Other ways to earn XP are by running and jumping through Sky Rings, completing quests and Time Trials (challenges that involve passing through spawned checkpoints and reaching the goal within a world as fast as possible), and buying from in-game shops.

Trails and pets, which give upgradeable benefits,[5][6] are obtained through spending rings on vending machines and completing Quests, event objectives, and Time Trials.

To promote the event, Gamefam, Sega, Netflix, and WildBrain Studios partnered with Roblox Corporation by allowing users the ability to earn Nine's Mechanical Arms in the form of a virtual UGC accessory.

[15][16][17] Throughout the month of December 2022, several allegations were brought up by numerous ex-employees who had worked on the game and raised concerns online in regards to Gamefam crunching and underpaying, as well as laying off some of their employees before the holiday season without much warning, which was against the contract.

In response, the company began banning users from the Sonic Speed Simulator's Discord server who mentioned the issues[18] and published a statement denying the allegations.

[19] Alan Wen's review on Eurogamer was positive and praised the 3D, open-world gameplay, stating that Sonic Speed Simulator is "probably the most polished experience to have graced Roblox so far", but criticized the progression, obstacle courses, and race minigame, finding the progression to be unsatisfying and race minigame as too basic and lag-inducing.