Yes, worth buying.
At $29.99. It has been as low as $11.99.
- Story and characters: 132 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 99 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 95 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Crashes: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 9k player reviews · updated 2 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
The storyline is more coherent and characters are better developed, but it is also quite generic rather than making the most of the setup from the first game.
All tops with a graphics engine so far-ahead of it's time, it literally became a meme.
Such progression structures maintain interest by allowing users to tailor the experience to their preferred combat style, creating a robust feedback loop that persists throughout the campaign.
This game felt more like a game that landed on its feet and spent the time refining its mechanics and committing to making a unique sci-fi FPS.
Sound design is robust.
Performance is stable, with smoother frame rates and faster loading times compared to the original.
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $11.99.
The data behind the verdict
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We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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