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Sonic Origins

Sonic Team · SEGA · 2022-06-22

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ActionAdventureCasual

Franchise: Sonic The Hedgehog · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Releases: Jun 23, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Jun 23, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Jun 23, 2022 (Xbox One), Jun 23, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 23, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Jun 22, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Experience the collected adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog in Sonic Origins Plus! With 16 legendary Sonic titles including 12 Game Gear games, new playable characters, modes, challenges, behind the scenes content, and more, this is the definitive way to play these classic games!

Sonic Origins is a 2022 Action, Adventure, and Casual game priced at $29.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and Mostly Positive (76% of 6330 reviews).

134
playing now
76%
positive of 6.3k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
17,258
twitch viewers (latest)
75/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
55/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

134 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Sonic Origins is a 2022 video game compilation developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega. It features remasters of the first four platform games in the Sonic the Hedgehog series—Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992), Sonic CD (1993), and Sonic 3 & Knuckles (1994)—originally released for the Sega Genesis and the Sega CD. The games are playable in their original format and a new widescreen "anniversary mode". Origins adds additional game modes and missions, which allow players to unlock content in a museum.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 134 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 933 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~117/week).
  • · Review velocity up 74% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 127k–285k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,330 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.06 at GameBillet (2026-03-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 37 of 87 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
66166120222026Week of 2022-06-01: 661 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 447 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 146 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

208272026-08-06 22:00 — 81 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 30 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 59 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 92 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 42 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 62 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 79 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 60 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 71 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 87 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 40 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 61 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 77 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 44 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 49 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 53 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 52 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 103 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 181 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 64 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 89 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 139 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 150 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 115 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 171 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 148 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 87 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 138 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 134 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$8.062022-04-202026-08-262022-04-20 — best price $39.992022-06-23 — best price $31.182022-08-28 — best price $39.992022-10-19 — best price $39.192022-12-08 — best price $19.992023-01-10 — best price $31.992023-02-16 — best price $39.992023-06-30 — best price $29.992023-09-22 — best price $19.772023-11-22 — best price $19.492024-01-04 — best price $26.992024-03-15 — best price $17.992024-05-06 — best price $26.992024-06-25 — best price $29.992024-08-01 — best price $26.992024-08-30 — best price $26.992024-10-03 — best price $26.392024-11-02 — best price $26.342024-12-16 — best price $11.492025-01-20 — best price $10.792025-02-05 — best price $26.342025-03-17 — best price $29.992025-04-10 — best price $39.992025-05-06 — best price $26.652025-05-23 — best price $12.002025-06-27 — best price $11.992025-08-08 — best price $27.592025-09-18 — best price $11.992025-10-22 — best price $9.412025-11-21 — best price $10.042026-01-10 — best price $26.992026-02-18 — best price $9.002026-03-19 — best price $8.062026-04-11 — best price $26.992026-05-07 — best price $8.992026-06-01 — best price $26.992026-07-02 — best price $29.992026-07-31 — best price $8.702026-08-26 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4201002026-05-13 — 181 pageviews2026-05-16 — 162 pageviews2026-05-19 — 136 pageviews2026-05-22 — 151 pageviews2026-05-25 — 171 pageviews2026-05-28 — 145 pageviews2026-05-31 — 172 pageviews2026-06-03 — 123 pageviews2026-06-06 — 139 pageviews2026-06-09 — 137 pageviews2026-06-12 — 151 pageviews2026-06-15 — 135 pageviews2026-06-18 — 158 pageviews2026-06-21 — 195 pageviews2026-06-24 — 307 pageviews2026-06-27 — 267 pageviews2026-06-30 — 166 pageviews2026-07-03 — 162 pageviews2026-07-06 — 191 pageviews2026-07-09 — 169 pageviews2026-07-12 — 133 pageviews2026-07-15 — 189 pageviews2026-07-18 — 154 pageviews2026-07-21 — 169 pageviews2026-07-24 — 155 pageviews2026-07-27 — 138 pageviews2026-07-30 — 135 pageviews2026-08-02 — 146 pageviews2026-08-05 — 169 pageviews2026-08-08 — 144 pageviews2026-08-11 — 137 pageviews2026-08-14 — 160 pageviews2026-08-17 — 178 pageviews2026-08-20 — 179 pageviews2026-08-23 — 229 pageviews2026-08-24 — 210 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

10502026-08-26 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 105 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 48 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 46 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 27 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

36
achievements tracked
88.9%
earned "Welcome to Sonic the Hedgehog"
28.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)7,86045%36
Steam (Steam)5,16721%36
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)4,26025%35
PS4 (PlayStation)3,94054%36
Switch (Nintendo)1,5520%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

2DCuteRetroActionArcadeCasualClassicAdventureFast-PacedPlatformer

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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