GIRLS' FRONTLINE 2: EXILIUM

Buy70%

Mostly Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

SUNBORN Information Co., Ltd. · Anime · Feb 11, 2025

Player review score
70%
Mostly Positive
Price
Free
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
10
Full audio4 of 10
Subtitles10 of 10

Should I buy GIRLS' FRONTLINE 2: EXILIUM?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 116 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Monetization: 92 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k 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
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
116 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Used to be the 1st game player, I found lot of better aspect of gameplay in GFL2, since it's different game, but with X-Com like Strategy game made me able to enjoy GFL more.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The writing successfully balances personal stories with broader geopolitical conflicts, ensuring that both newcomers and returning fans have reasons to become invested in the unfolding narrative.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat serves as the centerpiece of the experience and represents the game's greatest strength.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As for the graphics and cinematic, it's decent with the low requirement, I'm able to play both at minimum and maximum settings, there is no stutter, smooth, and the cinematic are great!
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I find the story to be somewhat shallow/predictable and generally don't enjoy the visual novel format of storytelling, but the gameplay overall is a lot of fun and the character design is peak.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
With the help of great soundtrack (Some of them even revisits the GFL1 soundtracks!) that made the atmosphere is great!

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay116 reviews
Story98 reviews
Combat47 reviews
Graphics21 reviews
Characters14 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Optimization7 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Monetization
61% still recommend
Difficulty
65% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend
Multiplayer
56% still recommend
Performance
71% 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
  • In-App Purchases

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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