- Excellent level design
- Classic and Modern Sonic gameplay
- Impressive visuals and graphics
- Game length too short
- Control and gameplay problems
- High price concerns
Emotions
Players are thrilled by the engaging story, high-quality gameplay, and the remastered content of Shadow Generations. The ability to switch between Sonic and Shadow's stages, along with the improved mechanics and new challenges, has exceeded expectations and provided a fresh and enjoyable experience.
Players are frustrated by various technical issues, including performance problems, bugs, and poor controls. The difficulty in completing certain tasks, unskippable cutscenes, and the tedious process of achieving 100% completion also contribute to this frustration.
Players are satisfied with the improved boss fights, great soundtrack, and smooth controls. The overall polish, engaging gameplay, and the quality of both Sonic and Shadow campaigns contribute to a positive experience.
Players feel disappointed due to the game's short length, lack of content, and technical issues. The comparison to the original Sonic Generations and the feeling of a rushed product also contribute to this disappointment.
Players express joy in the engaging stages, great animations, and the overall high quality of the game. The emotional story and the fun gameplay mechanics, especially in Shadow Generations, contribute to a very enjoyable experience.
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
- Total reviews
- 14,033
- Positive
- 13,61997.0%
- Negative
- 4143.0%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 912,638
- Estimated revenue
- $45,622,774
- Game price
- $50
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 411.36%
- Estimated copies lost
- 2,666
- Estimated revenue lost
- $133,273
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 411.4% Avg playtime 0.8h | 592% Avg playtime 1.1h |
| > 2h playtime | 1093.6% Avg playtime 24.3h | 2,81593.1% Avg playtime 29h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 6.3 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 5.1 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 459.8 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 479.1 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
3,024 total
Organic purchasers2,35978.0%
Voted up: 95%
Key activations66522.0%
Voted up: 94%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
3,024 total
First impression0-2h1815.99%
Voted up: 73%
Mid game2-10h1,23140.7%
Voted up: 95%
Late game10-20h78626.0%
Voted up: 98%
Endgame20h+82627.3%
Voted up: 97%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
91.2%
Global baseline 95.0%
148 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 14,033 total.