Sonic Pico Park release time, price, crossplay and platforms

PICO PARK is the indie co-op puzzle series where nobody finishes a stage until everyone does, and this collaboration with SEGA's Sonic gives every character Sonic's Spin Dash and drops rings, loops and springs into the levels, per the PlayStation Store description. PICO PARK's official site says the series has sold over 8.5 million copies.

Sonic Pico Park release time: what time does it come out?

The Sonic Pico Park release date is November 12, 2026, and it comes out at 08:00 UTC, which is 12:00 a.m. Pacific and 3:00 a.m. Eastern in the US. The PlayStation Store lists the release as 2026-11-12T08:00:00Z, and Microsoft's store data for the Xbox version and Steam's release timestamp give the same moment. That lines up with PICO PARK's own release-date trailer, which says "Launching on Thursday, November 12, 2026 (PST)". It's a single worldwide moment, not local midnight, so it arrives on Thursday afternoon in Japan and Thursday evening in Australia and New Zealand.

We checked the US, UK, German, French, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand and Japanese PlayStation Stores and the same Xbox markets: every one shows 08:00 UTC. Nintendo's US and European eShop data give only November 12, with no hour. Shrek 2 Remastered and Warhammer Survivors share its launch week on our weekly launch list.

How much does Sonic Pico Park cost?

Sonic Pico Park costs $9.99 in the US on Xbox, Switch and Switch 2, £7.99 in the UK and €9.99 in Germany and France. Switch and Switch 2 are separate listings at the same price, per Nintendo's eShop price data. Sony's store page still says "Announced" with no product or price attached, and Steam shows a release date but no price, as of November 11.

You can pre-order it now only on Xbox, at full price: there's no pre-order discount in Microsoft's offer data, and the purchase is Xbox Play Anywhere, so one copy covers Xbox and Windows PC. Nintendo's eShop doesn't take pre-orders for it. Microsoft's store data doesn't list it in Game Pass.

Is Sonic Pico Park free?

No. Sonic Pico Park is a paid game, $9.99 where a price is listed, and Steam's data marks it as not free to play. There's no demo on Nintendo's listings. On Steam, the original PICO PARK costs $4.99 and PICO PARK 2 costs $8.99.

Online play is free on PC, but on consoles it needs the usual subscription: PlayStation Plus on PS5 (per the PlayStation Store), Nintendo Switch Online on Switch and Switch 2, and Game Pass Essential, Premium or Ultimate on Xbox, per the Xbox store page. Local co-op needs none of them.

Is Sonic Pico Park crossplay?

Yes. The PlayStation Store, Nintendo eShop and Steam descriptions all say "Online play also supports cross-play", and Steam tags it Cross-Platform Multiplayer. Microsoft's store data marks cross-platform co-op for Xbox and Windows PC, but no listing says whether PlayStation, Nintendo and Steam players can join the same online sessions.

Player counts run from 2 to 8, locally or online. Xbox and Nintendo list two players as the minimum, and Steam doesn't tag it as single-player. The PlayStation Store's compatibility notes list 4 players and 8 network players, with PS Plus needed online. Nintendo's Switch 2 listing says "up to 7 players able to join online" in cross-play, and adds that Switch 2 owners can use GameShare to play selected stages. Steam's description says up to 7 local players can join online from a single PC, and it lists shared/split screen co-op and Remote Play Together.

Is Sonic Pico Park on PS4, Xbox One or mobile?

It isn't on PS4, but it is on Xbox One, and it's coming to Switch as well as Switch 2. PICO PARK's official site lists Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows and Steam, and Microsoft's store data lists Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC and handheld. There's no PS4, iOS or Android version on that list. Steam also lists a Mac version (macOS Sonoma, Apple M1 or Intel), and on Windows it asks for Windows 11 and an Intel Core i5. Valve hasn't rated it for Steam Deck yet.

It's a standalone game, not DLC for PICO PARK 2, with its own store listings on every platform. It's also small: Nintendo's UK store lists 456 MB on Switch 2 and 444 MB on Switch, and Microsoft's data puts the Xbox package at 806 MB and the PC one at 482 MB. Microsoft's store data rates it ESRB E and PEGI 3.

No physical edition has been announced. Every listing is digital, Nintendo's UK listing marks it as having no physical version, and PICO PARK hasn't announced a boxed release, so its November 12 entry on our November 2026 release calendar is digital only.

Sonic Pico Park characters

Sonic Pico Park's playable Sonic cast is Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Shadow, Cream & Cheese, Silver, Blaze, Rouge, Espio, Charmy and Sonic Pico Cat, plus Big, Omega and Vector as Large Characters, according to PICO PARK's character trailer from November 6. Metal Sonic and Dr. Eggman join as enemy characters, and the whole crew runs alongside PICO CAT, the series mascot.

The roster arrived in a run of reveals from June onward, ending with Team Chaotix (Espio, Charmy and Vector) on October 30 and the two villains on November 6, per PICO PARK's YouTube channel.

The rules are the series' usual ones: get every player onto the goal plate on the right of the stage, now with Spin Dash, Rings, Loops and Springs in the mix.

Nintendo's listing also promises tricky challenges that need "perfect sync" with your teammates, and says all content works with any party size, so two players get the same stages as eight.

What we don't know yet

• The PS5 and Steam prices.
• Whether PlayStation, Nintendo and Steam players can join the same online sessions.
• The unlock hour on Switch and Switch 2.
• Reviews and a Steam Deck rating.

Sources

• PICO PARK: Sonic Pico Park official site
• PICO PARK: release-date trailer
• PlayStation Store: Sonic Pico Park
• Xbox Store: Sonic Pico Park
• Steam: Sonic Pico Park
• Nintendo eShop: Switch 2 version