History VideoGame / SonicRunners

And because this is ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' with its extensive FanGame and GameMod scenes, a group of fans have taken it upon themselves to unofficially bring the game back online after its shutdown and expand it as ''[[https://sonicrunners.com/ Sonic Runners Revival]]'', still in active development and service well into 2022.

** [[VideoGame/SonicStorybookSeries Erazor Djinn]]. After being sealed away by a "blue warrior", he was split into 1000 fragments, who can recombine if they each grant a wish. So the mini-Djinns start running around granting wishes like crazy, and one of them is more than willing to let Team Sonic take him along for the ride as a Helper.

''Sonic Runners'' was a free-to-play EndlessRunningGame developed by Creator/SonicTeam and was released worldwide[[note]]It was released earlier in Canada and Japan as a soft launch[[/note]] for iOS and Android on June 25, 2015 as the next installment in the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' franchise.

In this game, players follow the antics of Team Sonic as they fight to protect Omochao and their animal friends from the heinous plots of the nefarious [[BigBad Dr. Eggman]], loyal servants Orbot and Cubot, and his army of Badnik minions. Players progress the plot by playing the game, which takes the form of an endless obstacle course Sonic and pals speed through on a quest for the most points possible. On the way, they'll encounter myriad hazards, evil Badniks, and Dr. Eggman himself, all who intend on standing in the player's way.

Creator/{{Sega}} has announced that as of June 2016, due to poor online sales and reception of the game, [[DefunctOnlineVideoGames all servers are being shut down]] and the game is being taken off Google Play and the App Store, hardly a year after its release.

As of 2020, the only way to play the game right now is through ''Sonic Runners Revival'', a fan-made project aimed at letting fans experience the game again or even for the first time. [[https://sonic.runner.es/#/ You can find out more about it here.]]

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Eggman are being joined by (at least) Team Dark, Team Rose, Team Chaotix, Blaze, Silver, Metal Sonic, and even Classic Sonic.

[[JustForFun/TheOneWith The one where]] Sonic & his pals run endlessly.

* ConsoleCameo: You can get a SEGA Genesis and a ''VideoGame/Sonic1'' cartridge topped on the ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic & Knuckles]]'' one as Helpers.

* ConsoleCameo: You can get a SEGA Genesis and a ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic & Knuckles]]'' cartridge as Helpers.

Creator/{{Sega}} has announced that as of June 2016, due to poor online sales and reception of the game, all servers are being shut down and the game is being taken off Google Play and the App Store, hardly a year after its release.

A sequel titled ''VideoGame/SonicRunnersAdventure'' was later released. Not to be confused with ''VideoGame/SonicRush'', an earlier ''Sonic'' endless running game.

A sequel titled ''VideoGame/SonicRunnersAdventure'' was later released.

Creator/{{Sega}} has announced that as of June 2016, due to poor online sales and reception of the game, all servers are being shut down and the game is being taken off the App Store, hardly a year after its release.

''Sonic Runners'' is a free-to-play EndlessRunningGame developed by Creator/SonicTeam and was released worldwide[[note]]It was released earlier in Canada and Japan as a soft launch[[/note]] for iOS and Android on June 25, 2015 as the next installment in the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' franchise.

** King Boom Boo and the other boos don't appear as enemies in the Halloween Event. One of the boos guides Sonic and co. to the castle to stop Eggman's brainwashing of King Boom Boo and the other boos. Also, you can have the boo as a companion character.

** A ''VideoGame/{{NiGHTS}}'' campaign also happened, where you could get NiGHTS, Reala, and a Nightopian as companions in the Premium Roulette.

* UnexpectedCharacter: The returning playable characters, as well as returning companion characters from ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' and ''[[VideoGame/SonicStorybookSeries Sonic and the Black Knight]]''. Particularly surprising are [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006 Mephiles]], who was [[RetGone erased from history]] in his first appearance, and [[WesternAnimation/SonicBoom Sticks]], who is from an entirely separate continuity.

* HeelFaceTurn: [[VideoGame/SonicStorybookSeries Erazor Djinn]]. After being sealed away by a "blue warrior", he was split into 1000 fragments, who can recombine if they each grant a wish. So the mini-Djinns start running around granting wishes like crazy, and one of them is more than willing to let Team Sonic take him along for the ride as a Helper.

* PinataEnemy: Dr. Eggman appears in his Egg-o-Matic after running for a set period of time in a regular stage. He only drops non-lethal springs that slow you down if you hit them, and if you attack him, he drops a lot of Rings and occasionally a Red Star Ring. He lets you wail on him for a set time or until you miss, in which case he zooms ahead and drops a bomb that explodes and restarts the cycle at the next speed tier.

* MythologyGag: The episode "Sonic the Villain" features Metal Sonic going around causing havoc to soil Sonic's reputation by posing as the real Sonic, much like the ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' episode "Pseudo Sonic", which featured [[WholePlotReference practically the same thing.]]

Sega has announced that as of June 2016, due to poor online sales and reception of the game, all servers are being shut down and the game is being taken off the App Store, hardly a year after its release.

In this game, players follow the antics of Team Sonic as they fight to protect Omochao and their animal friends from the heinous plots of the nefarious Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, loyal servants Orbot and Cubot, and his army of Badnik minions. Players progress the plot by playing the game, which takes the form of an endless obstacle course Sonic and pals speed through on a quest for the most points possible. On the way, they'll encounter myriad hazards, evil Badniks, and Dr. Eggman himself, all who intend on standing in the player's way.

* HeelFaceTurn: [[VideoGame/SonicAndTheSecretRings Erazor Djinn]]. After being sealed away by a "blue warrior", he was split into 1000 fragments, who can recombine if they each grant a wish. So the mini-Djinns start running around granting wishes like crazy, and one of them is more than willing to let Team Sonic take him along for the ride as a Helper.

Sega has announced that as of June 2016, due to poor online sales and reception of the game, all servers are being shut down and the game is being taken off the App Store, hardly a year after it's release.

** Fly-Type characters can fly for a brief period of time, whether it's used all at once or in short bursts. Hitting an enemy with reset your flight power, allowing you to get more airtime.

* DoubleJump: Speed-Type characters have the ability to ''triple'' jump. If an enemy is hit in midair, you can execute another 2 jumps.