Sonic Mania (Steam Game) Steam logo

Release DateAug 29, 2017
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)94% (very positive) Top 15% / 93.5%  Top 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)91.7% Top 2% / 91.4%  Top 2%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)20K  Top 2% / 23.8K  Top 2%
Curators440 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time18.4 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar55 minutes  Top 25%
Followers44.8K  Top 3%
Owners± 1.1M  Top 3%
Copies Sold± 714.5K  Top 3%
Gross Revenue ($)± 8.2M  Top 3%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Sonic Mania steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Sonic Mania's Steam rating and reviews between August 2017 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 83.7% (August 2017) to 93.5% (March 2022).

With its 23.8K reviews Top 2%, Sonic Mania is indisputably a major AAA level success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Sonic Mania and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Sonic Mania's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (61%), followed by Portuguese - Brazil (13%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 28 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 9 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

Chart displaying Sonic Mania percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Sonic Mania, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is very good, reaching 49 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 3.7 times less than the median for positive reviews. A high negative review play time (median : 5 hours) could mean that Sonic Mania crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Emphasis on momentum-based speed
  • Three playable characters with unique abilities
  • Well-designed stages with many routes
  • Remixes of old and new music
  • Solid controls
  • Spot on animations
  • Creative and challenging bosses
  • Special and Bonus stages offer replay value
  • Excellent pixel art design
  • Great price point
  • Levels could have been more original
  • Game is too focused on nostalgia
  • Awkward platforming
  • Poorly placed enemies
  • Wonky physics in some boss battles
  • Can be frustrating for newcomers
  • Copy/pasting of old levels

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's rating of 94%  Top 15% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Sonic Mania's review data that Steam provides. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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