Sonic Frontiers

Buy89%

Very Positive · 29k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Sonic Team · Open World · Nov 8, 2022

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
$13.99−65%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
40
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio6 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy Sonic Frontiers?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 174 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 104 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 52 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 34 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 10 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
33% of themes are praise8% are divided59% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
174 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A mix of open world collect-a-thon and fast paced action levels; it's a nice mix of exploring and time trials.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
104 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This is a big game with a lovely story at its core, and an overall enjoyable experience that earns a solid 8.5/10.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are also good but could be better, though you’ll need a fast PC to run this massive game smoothly.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
All to an absolutely banging soundtrack (to which you can find and add OSTs from previous Sonic games).

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay174 reviews
Story104 reviews
Graphics42 reviews
Audio40 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck
57% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
73% still recommend
Difficulty
65% still recommend
Performance
60% still recommend
Bugs
60% still recommend
Controls
56% still recommend
Interface
13% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$13.99$39.99−65%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

11 points recordedtoday · $13.99

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