Sonic Mania Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-05-31
- Best 2D Sonic game with classic feel.
- Great level design and pixel art.
- Fast, fluid gameplay with amazing soundtrack.
- High replay value and fun experience.
- Lack of original levels and innovation.
- Illogical pricing and monotonous bosses.
Emotions
Archetypes
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 27,808
- Positive
- 26,09193.8%
- Negative
- 1,7176.2%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 1,966,970
- Estimated revenue
- $39,319,730
- Game price
- $20
- Review ā sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 381.66%
- Estimated copies lost
- 2,688
- Estimated revenue lost
- $53,733
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment Ć Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ā¤ 2h playtime | 381.7% Avg playtime 0.9h | 883.8% Avg playtime 1h |
| > 2h playtime | 984.3% Avg playtime 12.2h | 2,06490.2% Avg playtime 27.6h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.7 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 6.2 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 37.2 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 3,196.8 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
2,288 total
Organic purchasers1,97186.1%
Voted up: 95%
Key activations31713.9%
Voted up: 91%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
2,288 total
First impression0-2h2109.18%
Voted up: 80%
Mid game2-10h1,09047.6%
Voted up: 94%
Late game10-20h51722.6%
Voted up: 97%
Endgame20h+47120.6%
Voted up: 98%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
90.9%
Global baseline 94.1%
66 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 27,808 total.