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Sunset Overdrive

Insomniac Games · Xbox Game Studios · 2018-11-16

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Oct 30, 2014 (Xbox One), Nov 16, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Sunset Overdrive transforms an open-world apocalypse into your tactical playground. Zip, grind and wall-run across Sunset City with an unconventional arsenal. Hyper-agility, unique weapons, and customizable abilities deliver an explosive and irreverent adventure in the end times.

59
playing now
90%
positive of 14k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
critic score (16 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (168 ratings)
15h
to beat · rushed 8.2h · completionist 40h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

59 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Sunset Overdrive is a 2014 action-adventure video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Microsoft Studios. The game is set in 2027, in a fictional metropolis called Sunset City. The player controls an employee of FizzCo, who has to fight off the OD, short for Overcharge Drinkers: humans who have turned into mutants after drinking FizzCo's energy drink beverage. In the dystopian Sunset City, the player character can wall-run, use zip-lines, and grind rails to swiftly navigate through it, with a large arsenal of weapons to use. The game also has a cooperative multiplayer mode called Chaos Squad, which tasks players to complete a series of missions with seven players. As the game puts emphasis on momentum, the game does not feature any cover system.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 59 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 815 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~102/week).
  • · Review velocity up 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 361k–867k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 14,452 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.93 at GameBillet (2026-03-19) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 74 of 100 observed days · $16.06 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.2k1.2k20182026Week of 2018-11-01: 1,247 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 336 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 314 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

82202026-08-06 22:00 — 56 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 36 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 47 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 49 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 34 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 54 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 71 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 41 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 67 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 75 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 24 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 45 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 51 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 20 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 40 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 60 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 28 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 40 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 76 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 44 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 37 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 48 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 51 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 38 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 63 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 50 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 33 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 53 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 59 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$21.87$3.992018-11-162026-08-302018-11-16 — best price $18.992019-02-04 — best price $15.992019-05-13 — best price $14.992019-07-26 — best price $14.992019-09-10 — best price $14.992019-11-23 — best price $14.992020-01-03 — best price $13.642020-02-13 — best price $21.742020-05-01 — best price $14.992020-07-11 — best price $19.992020-10-26 — best price $14.992021-01-03 — best price $19.992021-03-16 — best price $19.992021-05-31 — best price $19.992021-08-11 — best price $13.012021-10-31 — best price $14.992021-12-30 — best price $14.992022-03-01 — best price $20.082022-06-06 — best price $14.992022-08-05 — best price $13.662022-11-04 — best price $16.192023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-03-07 — best price $19.992023-05-08 — best price $14.992023-07-21 — best price $14.472023-09-21 — best price $4.992023-12-20 — best price $14.992024-03-14 — best price $4.992024-05-13 — best price $19.992024-07-20 — best price $19.992024-11-21 — best price $5.872025-01-07 — best price $19.992025-03-26 — best price $5.122025-06-09 — best price $6.602025-09-23 — best price $5.992025-12-05 — best price $19.992026-02-27 — best price $4.982026-05-04 — best price $6.602026-07-10 — best price $6.592026-08-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
85.5%
earned "Overachiever"
13.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)131,3541%88
Steam (Steam)21,8695%80
Windows (Xbox)8,8924%80

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

Player tags

FunnyActionComedyParkourViolentZombiesColorfulAdventureOpen WorldSingleplayer

Census log

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

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