Buy it if you like
- Story: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Bugs: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 29k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
59% of themes are praise8% are divided33% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
85 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The more you read into the story, the more interesting it becomes.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
74 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This game feels like it had taken what worked with previous entries and (almost) perfected the gameplay loop, with the gameplay of Sonic and Shadow being easy to pick up, but hard to truly master.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
From the tight controls, to the amazing soundtrack, the simple but great story, to the cheesy cutscenes and stilted line deliveries that all just contains this "magic" that you don't really see in many games made today.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While I complained about the presentation, that was mainly for cutscenes, the actual graphics are fairly great for 2001 (sharp textures, decent models, 60fps).
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Sonic and Shadow have an interesting learning curve that rewards players for engaging with the game's physics and is seriously addictive.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Need a new game in this style with multiple stories, ranking system, chao garden, replayability, multiplayer, etc
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story85 reviews
Gameplay74 reviews
Audio33 reviews
Graphics22 reviews
Difficulty13 reviews
Multiplayer7 reviews
Co-op7 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs85% still recommend
Controls78% still recommend
Crashes25% still recommend
Performance58% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Multi-player
- Single-player
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$9.99
The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.
9 points recordedtoday · $9.99
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