Sega releases free Sonic the Hedgehog murder mystery game on Steam

Sega has confirmed the death Friday of Sonic the Hedgehog. “He’s dead,” Sega said, in the announcement trailer for The Murders of Sonic the HedgehogThe brand-new official and most important, unofficial version of. FreeSteam has the murder mystery video game now available

Sonic the Hedgehog’s MurderIt’s a visual novel/point-and-click adventure. Where is it set? The Mirage Express train. What was the occasion? Amy Rose’s birthday, and a murder mystery party where Sonic is the victim. Taking on the role of an original character, players must interrogate suspects like Knuckles the Echidna, Rouge the Bat, Shadow the Hedgehog, Espio the Chameleon, and Sonic’s other supposed friends to uncover the anthropomorphic antagonist responsible. The trailer shows that players can also play isometric platforming games.

Sega notes Sonic the Hedgehog’s Murder is not canon, which could give the company an out for explaining that Sonic the Hedgehog is actually very much alive and will star in future video games, movies, animated series, and fan fics, without diminishing the impact of the character’s very real death.

Sonic the Hedgehog’s MurderAvailable for Windows PC and Mac.