Sonic Mania
Last updated: 2026-01-11
- Exceptional gameplay and polish
- Nostalgic yet fresh Sonic experience
- Masterful soundtrack and audio design
- Lack of original levels in game
- Boss fights lack challenge and depth
- Nostalgia overused, innovation lacking
Emotions
Frustration15%Excitement15%Nostalgia14%Satisfaction10%Disappointment9%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 27,105
- Positive
- 25,42693.8%
- Negative
- 1,6796.2%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 1,907,516
- Estimated revenue
- $38,131,245
- Game price
- $20
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 341.36%
- Estimated copies lost
- 2,393
- Estimated revenue lost
- $47,836
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 341.4% Avg playtime 0.8h | 1014% Avg playtime 1.1h |
| > 2h playtime | 1124.5% Avg playtime 13.6h | 2,25890.1% Avg playtime 28.6h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.8 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 8.7 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 50.1 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 3,056.7 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
2,505 total
Organic purchasers2,13185.1%
Voted up: 94%
Key activations37414.9%
Voted up: 93%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
2,505 total
First impression0-2h2178.66%
Voted up: 82%
Mid game2-10h1,17246.8%
Voted up: 94%
Late game10-20h54321.7%
Voted up: 97%
Endgame20h+57322.9%
Voted up: 97%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
89.5%
Global baseline 94.2%
76 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 27,105 total.