Fan games this committed are rare: Apex Sweeper builds an original post-war city, its own agency premise and a Codex-driven investigation loop, all in respectful IDW-comics continuity. Team JPDE is transparent about it being unofficial and free — we're featuring it as a nicely produced mystery visual novel for Sonic fans who want a case to crack rather than a loop to run.
About Apex Sweeper
Apex Sweeper is a freely distributed, fan-made Sonic the Hedgehog mystery game based on the IDW comics, set in the aftermath of the Eggman War and the Zombot Crisis. Firth City is growing fast and attracting tech-minded individuals from all over Mobius — bursting with opportunity for honest and dishonest folk alike. Running your own Sweeper Agency, you'll befriend or run afoul of the city's peculiar individuals and powerful factions while working through its mysteries.
It plays as a Ren'Py visual novel with investigation and puzzle elements, released in episodes — Episode 04 is the latest. If you ever feel stuck, your trusty Codex and Partner are there to guide you to the next step of the investigation.
The team is explicit about the game's fan status: it is not endorsed by SEGA Sammy Holdings, Sonic the Hedgehog is a registered trademark of SEGA, and anyone charging you to play is scamming you. Episodes are distributed free.
How to Play
Read through each episode, investigate the mysteries Firth City puts in your path and lean on the in-game Codex and your Partner whenever a case stalls — they point you to the next step of the investigation. Episode 04 is the current release, with earlier episodes available from the game's page.
Controls
See the original itch.io page for the developer's control notes.
Tips & Tricks
Use the Codex liberally — the game built it as the intended lifeline when an investigation stalls.
Start from the earliest episode so Firth City's continuity builds the way the team wrote it.
Features
Fan-made Sonic mystery game based on the IDW comics — free to play, not endorsed by SEGA
Episodic releases, with Episode 04 out now
Ren'Py visual novel presentation with investigation and puzzle elements
Set in post-Eggman War Firth City, with factions to befriend or cross
Built-in Codex and Partner system guides stuck players to the next step
Runs in the browser, with Windows, macOS, Linux and Android downloads
Latest Updates
Added to PlayBloo
Run a detective agency in Firth City in this free fan-made Sonic mystery game based on the IDW comics.. Discovered on itch.io's new releases feed and added to the PlayBloo catalogue with verified source details.
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