Steam market intelligence
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
97% positive · 25,076 Steam reviews · released Mar 31, 2023 · by SEGA
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
No estimate for this title — free-to-play games have no unit-sales model here. That's the honest answer, not a gap.
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 91% positive across 216 stored reviews. Casual games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 86% (median of 4097 games).
Story & writing93% positive · 73 mentions
“The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog is a surprisingly fun visual novel (with even more surprising platforming sections) set on Amy's birthday as a mystery game is going on and you, the reader, take part in solving the mystery of who…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 3 h played
Visuals & audio95% positive · 40 mentions
“The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog is a surprisingly fun visual novel (with even more surprising platforming sections) set on Amy's birthday as a mystery game is going on and you, the reader, take part in solving the mystery of who…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 3 h played
Gameplay & mechanics88% positive · 24 mentions
“Very good game. I really liked the visuals, and the story, and the mechanic of a minigame to form your argument(which I sucked at), but if you don't like visual stories, or just reapeatedly pressing spacebar to skip dialog, then this game…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 3 h played
300 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
How you play together
Single-player
Business model
Free to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.