Updated April 23, 2026
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Sonic Mania is a love letter to the 16-bit era, and in true retro fashion, it is packed with hidden Sonic Mania cheat codes and secret menus. These codes allow you to bypass the grind of collecting Medallions, jump to any level in the game, and even modify Sonic’s abilities with “illegal” move combinations. If you’re looking for other codes, we have Sonic Rumble gift codes offering goodies.
How to reach the cheat entry screen
Go into Mania Mode in Sonic Mania and enable Debug Mode. To access the Level Select / Sound Test screen after enabling Debug Mode and highlighting “No Save,” you need to hold a specific button while selecting that mode:
- PS4 / PS5: Hold Square
- Xbox: Hold X
- Switch: Hold Y
- PC: Hold Q
If you want to skip the grind and jump straight into the Debug Mode, you can use the classic “Konami-style” cheat code on the title screen.
Here is the rewrite for the Instant Debug Mode unlock: Up, Up, Down, Down, Up, Up, Up, Up
List of all Sonic Mania cheat codes
Sound Test cheat codes
Once you enter the Level Select, there’s a Sound Test option that lets you listen to soundtracks and effects. If you play specific notes in a certain order, you can activate cheat codes (they’re usually No Save, but some can carry into a normal save file).
- All Chaos Emeralds: 04, 01, 02, 06
- Super Form Flight: 02, 00, 01, 07, 00, 08, 01, 05 (Fly in any Zone)
- Disable Super Music: 06, 02, 01, 04
- Sonic Max Control: 09, 00, 00, 01 (Insta-Shield, Drop Dash, and Peel Out active)
- 14 Continues: 01, 09, 09, 02, 01, 01, 02, 04
- Ricky Mania: 01, 09, 07, 09, 00, 07, 01, 01 (Replaces all animals with Ricky the Squirrel)
- Encore Mode: 02, 00, 01, 08, 00, 06, 02, 03 (Requires Plus DLC; enables Encore levels and Debug in Level Select)
UFO Special Stage Select cheat codes
To access a specific UFO Special Stage, play the corresponding sound in the Sound Test and then immediately select Special Stage 1:
Mania Mode Stages
- Stage 1: Sound 00
- Stage 2: Sound 01
- Stage 3: Sound 02
- Stage 4: Sound 03
- Stage 5: Sound 04
- Stage 6: Sound 05
- Stage 7: Sound 06
Encore Mode Stages
- Stage 1: Sound 07
- Stage 2: Sound 08
- Stage 3: Sound 09
- Stage 4: Sound 0A
- Stage 5: Sound 0B
- Stage 6: Sound 0C
- Stage 7: Sound 0D
Blue Sphere Bonus Stage select cheat codes
To select a specific Blue Sphere Stage, play the corresponding sound and then choose Special Stage 2:
- Stage 1: Sound 00
- Stage 2: Sound 01
- Stage 3: Sound 02
- Stage 4: Sound 03
- Stage 5: Sound 04
- Stage 6: Sound 05
- Stage 7: Sound 06
- Stage 8: Sound 07
- Stage 9: Sound 08
- Stage 10: Sound 09
- Stage 11: Sound 0A
- Stage 12: Sound 0B
- Stage 13: Sound 0C
- Stage 14: Sound 0D
- Stage 15: Sound 0E
- Stage 16: Sound 0F
- Stage 17: Sound 10
- Stage 18: Sound 11
- Stage 19: Sound 12
- Stage 20: Sound 13
- Stage 21: Sound 14
- Stage 22: Sound 15
- Stage 23: Sound 16
- Stage 24: Sound 17
- Stage 25: Sound 18
- Stage 26: Sound 19
- Stage 27: Sound 1A
- Stage 28: Sound 1B
- Stage 29: Sound 1C
- Stage 30: Sound 1D
- Stage 31: Sound 1E
- Stage 32: Sound 1F
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Cheat codes to unlock Gold Medallions early
Usually, you would need to clear all Blue Sphere Stages to earn Gold Medallions, but here’s a quicker way to unlock them:
- Unlock Debug Mode: On the title screen, press Up, Up, Down, Down, Up, Up, Up, Up. (Listen for the ring chime).
- Enter Level Select: Go to Mania Mode, turn Debug Mode ON, highlight No Save, and hold your platform’s special button while selecting it.
- Ricky Mania Code: In the Sound Test, play: 01, 09, 07, 09, 00, 08, 01, 01. (Listen for the ring chime).
- Hunter Bridges Code: In the Sound Test, play: 01, 09, 08, 09, 00, 05, 00, 01. (Listen for the Gold Medallion sound).
- Finalize: Start any level and immediately exit back to the main menu.
Unused cheat codes
Hunter Bridges’ Birthday: Play sounds 01, 09, 08, 09, 00, 05, 00, 01.
- Plays a ring chime but has no individual effect.
- Used as a required component for the “Unlock All Gold Medallions” master code.
Vape Mode (Vaporwave): An unfinished, unused mode found in the game’s code.
- Effect: Slows down all in-game music and lowers the pitch.
- Availability: Only accessible via modding on the Steam version (references exist on Switch, but it is non-functional).
- Trivia: Likely linked to the Hunter Bridges code during development before being scrapped, possibly due to console performance issues.
What are Sonic Mania cheat codes?
Sonic Mania is designed as a modern tribute to the classic Sega Genesis era, and that tribute extends to its deep library of “old-school” Sonic Mania cheat codes. Rather than modern DLC unlocks, the game utilizes a hidden Level Select menu and a Sound Test console to let players modify gameplay, jump to specific zones, or instantly trigger Super forms.
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