I should note that the original Freedom Planet was, once upon a time, a Sonic fan game, but during development, GalaxyTrail’s founder (Sabrina DiDuro) ended up turning the Sonic characters into original creations. Whitehead, for those who don’t know, got his start with Sonic fan games, which led to him making an official Sonic CD port for various consoles, an official port of Sonic 1 and 2 for mobile devices, and the upcoming Freedom Planet 2 with indie developer GalaxyTrail. One of my favorite Sonic games of all time is 2017’s Sonic Mania, a clear love letter to the blue blur courtesy of Christian Whitehead.
Fandom is such a huge factor in how franchises continue to thrive, and there’s no better example of that than then Sonic the Hedgehog-and Sega clearly knows this. I’ve always felt like this is the way companies should approach fan-made works. Please do not use this thread to call out any specific groups or people we’re all learning here and I appreciate how receptive everyone I’ve spoken to has been. We can handle outliers case-by-case as we notice them, but our goal isn’t to stifle everything.
Hey Sonic fans – I appreciate you all reaching out with concerns over fan games and monetization! So long as no profit is involved, there is usually* no issue with y’all using our blue boy to hone your art and dev skills. *((for legal reasons I can’t promise all content is ok)) So long as no profit is involved, there is usually* no issue with y’all using our blue boy to hone your art and dev skills. Hey Sonic fans – I appreciate you all reaching out with concerns over fan games and monetization! In a series of tweets made by Katie Chrzanowski, the Social Media + Influencer Manager for Sonic the Hedgehog over at Sega of America, the company’s policy in regards to fan-made games was laid out.
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