The 2020 Sonic Hacking Contest has come to an end. After a week of live streams, videos, and articles, it is time to hand out trophies to the winners. These entries stood out from the crowd and achieved the highest in quality. Some of them even managed to win multiple trophies.
There were some trophies that didn’t win anything, but a lot of entries did score multiple trophies. Sonic Megamix Mania and Pantufa the Cat Extended Edition stood out the most in that regard. We’ll be seeing the contest back next year, but for now here’s the full list of winners.
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)
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-imagned Demo Dead Line / Sonic Lost World by AnotherBlob / Bob-omb Battlefield in SADX by Rarefoil
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 2 Tailsplosion by GTKoopa – Most WTF (Retro, Judged)
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)
Judged
Retro
1st – Pantufa the cat: Extended Edition by VAdaPEGA
2nd – Return of Shadow by JoenickROS
3rd – Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – Anniversary Edition by SophieDude
3D
1st – Sonic 06 Greenflower Zone by Knuxfan24
2nd – Dash Adventure 2 by AeroIncarnated
3rd – Sonic 06 Legacy of Solaris by JotaroPowered
2D PC
1st – Sonic Megamix Mania by MegamixManiaTeam
2nd – Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Mania by AChickMcNuggie
Joint 3rd – AMY MANIA 2020 by Troopsushi and CodenameGamma & Unnamed Mania Mod by Cyber1204
Overall
1st – Pantufa The Cat: Extended Edition by VAdaPEGA
Joint 2nd – Sonic Megamix Mania – 2020 Demo by MegamixManiaTeam & Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Mania By AChickMcNuggie
Community
Retro
1st – Pantufa the Cat Extended Edition by VAdaPEGA
2nd – Return of Shadow by JoenickROS
3rd – Sonic the Hegdehog 2 – Anniversary By SophieDude
3D
1st – Dash Adventure 2 by AeroIncarnated
2nd – Sonic 06 Legacy of Solaris By JotaroPowered
3rd – Sonic 06 – Greenflower Zone By Knuxfan24
2D PC
1st – Sonic Megamix Mania By MegamixManiaTeam
2nd – Amy Mania 2020 by Troopsushi & CodenameGamma
3rd – Unnamed Mania Mod By Cyber1204
Overall
1st – Sonic Megamix Mania By MegamixManiaTeam
2nd – Pantufa the Cat: Extended Edition by VAdaPEGA
3rd – Amy Mania 2020 by Troopsushi & CodenameGamma