Skullgirls 2nd Encore

Skullgirls 2nd Encore

Steam Deck Verified

Hidden Variable Studios · Fighting · Aug 22, 2013

Yes, worth buying.

At $24.99. It has been as low as $2.49.

88%
Very Positive
32k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 32k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

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
88% of themes are praise12% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
+ Short, but sweet story mode(s) that delve into the overworld and give each character a whole new dimension
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay wise, every character has a variety of moves.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
+ Great Soundtrack
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
It is worth playing almost for the visuals alone.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
One of my online friends gifted me the game and the other friend gifted me the season pass.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
The Game actually teaches you about Hitboxes and Recoveries and Punishes and all of that stuff you hear at EVO live streams, it's freakin' great!
7 of 300 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 characters65 reviews
Gameplay30 reviews
Audio20 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Multiplayer12 reviews
Combat7 reviews
Servers and matchmaking6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty8 reviews
50%
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. 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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $24.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.49.

5 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
45
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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