Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now

Buy88%

Very Positive · 978 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Stainless Games Ltd · Racing · Sep 19, 2014

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 978 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.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Talking about the positives, first of all, the soundtrack is impressive; they managed to get an Iron Maiden license, fitting incredibly well with the gore gameplay.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Back to the graphics a little bit: its 3D engine was amazing at the time (in fact, it was ahead of its time).
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It has the best soundtrack in the franchise, featuring Iron Maiden, if you restore it with a patch, with improved gameplay that maintains the original essence.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Developed by Stainless Games, this vehicular combat game is an adrenaline-fueled joyride that embraces chaos and destruction with gleeful abandon.
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I'm glad it works on linux, though it is iffy about closing the game, and setting up higher graphics required some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ :D

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay42 reviews
Graphics32 reviews
Audio25 reviews
Combat10 reviews
Linux compatibility5 reviews
Divided opinion
Multiplayer
100% still recommend
Bugs
75% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
79% still recommend
Interface
70% still recommend
Controls
80% still recommend
Difficulty
88% still recommend
Story
60% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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