Sega published a game for April Fool's Day in which they did the unthinkable: Sonic was killed. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, a visual novel that explores the death of Sega’s beloved mascot is currently available on Steam. Here's the game's description via the publisher:
It’s Amy Rose’s birthday, and she’s hosting a murder mystery party on the Mirage Express! When Sonic the Hedgehog becomes the game’s victim, everyone is off to get to the bottom of things. However, something feels a bit off – is this really an innocent game or is something more sinister afoot?
Surprisingly the game is very popular. As stated by Sonic social media manager Katie Chrzanowski (via GameSpot), more one million people have played the game. Going a step further, it’s apparently the 61st highest-reviewed game on Steam right now, and as GameSpot points out, the best-rated Sonic game on Steam (though that’s not the highest margin to clear, all things considered). As of this writing, The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog has over 11,000 user reviews on Steam, netting it an “Overwhelmingly Positive” ranking. You can play the game right now.
Over 1,000,000 of you have grabbed The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog and it’s currently the #61 highest rated game on Steam of ALL TIME.
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— Katie – MiniKitty (@KatieChrz) April 5, 2023
This all just goes to show – the world wants Sonic dead.
Source: Game Informer
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