Action · October 26, 2023

Ghostrunner 2 (2023)

calendar_todayAge 17+trophy34 achievementsextension7 DLClocal_offer-80% current discountgroup1M–10M ownersrecommend7.3k recommendations
EDITIONS COMPARED GHOSTRUNNER 2 BRUTAL EDITION Ghostrunner 2 Brutal Edition Includes: Ghostrunner 2 Game Ahriman's Katana Sword and Hand Skin Modern Energy Sword and Hand Skin Molten Blade Sword and Hand Skin Gothic Blue Sword and Hand Skin Hand Hologram with Username Aqua Animated Sword and Hand Skin Design 24A Motorcycle Skin Ghostrunner 2 Season Pass ($19.99 Value) GHOSTRUNNER 2 DELUXE EDITION Ghostrunner 2 Deluxe Edition Includes: Ghostrunner 2 Game Ahriman's Katana Sword and Hand Skin Modern Energy Sword and Hand Skin Molten Blade Sword and Hand Skin Gothic Blue Sword and Hand Skin Hand Hologram with Username About the Game Blood will run in the highly anticipated hardcore FPP slasher set one year after the events of Ghostrunner. Adventure through a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk future that takes place after the fall of the Keymaster, a tyrant who ruled over Dharma Tower, the last refuge of mankind. Jack is back to take on the violent AI cult that has assembled outside Dharma Tower and shape the future of humanity. Featuring incredible katana combat mechanics, a deeper exploration of the world beyond Dharma Tower, nonlinear levels with complex motorbike sections, exciting new modes, and all the action you loved about Ghostrunner. Plus, boss fights are more interactive, giving players freedom to choose how to survive battles against the toughest opponents. Become The Ultimate Cyber Ninja Ghostrunner 2 introduces new skills, allowing players to be more creative and take on even the most demanding encounters with greater accessibility. However, enemies in Ghostrunner 2 behave uniquely dependent on the skills used against them, providing a fresh challenge with each encounter. The player progression system has been completely redone, providing opportunities to experiment and customize gameplay. Immersive, Mind-Bending Features Master the Cybervoid if you hope to survive. Take on challenging, new enemies as you traverse interactive environments including exploding barrels, destructible walls, helpful neutral entities, and countless improvements that keep combat exciting and fresh. Can’t get enough? Dive even deeper into the lore and plot with the new dialogue system. Sounds of the Cybervoid Save humanity in style as you decimate your opponents while listening to the captivating synthwave soundtrack featuring new music from Daniel Deluxe, We Are Magonia, Gost, Dan Terminus, and Arek Reikowski.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Cyberpunk · 206
  • Action · 205
  • Runner · 194
  • Hack and Slash · 192
  • Fast-Paced · 190
  • First-Person · 185
  • Difficult · 183
  • Swordplay · 181
  • Violent · 144
  • Vehicular Combat · 142
  • Music · 126
  • Adventure · 118
  • Action-Adventure · 116
  • Post-apocalyptic · 114
  • Singleplayer · 112

Peer Action titles

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume9.5k Steam reviewsTop 41% in Action
Positive rating81% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 67%
Metacritic81/100Genre average 77 — top 36% of Action titles
Engagement hours10 h averageTop 47% for session depth among Action

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Polish
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese volume_up
  • Traditional Chinese volume_up

Full audio (4)

  • English
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Ukrainian

Reception Metrics

Steam community

81%Mostly Positive · 9.5k reviews

7.7k positive · 1.8k negative

Metacritic

81/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

7.3k

Press Quotes

“One of the most exciting action games all year” 9/10 – IGN “Like its predecessor, it remains a damn treat” 8.5/10 – Game Informer “The inclusion of the motorcycle was a stroke of genius on One More Level’s part” 9.5/10 – Dualshockers

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

10h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Achievements

34

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateOct 26, 2023
DeveloperOne More Level
Publisher505 Games
Base price$7.99 -80%
Required age17+
DLC / Add-ons7 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Content Notes

Blood and gore in realistic graphics. Violence on human and human-like characters. Mutilated and dismembered bodies. Mature coarse language. The fear-inducing atmosphere, events, and characters.

Editions & Packages

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