Freespace 2

Freespace 2

Steam Deck Unsupported

Volition Inc · Space · Jun 6, 2014

Worth it for the right player.

At $24.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

78%
Mostly Positive
319 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 60 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 319 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 251 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise25% are divided12% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
But yeah I know how most gamers are, Graphics & gameplay come first.
61 of 251 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Second, with the installer you can play the story of FS1 in FS2's engine.
60 of 251 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Offering you challenging gameplay.
23 of 251 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I'm really getting into the story as well, which is not what I bought this for at all.. it has some nice twists and the voice acting gets the job done.
9 of 251 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Apart from the great single player campaign with an intense story, you can also compete against real players via multiplayer options.
6 of 251 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Graphics61 reviews
Story and characters60 reviews
Gameplay23 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Multiplayer6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat41 reviews
100%
Difficulty9 reviews
89%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs6 reviews
67%

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. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $24.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.