

An expanded version adding new playable characters and the 12 Game Gear Sonic games, Sonic Origins Plus, is scheduled to be released physically and as DLC for the original on June 23, 2023. It received favorable reviews critics praised the enhancements and presentation, but criticized the downloadable content (DLC), replaced music in Sonic 3, lack of features, and additional bugs not present in the original games.

Origins was released digitally for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One on June 23, 2022, the series' 31st anniversary. Jun Senoue replaced a portion of the Sonic 3 soundtrack, following speculation of licensing problems arising from Michael Jackson's involvement with Sonic 3. It was primarily developed at Sega, though Simon Thomley, who worked on Sonic Mania (2017), developed the remaster of Sonic 3 & Knuckles. Origins was conceived following the release of the 2020 Sonic film due to the influx of new fans, Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka wanted to make the older Sonic games available on modern hardware. Origins adds additional game modes and missions, which allow players to unlock content in a museum. The games are playable in their original format and a new widescreen format that removes lives. It features remasters of the first four platform games in Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog series- Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992), Sonic CD (1993), and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles (1994)-originally released for the Sega Genesis and the Sega CD. Sonic Origins is a 2022 video game compilation.
