Choose Sonic Forces
Choose Sonic Forces if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. 3,909 Steam reviews back the pick.
Sonic Forces vs Sonic Colors: Ultimate
Sonic Forces and Sonic Colors: Ultimate 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 Forces (2017) is 6 years older than Sonic Colors: Ultimate (2023). Sonic Colors: Ultimate scores higher on Steam reviews (63.6% positive) than Sonic Forces (56.1% positive). 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 Colors: Ultimate
Choose Sonic Colors: Ultimate if you want a Casual game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 63.6% positive across 818 reviews.
Both Sonic Forces and Sonic Colors: Ultimate sit in Action on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Sonic Forces |  Sonic Colors: Ultimate | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 39.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 56.1% positive (3,909 reviews) | 63.6% positive (818 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Sonic Team, Hardlight | Blind Squirrel Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Sonic Forces (2017) is 6 years older than Sonic Colors: Ultimate (2023).
- Sonic Colors: Ultimate scores higher on Steam reviews (63.6% positive) than Sonic Forces (56.1% positive).
- Sonic Colors: Ultimate is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Sonic Forces (39.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Sonic Colors: Ultimate has co-op; Sonic Forces does not.
- Both are Deck Verified.
Sonic Forces vs Sonic Colors: Ultimate — FAQ
- Which is better, Sonic Forces or Sonic Colors: Ultimate?
- On Steam reviews Sonic Colors: Ultimate scores higher (63.6% positive) than Sonic Forces (56.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Sonic Colors: Ultimate is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Sonic Forces or Sonic Colors: Ultimate first?
- If you want chronology, Sonic Forces (2017) came out before Sonic Colors: Ultimate (2023). 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 Forces and Sonic Colors: Ultimate 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 Forces have multiplayer like Sonic Colors: Ultimate?
- No. Sonic Colors: Ultimate supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while Sonic Forces is listed as single-player only.
- Do Sonic Forces and Sonic Colors: Ultimate both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.