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Sonic Colors: Ultimate

67% positive · 1,787 Steam reviews · released Feb 6, 2023 · by Blind Squirrel Entertainment

ActionCasualPlatformerColorfulAction-AdventureSingleplayerCo-opAtmospheric

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~47.2k (P10–P90: 18.9k – 104k)

Gross revenue: ~$1.5M (P10–P90: $619k – $3.4M)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate

Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 2, 2026.

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 64% positive across 47 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3300 games).

Performance & stability45% positive · 67 mentions
“Most of the terrible terrible bugs were patched out, but your lighting and heatwave looking ass cutscenes are still here to stay. UNLESS you mod the darn thing. "Project Re-Rainbow", makes the game look more faithful to the original wii…”Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 4 h played · Report / request removal
Gameplay & mechanics59% positive · 64 mentions
“Most of the terrible terrible bugs were patched out, but your lighting and heatwave looking ass cutscenes are still here to stay. UNLESS you mod the darn thing. "Project Re-Rainbow", makes the game look more faithful to the original wii…”Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 4 h played · Report / request removal
Visuals & audio58% positive · 60 mentions
“get the project re-rainbow visual mod for the best experience”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 15 h played · Report / request removal
Story & writing64% positive · 50 mentions
“Most of the terrible terrible bugs were patched out, but your lighting and heatwave looking ass cutscenes are still here to stay. UNLESS you mod the darn thing. "Project Re-Rainbow", makes the game look more faithful to the original wii…”Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 4 h played · Report / request removal
Price & value56% positive · 41 mentions
“Sonic Colors is one of the best 3D Sonics in my honest opinion. However, Blind Squirrel Games did not do a good job making the remaster. Luckily Fans have created several mods for this Game which I will link: Project Re-Rainbow (MUST…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 26 h played · Report / request removal
Controls & UI48% positive · 27 mentions
“Premise Install the Project Re-Rainbow mod. Seriously, just do it. It’s the only real way to play this. I’m not even gonna waste time complaining about how awful and lazy this port looks, just slap on the mod and you'll definitely enjoy…”Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 30 h played · Report / request removal
Content & longevity83% positive · 24 mentions
“This Sonic game feels nice to play. However, the levels are way too short, as I felt that if they divided a single stage into multiple levels!”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 8 h played · Report / request removal

333 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

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Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Technology

3D2D

Mood & themes

Atmospheric

How you play together

Single-playerMultiplayerCo-opLocal / split-screen co-op

Platform features

AchievementsFull controller supportTrading cardsSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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