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Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II cover art

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II

SEGA · 2012-05-15

Steam

Adventure

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

Releases: TBD (Wii), May 16, 2012 (Android), May 15, 2012 (PlayStation 3), May 16, 2012 (Xbox 360), May 17, 2012 (Windows Phone), Jul 03, 2013 (Ouya)

The Sonic 4 Saga continues in Episode II with the return of a beloved side kick and fan-favorite villains! Following the events of Episode I, Metal Sonic has returned to form an alliance with Dr. Eggman! To face this new evil, Sonic will have to call upon an old friend to help him save the day!

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II is an Adventure game released in 2012, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (74% of 2329 reviews).

7
playing now
74%
positive of 2.3k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
53/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
59/100
IGDB user rating (27 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

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

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II is a platform game developed by Dimps and Sonic Team, and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, and Windows in 2012. It was ported to the Ouya and Nvidia Shield in 2013.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 139 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~17/week).
  • · Review velocity up 31% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 93k–186k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,329 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.59 at Nuuvem (2015-02-17) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 37 of 46 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
282820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1012026-09-15 00:00 — 4 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 4 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 6 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 4 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 6 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 6 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 6 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 7 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
112Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 11 · peak 24Dec 2012 — avg 8 · peak 33May 2013 — avg 5 · peak 16Oct 2013 — avg 4 · peak 12Mar 2014 — avg 6 · peak 29Aug 2014 — avg 4 · peak 12Jan 2015 — avg 4 · peak 18Jun 2015 — avg 4 · peak 17Nov 2015 — avg 3 · peak 19Apr 2016 — avg 4 · peak 13Sep 2016 — avg 4 · peak 15Feb 2017 — avg 4 · peak 13Jul 2017 — avg 7 · peak 24Dec 2017 — avg 4 · peak 16May 2018 — avg 3 · peak 10Oct 2018 — avg 3 · peak 12Mar 2019 — avg 6 · peak 32Aug 2019 — avg 3 · peak 10Jan 2020 — avg 4 · peak 12Jun 2020 — avg 6 · peak 24Nov 2020 — avg 6 · peak 23Apr 2021 — avg 5 · peak 15Sep 2021 — avg 5 · peak 19Feb 2022 — avg 5 · peak 16Jul 2022 — avg 5 · peak 14Dec 2022 — avg 5 · peak 17May 2023 — avg 5 · peak 14Oct 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Mar 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13Aug 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Jan 2025 — avg 5 · peak 18Jun 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Apr 2026 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$15.01$1.592015-01-012026-08-132015-01-01 — best price $3.212015-03-26 — best price $7.492015-06-22 — best price $14.992015-12-22 — best price $3.742016-04-01 — best price $14.992017-06-05 — best price $2.502017-12-15 — best price $3.922018-09-13 — best price $3.392019-04-30 — best price $2.492019-09-26 — best price $9.992020-01-14 — best price $7.802020-02-21 — best price $8.372020-05-28 — best price $9.992020-07-09 — best price $9.992020-09-03 — best price $9.992020-10-19 — best price $9.992020-11-20 — best price $8.892020-12-23 — best price $2.172021-02-01 — best price $9.992021-03-04 — best price $9.992021-04-04 — best price $9.992021-05-06 — best price $9.992021-06-05 — best price $8.892021-12-03 — best price $8.892022-05-26 — best price $8.892023-03-24 — best price $8.372023-07-30 — best price $2.022024-01-04 — best price $7.982024-08-12 — best price $6.292025-01-24 — best price $3.492025-05-09 — best price $4.992025-10-22 — best price $4.642026-03-23 — best price $4.602026-07-27 — best price $9.992026-08-13 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

189512026-05-30 — 101 pageviews2026-06-03 — 70 pageviews2026-06-07 — 70 pageviews2026-06-11 — 87 pageviews2026-06-15 — 76 pageviews2026-06-19 — 99 pageviews2026-06-23 — 106 pageviews2026-06-27 — 84 pageviews2026-07-01 — 77 pageviews2026-07-05 — 79 pageviews2026-07-09 — 85 pageviews2026-07-13 — 78 pageviews2026-07-17 — 93 pageviews2026-07-21 — 71 pageviews2026-07-25 — 88 pageviews2026-07-29 — 70 pageviews2026-08-02 — 99 pageviews2026-08-06 — 81 pageviews2026-08-10 — 89 pageviews2026-08-14 — 79 pageviews2026-08-18 — 87 pageviews2026-08-22 — 101 pageviews2026-08-26 — 70 pageviews2026-08-30 — 189 pageviews2026-09-03 — 73 pageviews2026-09-07 — 92 pageviews2026-09-11 — 71 pageviews2026-09-15 — 65 pageviews2026-09-19 — 95 pageviews2026-09-23 — 101 pageviews2026-09-27 — 94 pageviews2026-10-01 — 65 pageviews2026-10-05 — 85 pageviews2026-10-09 — 67 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
71.8%
earned "The Adventure Begins"
6.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian

Where its players are

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

Player tags

2D2.5DCo-opActionColorfulAdventureFast-PacedPlatformerLocal Co-OpMultiplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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