Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 81 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 72 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Co-op: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Story: 85 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 4k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise16% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
81 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
With only 1-2 fps I can't continue, the previous gameplay performed well.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
72 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Perhaps all the effort lost on the narrative elements went into the art and combat, because there are definite improvements here.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While the original Shank featured campaign co-op (which was a lot of fun), Shank 2 does not, which is very unfortunate.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Shank 2 features the very distinct Klei Entertainment graphics and character design, which I love.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The visual style is amazing, the game play is fun and challenging, and even the soundtrack is pretty great.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay81 reviews
Combat72 reviews
Co-op54 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters75% still recommend
Performance100% still recommend
Players complain
Story75% still recommend
Difficulty77% still recommend
Controls74% still recommend
Multiplayer94% still recommend
Interface75% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Co-op
- Multi-player
- Shared/Split Screen
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Remote Play on TV
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$2.49$9.99−75%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
5 points recordedtoday · $2.49
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