 | 5 |
| License | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 | — | CC0-1.0 |
| Compatibility | ||||
| Requires original assets | Yes | Yes | YesRequires the Sonic 06 Demo package files extracted into assets folder. | Yes |
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Known limitations
- performance: May experience slowdowns while playing, especially when videos are playing; only gamepad input supported currently.
Frequently asked questions
Are the Sonic '06 clones on this page open source?
Yes — every clone catalogued here is an open-source project. Availability, license, and development-status details for each one are listed in the comparison table above.
What license do these Sonic '06 clones use?
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Recompilation and Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Port (GPL-3.0); Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Decompilation (CC0-1.0).
Do I need to own the original Sonic '06 to play these clones?
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Recompilation, Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Port, re-Sonic06Demo, and Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Decompilation require original game assets to play.
Which Sonic '06 clone is the most actively maintained?
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Recompilation, Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Port, and Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Decompilation are currently under active development, based on recent commit activity. See the "Development status" row above for every clone's current status.
See the full write-up for each clone, or go back to Sonic '06.