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SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS

Sonic Team · SEGA · 2024-10-24

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Action

Franchise: Sonic The Hedgehog · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Side view

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!

SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS is an Action game released in 2024, priced at $14.99, with an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000 and a review sentiment of Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 15640 reviews).

138
playing now
96%
positive of 16k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (25 ratings)
19
Nexus mods (826 downloads)
4.58★
PlayStation Store rating (12,603 ratings)
26h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

138 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 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.

Trailer

SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS trailer thumbnail

SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS - Launch Trailer

≈359,265 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 138 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 4% of 27,942 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 317k–714k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 15,867 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99-70%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $13.70 at GameBillet (2026-06-25) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 36 of 81 observed days · $1.29 above the all-time low (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

392842026-09-15 15:00 — 176 players2026-09-16 23:00 — 197 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 86 players2026-09-19 14:00 — 194 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 271 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 136 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 137 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 205 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 178 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 163 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 194 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 194 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 112 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 257 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 279 players2026-10-05 09:00 — 101 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 248 players2026-10-08 00:00 — 228 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 95 players2026-10-10 15:00 — 330 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 309 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 115 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 189 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 138 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3.5k112Oct 2024Aug 2026Oct 2024 — avg 3,528 · peak 7,894Nov 2024 — avg 945 · peak 2,946Dec 2024 — avg 745 · peak 2,145Jan 2025 — avg 662 · peak 1,764Feb 2025 — avg 365 · peak 755Mar 2025 — avg 249 · peak 519Apr 2025 — avg 159 · peak 326May 2025 — avg 155 · peak 292Jun 2025 — avg 126 · peak 297Jul 2025 — avg 166 · peak 329Aug 2025 — avg 123 · peak 348Sep 2025 — avg 133 · peak 331Oct 2025 — avg 130 · peak 296Nov 2025 — avg 131 · peak 287Dec 2025 — avg 154 · peak 368Jan 2026 — avg 155 · peak 321Feb 2026 — avg 149 · peak 312Mar 2026 — avg 126 · peak 261Apr 2026 — avg 112 · peak 255May 2026 — avg 123 · peak 269Jun 2026 — avg 209 · peak 615Jul 2026 — avg 195 · peak 448Aug 2026 — avg 190 · peak 487
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
55552026-09-292026-10-142026-09-29: 55 new positive2026-09-29: 2 new negative2026-10-01: 11 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-05: 29 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new negative2026-10-06: 9 new positive2026-10-07: 13 new positive2026-10-07: 3 new negative2026-10-09: 28 new positive2026-10-09: 3 new negative2026-10-11: 33 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 11 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 25 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$49.99$13.702024-06-082026-10-142024-06-08 — 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 $14.992026-09-23 — best price $49.992026-10-14 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6312322026-06-01 — 316 pageviews2026-06-05 — 330 pageviews2026-06-09 — 322 pageviews2026-06-13 — 439 pageviews2026-06-17 — 463 pageviews2026-06-21 — 545 pageviews2026-06-25 — 502 pageviews2026-06-29 — 420 pageviews2026-07-03 — 372 pageviews2026-07-07 — 325 pageviews2026-07-11 — 300 pageviews2026-07-15 — 294 pageviews2026-07-19 — 347 pageviews2026-07-23 — 287 pageviews2026-07-27 — 280 pageviews2026-07-31 — 232 pageviews2026-08-04 — 285 pageviews2026-08-08 — 286 pageviews2026-08-12 — 294 pageviews2026-08-16 — 365 pageviews2026-08-20 — 357 pageviews2026-08-24 — 393 pageviews2026-08-28 — 344 pageviews2026-09-01 — 492 pageviews2026-09-05 — 350 pageviews2026-09-09 — 378 pageviews2026-09-13 — 353 pageviews2026-09-17 — 318 pageviews2026-09-21 — 340 pageviews2026-09-25 — 276 pageviews2026-09-29 — 315 pageviews2026-10-03 — 300 pageviews2026-10-07 — 288 pageviews2026-10-11 — 317 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

2702026-10-03 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 07:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-06 05:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-06 07:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-06 09:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-06 11:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-07 08:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-09 06:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-11 05:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-11 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-13 05:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-13 23:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-14 05:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-14 07:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 13:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-14 14:34 — 15 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

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2024-10-22, latest 2024-10-25 (Steam store data)

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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