Sonic Colors: Ultimate on the Steam Machine
Can the Steam Machine run Sonic Colors: Ultimate?
Yes — Sonic Colors: Ultimate, a 2023 action game, rates green on the Steam Machine at 1080p.
Derived from Valve's SteamOS testing (it's also Deck Verified), not a measured frame-rate. Recommended RAM is 8 GB — comfortably within the Machine's 16 GB.
Key facts: Sonic Colors: Ultimate on Steam Machine
- Compatibility
- Runs great (works). Inferred from Valve's SteamOS compatibility rating.
- Device & mode
- Steam Machine: Runs great — Runs locally on SteamOS (1080p default)
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified — Runs locally on the handheld (800p)
- Steam Frame: Native status: unknown — Flatscreen — streamed from a Steam Machine to a virtual screen; native play not rated
- Performance
- No frame-rate data — we don't publish a number we don't hold.
- Conditions
- None recorded — there is no frame-rate test to describe.
- Basis
- Derived from SteamOS compatibility · 2 sources (2 linked) · data as of · methodology
- Limitations
- No frame-rate measured — the verdict is inferred from Valve's SteamOS compatibility rating.
- Not recorded here: anti-cheat status, frame generation, game / SteamOS / Proton versions.
At a glance across Valve's SteamOS devices
Analysis — Sonic Colors: Ultimate on the Steam Machine
24 ProtonDB reports rate it Gold (runs perfectly after tweaks), in line with Valve's Deck Verified rating.
Steam lists full controller support, so it plays from the sofa without a keyboard. It also has shared/split-screen co-op on Steam's list, which suits a living-room box with a second controller.
Frequently asked
Is Sonic Colors: Ultimate Steam Deck Verified?
Yes — Sonic Colors: Ultimate is Steam Deck Verified.
Search other key stores for Sonic Colors: Ultimate — stock and price aren't checked by us (not Steam)
Real Steam Machine FPS reports like yours replace our derived estimates, one game at a time.
Submit a resultSonic Colors: Ultimate appears in
Games with similar demands
Runs greatRuns greatSonic Origins
Steam Machine
Runs greatRuns greatSonic Mania
Steam Machine
Runs greatRuns greatSonic Forces
Steam Machine
Runs greatRuns greatSonic Generations Collection
Steam Machine
Runs greatRuns greatSonic Frontiers
Steam Machine
Not yet testedNot yet testedSonic The Hedgehog
Steam Machine
How we know this
Inferred from this title's official SteamOS compatibility rating, scaled to the Machine's roughly 6× Deck GPU power.
- Valve SteamOS compatibility: Compatible · Valve (Steam store)
- ProtonDB: Gold, 24 reports · ProtonDBIndependent community signal shown alongside our verdict, not used to compute it.
Every verdict is labelled by confidence. Numbers are estimates unless tagged “measured.”
Drop the live badge in your Reddit signature, a forum post, or a README.
Player comments
Loading comments…