Choose Sonic Adventure 2
Choose Sonic Adventure 2 if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. 17,109 Steam reviews back the pick.
Sonic Adventure 2 vs Sonic Frontiers
Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Frontiers both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Sonic Adventure 2 (2012) is 10 years older than Sonic Frontiers (2022). Both sit near 90% positive on Steam (Sonic Adventure 2: 17,109 reviews, Sonic Frontiers: 15,564). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Sonic Frontiers
Choose Sonic Frontiers if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 15,564 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Frontiers sit in Action on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (90.3% vs 90.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Sonic Adventure 2 |  Sonic Frontiers | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.3% positive (17,109 reviews) | 90.3% positive (15,564 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | SEGA | Sonic Team |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Sonic Adventure 2 (2012) is 10 years older than Sonic Frontiers (2022).
- Both sit near 90% positive on Steam (Sonic Adventure 2: 17,109 reviews, Sonic Frontiers: 15,564).
- Sonic Adventure 2 is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Sonic Frontiers (9.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Sonic Adventure 2 is Deck Playable, Sonic Frontiers is Deck Verified.
Sonic Adventure 2 vs Sonic Frontiers — FAQ
- Which is better, Sonic Adventure 2 or Sonic Frontiers?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Sonic Adventure 2 sits at 90.3% positive (17,109 reviews), Sonic Frontiers at 90.3% (15,564). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Sonic Adventure 2 or Sonic Frontiers first?
- If you want chronology, Sonic Adventure 2 (2012) came out before Sonic Frontiers (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Frontiers similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Sonic Frontiers have multiplayer like Sonic Adventure 2?
- No. Sonic Adventure 2 supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Sonic Frontiers is listed as single-player only.