RPG · June 17, 2021

Red Solstice 2: Survivors (2021)

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Plan your strategy and undertake real-time combat missions, in this sequel to the best-selling tactical game Red Solstice! Welcome Executor! It's the year 117 After Earth and you have a very important mission. You were awakened to lead the Cell, a secret taskforce that was assembled to counter the threat of the STROL mutant invasion. Take command of your squad to fight the mutants and find a cure to the virus that threatens to end mankind. Across both a deep strategy layer and engaging real time combat missions, you'll need to make decisions quickly to survive in this hostile world and determine the fate of the planet. Choose your mission, select your loadout, take to the battlefield, and lead your squad to victory. Playable in single-player or co-op with up to seven friends, Red Solstice 2: Survivors combines tense claustrophobic action with careful strategic planning to create a sci-fi experience like no other. KEY FEATURES Red Solstice 2: Survivors is playable with the classic Real-Time Strategy controls. These controls provide a lot of freedom, more control and they allow the player to learn proactive actions which are to plan, execute and improvise. Survival Strategy: Red Solstice 2: Survivors combines tactical missions with ongoing survival against the STROL virus. Explore the entire planet in a campaign that expands over time with a single goal - survival of humanity. Research technologies: Research and upgrade new technologies and use them on the battlefield. Real Time Tactical Battlefield: Fight in an open battlefield in real time, while adapting and making plans on the move. Combat Missions: Deploy alone or with other players into combat missions to contain the spreading biomass infection. Manage your resources, explore an open map and secure areas in order to save humanity. Three Mission Types: Over 15 main missions and more than 20 side missions, with each having a different mission type (exploration, stealth and survival). Unique Classes: Choose between 6 classes, each with a unique gameplay experience – Assault, Demolition, Heavy Support, Marksman, Medic and Recon. 8 Player Co-op: Join campaigns and combat missions from other players – or let them join yours. Play together and work towards the survival of the planet. Powerful Weapons: Cause mass destruction, wipe out battlefields and decimate entire colonies. Biomass Infestation: Fight the spreading threat which changes the environment and adapts to your actions. 'It all looks like fighting StarCraft’s Zerg, only up-close and personal...' Rock Paper Shotgun 'In other words, it seems to be taking the base-operating and mission elements from titles like XCOM.' WCCFTech

Community Tag Signals

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

  • Strategy RPG · 255
  • Zombies · 221
  • Third Person · 218
  • Multiplayer · 213
  • Real Time Tactics · 212
  • RPG · 207
  • Strategy · 199
  • Sci-fi · 196
  • Futuristic · 192
  • Aliens · 190
  • Team-Based · 188
  • Procedural Generation · 182
  • Character Customization · 177
  • Co-op · 167
  • Online Co-Op · 159

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Position in RPG

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.2k Steam reviewsTop 75% in RPG
Positive rating70% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 91%
Metacritic64/100Genre average 78 — top 95% of RPG titles
Engagement hours12 h averageTop 78% for session depth among RPG

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (11)

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

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Japanese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

70%Mostly Positive · 3.2k reviews

2.3k positive · 968 negative

Metacritic

64/100 critic aggregate

Metacritic user score

5.0/10

Curator recommendations

2.6k

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateJun 17, 2021
DeveloperIronward
Publisher505 Games
Base price$10.49
DLC / Add-ons9 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Support

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

12h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

Achievements

99

Steam unlocks available

Content Notes

Blood from killing creatures and player deaths.

Editions & Packages

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