The most stable starting point is the official Sonic Adventure 2 on Steam .

Open the manager, go to the Game Config tab, and click Install Loader .

Manually set your monitor’s refresh rate to 60Hz in your Windows Display settings.

Right-click sonic2app.exe and Launcher.exe , select Properties > Compatibility , and set them to run for Windows 7 . 3. Essential Stability Fixes (Mod Manager)

Fixes fullscreen issues on Windows 10/11.