Anomaly 2

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

11 bit studios · Strategy · May 15, 2013

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
65
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio1 of 6
Subtitles6 of 6

Should I buy Anomaly 2?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 52 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Linux compatibility: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k 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 praise8% are divided50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
85 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Rather than refining an already safe formula, the game deliberately doubles down on what made the original Anomaly: Warzone Earth unusual, pushing its “tower offense” identity further with deeper mechanics, greater tactical flexibility, and a broader scope.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
77 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The presentation of graphics, music, voice acting and story is all very good.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Even tho graphics are good, but the whole screen is cluttered with unnecessary things, which makes it hard to see your tanks and enemy towers around this mess.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Even the music is good, and the voice acting is better than in the original.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Explosions, weapon effects, and camera work lend combat a cinematic quality that reinforces the sense of constant danger without obscuring critical information.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay85 reviews
Story77 reviews
Graphics49 reviews
Audio21 reviews
Combat15 reviews
Divided opinion
Co-op
57% still recommend
Players complain
Multiplayer
77% still recommend
Difficulty
79% still recommend
Linux compatibility
6% still recommend
Interface
56% still recommend
Controls
63% still recommend
Crashes
29% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

7 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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