Sonic Team has surprise launchedSonic Colors: Ultimateonto the Steam platform, almost a year after its original launch in 2021. This remaster was originally announced two years ago at a digital event to celebrate the franchise’s 30th anniversary, alongside the first reveal ofSonic Frontiers.Sonic Colors: Ultimatewould then launch for consoles in 2021, along with PC, albeit as an Epic Games Store exclusive during that period.
Despite the original Wii game being a well-regarded release, some considering it one ofthe bestSonicgames of the Boost era, the remaster’s reception has been rather mixed. On launch,Sonic Colors: Ultimatewas plagued with several technical hiccups, some ranging from graphical glitches to game-breaking bugs that hampered the original game. In response, patches have made the game somewhat more stable, albeit some still take issue with how the game was ported. This new release on Steam follows suit, with the game’s likely timed exclusivity expiring, allowing it to come to Steam.
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This surprise announcement was posted on theofficialSonic the HedgehogTwitter, revealing the game would arrive on Steam a little over a year after being an Epic Games Store exclusive. To commemorate this surprise launch of the game, gamers are getting a limited-time discount of 30% off if they buy it off of Steam. This offer will end on February 13, meaning fans have a short time frame to take advantage of this price cut. OtherSonicgames likeFrontiersandSonic Forcesare also on sale on Steam for a limited time.
Some fans also noticed the game is listed on Amazon Luna as well, based on a link from the official website, though currently it leads to nothing. While some are appreciative of the game finally coming to Steam, there were still a number of criticisms leveled it. Some of these can be seen in the Steam reviews, where fans note thetechnical problems withSonic Colors: Ultimateremained in this release. Other took issue with the controversial Denuvo DRM being included as well, which has historically caused games to not function properly on PC.
The technical problems with these games have extended to other releases, such astheSonic Originsbundle, where it also suffered a number of gameplay or visual hiccups despite being ports of some classic games. The newest release in the mainline entries,Sonic Frontiers, also received similar criticisms for its technical shortcomings, though the reception to it has been more positive thanSonic Colors: Ultimate.
Sonic Colors: Ultimateis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
