Here are the final results and winners of this year’s Sonic Hacking Contest.
Entries submitted to the Hacking Contest are evaluated by judges, and have the chance to win trophies in various categories if they receive enough votes from the judges and/or community.
Top 3
Judged
Overall
- 1st – Pantufa The Cat: Extended Edition by VAdaPEGA
- Sonic Megamix Mania – 2020 Demo by MegamixManiaTeam
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Mania By AChickMcNuggie
Retro
- Pantufa the Cat Extended Edition by VAdaPEGA
- Return of Shadow by JoenickROS
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – Anniversary By SophieDude
3D
- Sonic 06 Greenflower Zone by Knuxfan24
- Dash Adventure 2 by AeroIncarnated
- Sonic 06 Legacy of Solaris by JotaroPowered
2D PC
- Sonic Megamix Mania by MegamixManiaTeam
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Mania by AChickMcNuggie
- AMY MANIA 2020 by Troopsushi and CodenameGamma
Unnamed Mania Mod by Cyber1204
Community
Overall
- Sonic Megamix Mania By MegamixManiaTeam
- Pantufa the Cat: Extended Edition by VAdaPEGA
- Amy Mania 2020 by Troopsushi & CodenameGamma
Retro
- Pantufa the Cat Extended Edition by VAdaPEGA
- Return of Shadow by JoenickROS
- Sonic the Hegdehog 2 – Anniversary By SophieDude
3D
- Dash Adventure 2 by AeroIncarnated
- Sonic 06 Legacy of Solaris By JotaroPowered
- Sonic 06 – Greenflower Zone By Knuxfan24
2D PC
- Sonic Megamix Mania By MegamixManiaTeam
- Amy Mania 2020 by Troopsushi & CodenameGamma
- Unnamed Mania Mod By Cyber1204
Ties
Most Potential (Retro, Judging)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Anniversary Edition By SophieDude
- Return of Shadow By JoenickROS
Best Audio (Retro, Community)
- Pantufa the Cat by VADAPega
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Anniversary Edition By SophieDude
Most Potential (Retro, Community)
- Return of Shadow By JoenickROS
- Pantufa the Cat by VADAPega
Best Voted by Media Panel (Retro)
- Pantufa the Cat by VADAPega
- Sonic Halloween by CamManS5
- Mighty & Ray in Sonic 2 by campbellsonic
Best Voted by Media Panel (3D)
- Sonic Forces Re-imagined Demo
- Dead Line Sonic Lost World by AnotherBlob
- Bob-omb Battlefield in SADX by Rarefoil
Community Trophies
- Sonicu the Cubehog by C.A.L.D.M_2001
Most WTF (Retro, Community) - Knuckles Emerald Hunt Mania by BlueStreakMod
Best Fresh Concept Using Existing Concepts As A Backbone (2D PC, Judging) - Motobug in Sonic Mania by PaisanoJay
Most Entertaining (2D PC, Judging) - Sonic 06 Greenflower By Knuxfan24
Most Entertaining (3D, Community) - Sonic 2: Return to Westside Island by D.A. Garden
Best Level Design (Retro, Community)
- Sonic Forces Re-imagined Demo by brandonj
Best Level Design (3D, Judging)
Most Potential (3D, Community)
Best Level Design (3D, Community - Sonic Heroes Extended Multiplayer Edition by DonutStopGaming
Best Multiplayer Entry (3D, Judging)
Best Multiplayer Entry (3D, Community) - Amy Mania by Troopsushi & CodenameGamma
Most Improved (2D PC, Judged)
Most Improved (2D PC, Community) - Unnamed Mania Mod By Cyber1204
Most WTF (2D PC, Community)
Most WTF (2D PC, Judging) - Pantufa the Cat – Extended Edition by VADAPega
Best Visual (Retro, Judging)
Best Visual (Retro, Community)
Best Level Design (Retro, Judging)
Most Improved (Retro, Judging)
Most Improved (Retro, Community) - Return of Shadow By JoenickROS
Best Audio (Retro, Judged)
Most Entertaining (Retro, Judged) - Sonic Megamix Mania By MegamixManiaTeam
Best Visual (2D PC, Community)
Best Audio (2D PC, Community)
Best Visual (2D PC, Judged)
Best Audio (2D PC, Judged)
Best Level Design (2D PC, Judged)
Best Team Entry (2D PC, Judged)
Best Level Design (2D PC, Community)
Most Entertaining (2D PC, Community)
Best Team Entry (2D PC, Community)
Best Fresh Concept Using Existing Concepts As A Backbone (2D PC, Community)
Most Potential (2D PC, Community)
Best Voted by Media Panel (2D PC) - Sonic 1 Point & Click Edition by NatThePorcupine
Best Technical (Retro, Judged)
Best Fresh Concept Using Existing Concepts As a Backbone (Retro, Judged)
Best Technical (Retro, Community)
Most Entertaining (Retro, Community)
Best Fresh Concept Using Existing Concepts As A Backbone (Retro, Community) - Sonic 06 Legacy of Solaris By JotaroPowered
Most Potential (3D, Judging)
Most Improved (3D, Judging)
Most Improved (3D, Community)
Best Technical (3D, Community) - Dash Adventure 2 By AeroIncarnated
Best Team entry (3D, Judging)
Best Team Entry (3D, Community)
Best Visual (3D, Community)
Best Visual (3D, Judging) - DOOM in Sonic Mania by TheStoneBanana
Best Technical (2D PC, Judging)
Best Technical (2D PC, Community) - Sonic 06 Greenflower By Knuxfan24
Best Technical (3D, Judged)
Most Entertaining (3D, Judged) - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Mania By AChickMcNuggie
Most Potential (2D PC, Judging)
Not Awarded
- Best Audio (3D, Judged)
- Best Team Entry (Retro, Judged)
- Best Multiplayer (Retro, Judged)
- Best Audio (3D, Judged)
- Best Fresh Concept Using Existing Concepts As A Backbone (3D, Judged)
- Most WTF (3D, Judged)
- Best Multiplayer Entry (2D PC, Judged)
- Best Multiplayer Entry (2D PC, Community)
- Best Team Entry (Community, Retro)
- Best Multiplayer (Community, Retro)
- Most WTF (Community, Retro)
- Best Audio (3D, Community)
- Most WTF (Community, 3D)
- Best Fresh Concept Using Existing Concepts As A Backbone (3D, Judged)
- Best Fresh Concept Using Existing Concepts As A Backbone (3D, Community)