Two Strikes

Two Strikes

Steam Deck Playable

Retro Reactor · Fighting · May 23, 2025

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $7.49.

90%
Very Positive
310 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 192 sampled reviews

Based on 310 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 192 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
70% of themes are praise30% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I have played through the story mode with all characters and other solo modes on the hardest difficulty (AI difficulty level 4) and have played online against others through quickplay (yeah, there's not many players, so I waited a long while.
44 of 192 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Its hand-drawn visuals, tight mechanics, and emphasis on psychological dueling create a distinctive identity within the genre.
35 of 192 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Considering how long this game has been in development, I assume this is on purpose to promote deliberate gameplay.
33 of 192 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Since I initially reviewed the game, the devs have added several single player modes to supplement the local/remote play PVP foundation they started with.
20 of 192 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
While this is a nice addition, they play too frequently and cannot be turned down independently from other SFX.
16 of 192 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
I have played through the story mode with all characters and other solo modes on the hardest difficulty (AI difficulty level 4) and have played online against others through quickplay (yeah, there's not many players, so I waited a long while.
5 of 192 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters44 reviews
Graphics35 reviews
Gameplay33 reviews
Multiplayer20 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Difficulty5 reviews
Servers and matchmaking4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat21 reviews
86%
Controls12 reviews
67%
Interface5 reviews
80%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 4 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
28
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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