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SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS

Sonic Team · SEGA · 2024-10-24

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Franchise: Sonic The Hedgehog · Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 25, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 25, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Oct 25, 2024 (Xbox One), Oct 25, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 25, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 05, 2025 (Nintendo Switch 2)

Shadow the Hedgehog is back with Classic and Modern Sonic in SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS, an all-new collection featuring two unique experiences!

244
playing now
97%
positive of 15k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (25 ratings)
26h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

244 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Shadow Generations is a 2024 platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega. It is the second Sonic the Hedgehog game to feature Shadow as the protagonist, following Shadow the Hedgehog (2005). Its story runs parallel to Sonic Generations (2011), and sees Shadow travel through time as he faces his arch-nemesis Black Doom. Like Sonic Generations, the levels and bosses are drawn from previous Sonic games; it also includes levels and game mechanics from games released after Sonic Generations.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 244 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 500 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~63/week).
  • · Review velocity up 59% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (4,054 reviews).
  • · Top 9% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 308k–693k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 15,390 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$49.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $13.70 at GameBillet (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 40 of 82 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.9k3.9k20242026Week of 2024-10-22: 3,933 positiveWeek of 2024-10-22: 121 negativeWeek of 2024-10-29: 699 positiveWeek of 2024-10-29: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-11-05: 357 positiveWeek of 2024-11-05: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-12: 239 positiveWeek of 2024-11-12: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-19: 152 positiveWeek of 2024-11-19: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-26: 1,141 positiveWeek of 2024-11-26: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-12-03: 334 positiveWeek of 2024-12-03: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-10: 220 positiveWeek of 2024-12-10: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-17: 147 positiveWeek of 2024-12-17: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-24: 352 positiveWeek of 2024-12-24: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-12-31: 332 positiveWeek of 2024-12-31: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-01-07: 195 positiveWeek of 2025-01-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-14: 174 positiveWeek of 2025-01-14: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-01-21: 152 positiveWeek of 2025-01-21: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-28: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-01-28: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-04: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-02-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-11: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-02-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-18: 127 positiveWeek of 2025-02-18: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-25: 110 positiveWeek of 2025-02-25: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-04: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-03-04: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-11: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-03-11: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-18: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-03-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-25: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-03-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-04-08: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-04-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-15: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-29: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-04-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-06: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-05-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-13: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-20: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-05-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-27: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-03: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-06-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-10: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-17: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-06-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-24: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-08: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-15: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-29: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-08-05: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-08-12: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-26: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-08-26: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-02: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-09-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-09: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-09-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-16: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-16: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-23: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-30: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-07: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-10-14: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-10-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-21: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-10-28: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-11-11: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-18: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-25: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-11-25: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-02: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-12-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-09: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-23: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-30: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-06: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-13: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-20: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-27: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-10: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-02-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-17: 70 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-03: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-10: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-17: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-24: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-31: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-07: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-21: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-28: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-05: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-12: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-19: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-09: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-16: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-23: 115 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 82 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 82 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-07-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-21: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-28: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-07-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-04: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-11: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-08-11: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-18: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-08-18: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

404722026-08-11 19:00 — 136 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 72 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 101 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 125 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 112 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 225 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 283 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 146 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 252 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 253 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 94 players2026-08-19 02:00 — 246 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 220 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 126 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 234 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 229 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 380 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 343 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 211 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 404 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 252 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 200 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 342 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 261 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 211 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 349 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 225 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 244 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$13.702024-06-082026-08-262024-06-08 — best price $44.742024-07-16 — best price $44.992024-10-04 — best price $45.442024-11-27 — best price $32.472024-12-05 — best price $43.392025-01-01 — best price $32.472025-01-14 — best price $49.992025-01-25 — best price $32.992025-02-10 — best price $45.992025-03-17 — best price $49.992025-04-04 — best price $34.992025-04-24 — best price $34.992025-05-02 — best price $32.992025-05-09 — best price $34.992025-05-28 — best price $49.992025-06-03 — best price $44.452025-07-10 — best price $43.492025-07-25 — best price $26.992025-08-18 — best price $28.992025-09-04 — best price $29.992025-09-30 — best price $49.992025-10-23 — best price $49.992025-11-06 — best price $49.992025-11-27 — best price $49.992025-12-19 — best price $23.992026-01-12 — best price $49.992026-02-18 — best price $19.792026-03-03 — best price $18.802026-03-24 — best price $43.492026-04-10 — best price $18.992026-04-26 — best price $49.992026-05-22 — best price $17.962026-06-06 — best price $44.992026-07-02 — best price $49.992026-07-23 — best price $43.492026-08-13 — best price $14.992026-08-26 — best price $49.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6472282026-06-01 — 316 pageviews2026-06-04 — 262 pageviews2026-06-07 — 345 pageviews2026-06-10 — 647 pageviews2026-06-13 — 439 pageviews2026-06-16 — 464 pageviews2026-06-19 — 536 pageviews2026-06-22 — 551 pageviews2026-06-25 — 502 pageviews2026-06-28 — 468 pageviews2026-07-01 — 322 pageviews2026-07-04 — 401 pageviews2026-07-07 — 325 pageviews2026-07-10 — 341 pageviews2026-07-13 — 290 pageviews2026-07-16 — 267 pageviews2026-07-19 — 347 pageviews2026-07-22 — 302 pageviews2026-07-25 — 324 pageviews2026-07-28 — 299 pageviews2026-07-31 — 232 pageviews2026-08-03 — 235 pageviews2026-08-06 — 265 pageviews2026-08-09 — 285 pageviews2026-08-12 — 294 pageviews2026-08-15 — 301 pageviews2026-08-18 — 378 pageviews2026-08-21 — 431 pageviews2026-08-24 — 393 pageviews2026-08-27 — 380 pageviews2026-08-29 — 388 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

10302026-08-26 19:15 — 55 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 56 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 53 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 83 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 40 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 47 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 61 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 89 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 43 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 19 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 35 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 31 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 92 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 68 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 12 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 5 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
74.4%
earned "GREEN HILL Restored!"
28.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudStats4 DLC

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)16,64811%41
Steam (Steam)7,4439%40
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)3,3287%40
PS4 (PlayStation)2,63315%41
Switch (Nintendo)1,1620%0
Switch 2 (Nintendo)8070%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

2D3DActionCartoonyColorfulAdventureFast-PacedPlatformerSoundtrackReplay Value

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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