Sonic Mania overview

Christian Whitehead, Headcannon, PagodaWest Games | Aug 29, 2017 | game

Released

86players observed · 13 September 2026 - 06:12:01 UTC

Action Adventure Casual Great Soundtrack 2D Steam Store

Latest observed players86 · 13 September 2026 - 06:12:01 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak11,883
Units sold (VGI)518,000
Revenue (VGI)$7,000,000
Review score94% positive

Sonic Mania dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players86 · 13 September 2026 - 06:12:01 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak11,883
Units sold (VGI)518,000
Revenue (VGI)$7,000,000
Review score94% positive
Total reviews28,579
Release dateAug 29, 2017
DeveloperChristian Whitehead, Headcannon, PagodaWest Games
PublisherSEGA

Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual

Company pages: Developer: Christian Whitehead, Headcannon, PagodaWest Games Publisher: SEGA

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Game overview

Overview

Sonic Mania comes from Christian Whitehead, Headcannon, PagodaWest Games and is published by SEGA. It arrived on Steam on Aug 29, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Achievements. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Sonic Mania's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 86 players at 13 September 2026 - 06:12:01 UTC, with a tracked peak near 11,883. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 94% positive across 28,579 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Sonic Mania is available in 9 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainJapaneseKoreanSimplified ChineseTraditional Chinese

10 regional rating boards including oflc, nzoflc, pegi, usk, and esrb

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Core 2 Duo	2 GB RAM	DirectX 9.0c compliant video card 256MB	400 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Sonic Mania has sold up to 518,000 units and has 24,331 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $7,000,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Sonic Mania overview details

Sonic Mania combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Experience the ultimate celebration of past and future in Sonic Mania, an all-new 2D Sonic adventure running at a crisp 60FPS with stunning HD retro-style graphics. Multiple playable characters give you the ability to go explosively fast as Sonic, soar as Tails, or power through tough obstacles with Knuckles’ brute strength. Re-live the Sonic of the past with an exciting new twist on classic zones while fighting against new bosses and Dr. Eggman’s evil robot army. Go head to-head with players in Competition Mode or play in Co-Op Mode with a friend.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Sonic Mania is listed as a game with $19.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Achievements, and is associated with Action, Adventure, and Casual. SteamPulse's latest observation records 86 players at 13 September 2026 - 06:12:01 UTC, a tracked peak of 11,883, and 94% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Sonic Mania
Steam App ID	584400
Type	game
Release date	Aug 29, 2017
Developer	Christian Whitehead, Headcannon, PagodaWest Games
Publisher	SEGA
Price	$19.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Action, Adventure, Casual
Categories	Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	86 · 13 September 2026 - 06:12:01 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	11,883
Positive reviews	26,825
Negative reviews	1,754
Total reviews	28,579
Positive percent	94%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	24,331
Average playtime	1,998 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Aug 29, 2017
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	28 July 2023 - 19:49:02 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	13 September 2026 - 06:12:01 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	13 September 2026 - 06:12:01 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	13 September 2026 - 06:12:01 UTC

Overview tags

Great Soundtrack 2D Platformer Retro Classic Pixel Graphics Fast-Paced Colorful Adventure Action Side Scroller Singleplayer Family Friendly Local Co-Op Casual

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
No Way? No Way!	No description
Full Medal Jacket	No description
Magnificent Seven	No description
See You Next Game	No description
Superstar	No description
That's a Two-fer	No description
Now It Can't Hurt You Anymore	No description
Triple Trouble	No description
The Most Famous Hedgehog in the World	No description
Window Shopping	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	Not available
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	© SEGA. SEGA, the SEGA logo and SONIC MANIA are either registered trademarks or trademarks of SEGA Holdings Co., Ltd. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. SEGA is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All other trademarks, logos and copyrights are property of their respective owners.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/584400
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/584400/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/584400
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Sonic Mania

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Sonic Mania?

Sonic Mania's latest SteamPulse observation records 86 players at 13 September 2026 - 06:12:01 UTC, with a tracked peak of 11,883 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 33 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Sonic Mania growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 113 players; the highest observed daily value is 195 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Sonic Mania?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (36.8%), United Kingdom (11.3%), Canada (9.4%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (31.5%), United Kingdom (9.8%), Canada (8.1%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (41.2%), United Kingdom (10.2%), Canada (8.2%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28.4%), United Kingdom (8.6%), Canada (7.1%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Sonic Mania?

Sonic Mania currently sits at 94% positive across 28,579 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 26,825 positive reviews and 1,754 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Sonic Mania have?

Sonic Mania currently has about 47.5K tracked Steam followers as of 27 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Sonic Mania?

Sonic Mania is currently listed at $19.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 24,331, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

94% positive, 26,825 positive, 1,754 negative

Price and discount

$19.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 29 August 2017
Xbox 15 August 2017
PlayStation 14 August 2017

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Sonic the Hedgehog: UltimateBundle #13382 - 10% off$196.08

Sonic Mania - Encore DLCGet the Encore DLC to experience the all-new Encore Mode, two new playable characters Mighty and Ray, and four player Competition Mode.dlc #845640$4.99

Sonic ManiaBuy Sonic Mania #201008$19.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 Processor: Core 2 Duo Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compliant video card 256MB DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 400 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Additional Notes: Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.

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