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Sonic Mania cover art

Sonic Mania

Christian Whitehead · SEGA · 2017-08-29

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ActionAdventureCasual

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

Releases: Aug 29, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 15, 2017 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 15, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Aug 15, 2017 (Xbox One)

Experience the ultimate celebration of past and future in Sonic Mania, an all-new 2D Sonic adventure running at a crisp 60FPS with stunning HD retro-style graphics.

Sonic Mania is an Action, Adventure, and Casual game released in 2017, priced at $19.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (94% of 28650 reviews).

77
playing now
94%
positive of 29k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (16 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (322 ratings)
17
Nexus mods (13k downloads)
4.34★
PlayStation Store rating (44,059 ratings)
87/100
opencritic · mighty · 97% recommend · from 127 critics
2h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

77 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Sonic Mania is a 2017 platform game developed by Christian Whitehead, PagodaWest Games and Headcannon and published by Sega. Produced in commemoration of the Sonic the Hedgehog series' 25th anniversary, Sonic Mania pays homage to the original Sega Genesis Sonic games, featuring speedy side-scrolling gameplay. It takes place over 13 levels, including several redesigned from past games. The story follows Sonic, Tails and Knuckles as they venture to defeat Doctor Eggman and his robotic henchmen, the Hard-Boiled Heavies.

Trailer

Sonic Mania trailer thumbnail

Sonic Mania Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 77 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,934 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~242/week).
  • · Review velocity up 67% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 27,664 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 722k–1.7M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 28,899 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$4.47-78%
GreenManGaming$4.50-77%
Steam$4.99-75%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.80 at GameBillet (2026-06-25) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 75 of 127 observed days · $3.19 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
45945920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 343 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 354 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 341 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 376 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 459 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 343 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 345 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 310 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 442 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 367 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 398 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 432 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 357 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

212472026-09-15 12:00 — 63 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 123 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 81 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 74 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 187 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 97 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 56 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 121 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 136 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 85 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 95 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 135 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 48 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 102 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 162 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 64 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 84 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 133 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 118 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 112 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 212 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 120 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 77 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.1k2May 2017Aug 2026May 2017 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2017 — avg 375 · peak 11,883Nov 2017 — avg 197 · peak 407Feb 2018 — avg 144 · peak 294May 2018 — avg 130 · peak 243Aug 2018 — avg 161 · peak 362Nov 2018 — avg 112 · peak 418Feb 2019 — avg 104 · peak 238May 2019 — avg 123 · peak 289Aug 2019 — avg 77 · peak 140Nov 2019 — avg 100 · peak 239Feb 2020 — avg 148 · peak 353May 2020 — avg 132 · peak 225Aug 2020 — avg 127 · peak 233Nov 2020 — avg 141 · peak 342Feb 2021 — avg 134 · peak 289May 2021 — avg 136 · peak 306Aug 2021 — avg 197 · peak 648Nov 2021 — avg 106 · peak 214Feb 2022 — avg 128 · peak 249May 2022 — avg 216 · peak 405Aug 2022 — avg 121 · peak 215Nov 2022 — avg 98 · peak 226Feb 2023 — avg 95 · peak 192May 2023 — avg 77 · peak 161Aug 2023 — avg 75 · peak 148Nov 2023 — avg 77 · peak 162Feb 2024 — avg 74 · peak 146May 2024 — avg 71 · peak 143Aug 2024 — avg 73 · peak 137Nov 2024 — avg 90 · peak 212Feb 2025 — avg 161 · peak 414May 2025 — avg 86 · peak 195Aug 2025 — avg 79 · peak 259Nov 2025 — avg 94 · peak 223Feb 2026 — avg 147 · peak 412May 2026 — avg 96 · peak 208Aug 2026 — avg 134 · peak 273
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$1.992017-05-302026-10-142017-05-30 — best price $16.382017-09-12 — best price $15.482018-02-01 — best price $16.192018-07-11 — best price $14.992018-12-21 — best price $5.752019-07-09 — best price $19.992019-10-28 — best price $6.592020-01-17 — best price $6.792020-02-25 — best price $19.992020-05-31 — best price $19.992020-07-09 — best price $19.992020-08-27 — best price $6.792020-10-12 — best price $19.992020-11-16 — best price $19.992020-12-22 — best price $4.992021-01-26 — best price $16.882021-02-26 — best price $16.882021-03-30 — best price $16.882021-04-29 — best price $4.992021-05-30 — best price $16.882021-10-05 — best price $15.992022-03-15 — best price $19.992022-08-09 — best price $4.072022-12-08 — best price $4.992023-03-17 — best price $8.002023-06-30 — best price $3.952023-09-11 — best price $17.992024-01-08 — best price $17.992024-07-26 — best price $4.502024-11-02 — best price $17.542025-02-04 — best price $13.492025-05-08 — best price $19.992025-08-21 — best price $19.992025-11-17 — best price $17.992026-02-23 — best price $19.992026-04-26 — best price $19.992026-06-07 — best price $17.482026-08-09 — best price $2.022026-09-18 — best price $4.452026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7222312026-05-30 — 319 pageviews2026-06-03 — 231 pageviews2026-06-07 — 292 pageviews2026-06-11 — 260 pageviews2026-06-15 — 235 pageviews2026-06-19 — 540 pageviews2026-06-23 — 512 pageviews2026-06-27 — 388 pageviews2026-07-01 — 307 pageviews2026-07-05 — 381 pageviews2026-07-09 — 336 pageviews2026-07-13 — 279 pageviews2026-07-17 — 281 pageviews2026-07-21 — 296 pageviews2026-07-25 — 279 pageviews2026-07-29 — 317 pageviews2026-08-02 — 297 pageviews2026-08-06 — 273 pageviews2026-08-10 — 299 pageviews2026-08-14 — 349 pageviews2026-08-18 — 427 pageviews2026-08-22 — 438 pageviews2026-08-26 — 387 pageviews2026-08-30 — 491 pageviews2026-09-03 — 307 pageviews2026-09-07 — 288 pageviews2026-09-11 — 324 pageviews2026-09-15 — 272 pageviews2026-09-19 — 337 pageviews2026-09-23 — 465 pageviews2026-09-27 — 367 pageviews2026-10-01 — 264 pageviews2026-10-05 — 289 pageviews2026-10-08 — 492 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

18
achievements tracked
58%
earned "Now It Can't Hurt You Anymore"
11.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading Cards1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-07-17 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)97,2222%18
Steam (Steam)28,0016%18
Xbox One (Xbox)16,6744%18
Switch (Nintendo)3,1870%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRetroActionCasualClassicColorfulAdventureFast-PacedPlatformerLocal Co-Op

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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