Adventure
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 5h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 72% of owners
Steam reviews 75% positive of 2,344
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (43%); after 5h it's 1 in 7 (15%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- 72% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 2,361 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 289 reviews: 5.4h for positive, 2.1h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (71.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.
All achievements (12)
- The Adventure Begins Clear SYLVANIA CASTLE ZONE, Act 1. 100%
- Rolling Combo! Activate the Rolling Combo with Sonic and Tails. 80%
- All Stages Cleared! Defeat the final foe and watch the ending. 25%
- All Chaos Emeralds Found! Collect all seven Chaos Emeralds. 20%
- Metal Sonic Falls Defeat Metal Sonic in SKY FORTRESS ZONE, Act 1. 16%
- All Red Star Rings Found! Collect all Red Star Rings 11%
- Proof of Speed Clear SYLVANIA CASTLE ZONE, Act 1 in one minute or less. 9.2%
- Tag Partner Upload a Multiplayer score or time. 7.8%
- Endurance Race Clear all stages without returning to the World Map. 7.7%
- Ring Collector Beat Special Stage 1 after collecting every Ring. 6.3%
- A Golden Wave Defeat all bosses as Super Sonic. 6.1%
- I Love Tails Play as Tails 50 times. 5.4%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.