Satisfying, punchy gunplay and sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The guns sound orgasmic, and the hit feedback feels meaty and devastating.”
Steam review · 9.3 h played ↗
SYNTHETIK 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 81%Very Positive · 81%Flow Fire Games2021Roguelite · Action Roguelike · Twin Stick Shooter
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A punchy, deep twin-stick tactical roguelite with great gunplay and sound, but after five years in Early Access it is still buggy, with broken co-op and a poor UI. Skip it if you need stable co-op.
Great for
Solo players who love tactical, crunchy shooters with deep builds, and fans of the first Synthetik
Main risk
Unstable co-op, crashes and bugs after five years in Early Access
What players love
Huge variety of weapons, classes and builds
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“one of its biggest strengths is the massive variety of weapons, items, attachments, perks, and character builds.”
Steam review · 69.2 h played ↗
Better after years of updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“It took years, but finally, with the recent updates, the game is a worthy sequel.”
Steam review · 14.9 h played ↗
Great music, visuals and mod support
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Has an integrated modding system (through mod.io) that can help with longevity and variety”
Steam review · 51.9 h played ↗
Great with friends in co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“the multiplayer experience with friends makes this an 11/10”
Steam review · 42.4 h played ↗
Tactical depth and bullet physics
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Elaborate bullet physics: there's ballistics, penetration, varios location hits, shrapnel and ricocheting”
Steam review · 56 h played ↗
What players complain about
Unstable, broken co-op and connection
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“I've been waiting FIVE YEARS for the co-op to work and it STILL DOESN'T.”
Steam review · 6.3 h played ↗
Bugs and crashes, lost saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“it's one of the buggiest games I've ever played even though it's been in early access for nearly half a decade now.”
Steam review · 31.2 h played ↗
Worse than Synthetik 1 and visual clutter
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“This game is just worse in every way.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
Poor performance and optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the performance optimization is absolutely horrendous.”
Steam review · 264.1 h played ↗
Terrible, buggy UI and menus
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The UI dev basically imported ALL effects from the game engine, and used them all on the screen”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Poor controller and Steam Deck support
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“the worst controller support I've ever witnessed in any game.”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable9 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
Processori3-6100
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 970
Storage9 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
Processori7 8700k
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1660 Super, newer is better
Storage9 GB available space
OSWindows 10
Processori3-6100
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 970
Storage9 GB available space
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