Sonic Riders Hub
A downloadable game for Windows
OVERVIEW
“Sonic Riders Hub” is a small scale interactive experience that exists to demonstrate what my ideal Sonic Riders game could look like, if SEGA chose to revive the series. It is not meant to be a fully playable game, just an interactive pitch.
Key features of this hypothetical game would be as listed below:
- In-game graphics and shaders that closely mimic the original Riders concept art
- Character creation and customization, or at least just the latter with established characters
- A hubworld where you can walk around and have access to shops and queue for races similar to Splatoon
- Racing to earn rings, which you can use in the hubworld shops to buy more clothing or extreme gears
I hope you enjoy this free, fanmade creation!
CONTROLS
Keyboard and Mouse
Move Camera - arrow keys
Walk/Run - WASD
Jump - Spacebar
Homing Attack - Spacebar + Spacebar
Interact/Confirm - Left Mouse Click or ENTER
Rotate Character in Character Creation - Q or E
Menu Navigation - WASD
Pause - ESC
Gamepad (XBox One Controller)
Move Camera - Right Joystick
Walk/Run - Left Joystick
Jump - A
Homing Attack - A + A
Interact/Confirm - B
Rotate Character in Character Creation - LB or RB
Pause - VIEW Button
Twitter/X
BlueSky
CREDITS
Lead Dev/3D Modeling/Animation/UI Design
Lanmana
Programming/Character Shader
Parimak
Original Hub Song
Joystick Fighters
“Riders Style” Shader
Rubfish/Rafles
Jukebox Rainbow Shader
Lenz
Official Sonic Riders visuals and songs belongs to SEGA
Sonic the Hedgehog belongs to SEGA
UPDATES
9/23/2025 - Fixed incorrect texture on twin braided hair item, adjusted camera rotation smoothness, adjusted collision around areas that get character stuck.
11/12/2025 - Replaced trees with improved ones, expanded alleyway area, added some more misc props, added Cheese, added some chao to the scene, improved the Tuned In shop sign, improved the homing attack VFX, added 38 new items for customization: 4 new backs, 3 new tops, 11 new hairstyles, 3 new headgears, 1 new muzzle type, 7 new tails, and 9 new bangs.
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Development log
- Major Update: New Visual Tweaks, New Items!50 days ago
Comments
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I love this, mind adding a save customization option? Feels a bit funny constantly recreating the same thing.
Personally I would love a saving function as well. I cannot implement it because my programmer has moved on from this project, sorry!
Damn...
I think I got myself stuck. Despite what you think of the image, I am stuck mid-air, unable to change directions and I already used my jumps. Might need to patch that out.
Oh shoot, just tested it now and yeah, that was really easy to get snagged there. Thanks for letting me know! I'm patching it now. ^^
glad to help share feedback.
who is that?
(this was the best image quality i could get)
Haha someone finally noticed huh? XD
I just felt like sneaking that in there because it was so funny to look at while I was setting up the NPCs around the place. It's actually what the character models look like without anything equipped, even without the muzzles, the eyebrows and hair. Without anything equipped they just look like eyeball men, haha~
hey! Just recently, I’ve come up with a similar concept, adapting Sonic Riders to a hub similar to yours, with character having unique abilities which they can use to interact with the environment. The defining factor, however, I wish to be is being able to race within said hub world, being barricaded off, with other players being able to spectate from the sidelines. But I guess I can only dream
I am liking this. Can't wait for more
Mobile pls
fantastic concept
Thank you!
I can see an MMOhuts video from the late 2000s - early 2010s covering this game lol i love this
Honestly this is an awesome concept! I used to play both the first game and Zero Gravity until my consoles stopped working. Getting even more into it with the level and customization as Splatoon would make me think getting my Switch 1 was entirely worth it! Thank you for sharing the idea with us and even letting us get to try it out!
Glad you enjoyed it! If only Sega could see the potential as well, haha.