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Sonic Colors: Ultimate

Blind Squirrel Entertainment · SEGA · 2023-02-06

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ActionCasual

Franchise: Sonic The Hedgehog · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person, Side view

Releases: Sep 09, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 09, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 09, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Sep 09, 2021 (Xbox One)

Join Sonic in the high-speed adventure of a lifetime across a colorful interstellar amusement park. Color the Universe in Sonic Colors: Ultimate!

Sonic Colors: Ultimate is an Action and Casual game released in 2023, priced at $39.99, with an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000 and a Mixed review sentiment (67% of 1745 reviews).

13
playing now
67%
positive of 1.8k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3,480
twitch viewers (latest)
3480.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
74/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
3.80★
PlayStation Store rating (9,007 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

13 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Sonic Colors is a 2010 platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega. It follows Sonic's quest to stop his nemesis Doctor Eggman from enslaving an alien race and taking over the world. The gameplay is similar to prior Sonic games, with players collecting rings and defeating enemies; the camera perspective often switches from third-person to side-scrolling perspectives. The game also introduces Wisps, power-ups the player can use to increase attack power and reach new areas.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 13 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 222 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~28/week).
  • · Review velocity up 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 36k–80k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,781 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $10.04 at GameBillet (2025-11-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 34 of 103 observed days · $29.95 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12612620232026Week of 2023-02-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2012026-09-15 00:00 — 8 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 7 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 9 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 8 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 12 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 7 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 5 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 7 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 15 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 16 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 10 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 12 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 18 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 16 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 11 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 13 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 9 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 15 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 14 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 13 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
295Feb 2023Aug 2026Feb 2023 — avg 25 · peak 86Apr 2023 — avg 5 · peak 17Jun 2023 — avg 5 · peak 36Aug 2023 — avg 7 · peak 18Oct 2023 — avg 6 · peak 20Dec 2023 — avg 9 · peak 29Feb 2024 — avg 19 · peak 69Apr 2024 — avg 10 · peak 38Jun 2024 — avg 10 · peak 36Aug 2024 — avg 9 · peak 22Oct 2024 — avg 17 · peak 47Dec 2024 — avg 21 · peak 58Feb 2025 — avg 20 · peak 65Apr 2025 — avg 12 · peak 33Jun 2025 — avg 10 · peak 33Aug 2025 — avg 10 · peak 34Oct 2025 — avg 10 · peak 32Dec 2025 — avg 11 · peak 28Feb 2026 — avg 12 · peak 29Apr 2026 — avg 9 · peak 20Jun 2026 — avg 13 · peak 43Aug 2026 — avg 12 · peak 31
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$10.042021-05-272026-10-142021-05-27 — best price $39.992022-05-19 — best price $25.992022-12-05 — best price $39.992023-02-13 — best price $25.192023-03-25 — best price $35.992023-05-08 — best price $27.992023-07-20 — best price $15.992023-08-22 — best price $35.892023-09-21 — best price $14.392023-11-29 — best price $13.662024-01-08 — best price $35.992024-03-26 — best price $32.792024-05-30 — best price $35.992024-07-31 — best price $39.992024-08-31 — best price $32.792024-10-18 — best price $10.732024-12-04 — best price $39.992025-01-14 — best price $39.992025-02-20 — best price $11.992025-04-04 — best price $11.492025-05-06 — best price $35.552025-06-03 — best price $35.552025-07-25 — best price $10.802025-09-15 — best price $12.002025-10-23 — best price $39.992025-12-03 — best price $35.192026-01-12 — best price $39.992026-03-03 — best price $37.592026-03-26 — best price $39.992026-04-13 — best price $10.992026-05-22 — best price $10.762026-06-15 — best price $35.992026-07-17 — best price $35.552026-08-13 — best price $11.992026-10-14 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2681572026-06-01 — 169 pageviews2026-06-05 — 175 pageviews2026-06-09 — 167 pageviews2026-06-13 — 169 pageviews2026-06-17 — 196 pageviews2026-06-21 — 209 pageviews2026-06-25 — 268 pageviews2026-06-29 — 175 pageviews2026-07-03 — 165 pageviews2026-07-07 — 187 pageviews2026-07-11 — 192 pageviews2026-07-15 — 178 pageviews2026-07-19 — 211 pageviews2026-07-23 — 170 pageviews2026-07-27 — 183 pageviews2026-07-31 — 165 pageviews2026-08-04 — 184 pageviews2026-08-08 — 205 pageviews2026-08-12 — 193 pageviews2026-08-16 — 176 pageviews2026-08-20 — 235 pageviews2026-08-24 — 241 pageviews2026-08-28 — 178 pageviews2026-09-01 — 202 pageviews2026-09-05 — 191 pageviews2026-09-09 — 237 pageviews2026-09-13 — 238 pageviews2026-09-17 — 164 pageviews2026-09-21 — 214 pageviews2026-09-25 — 186 pageviews2026-09-29 — 189 pageviews2026-10-03 — 193 pageviews2026-10-07 — 168 pageviews2026-10-11 — 181 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

47
achievements tracked
79.2%
earned "My Body is a Weapon"
13.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play Together2 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2023-02-06 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)18,97711%47
Xbox One (Xbox)4,2177%46
Steam (Steam)1,90714%47
Switch (Nintendo)6700%0
Switch (Nintendo)120%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DCo-opActionCasualColorfulFast-PacedPlatformerAtmosphericMultiplayerSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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