Nostalgia and a game that holds up
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This game really holds the test of time, Definitely worth the price.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%Sigma Team Inc.2009Shoot 'Em Up · Looter Shooter · Shooter
$4.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A fun, nostalgic isometric horde shooter with light RPG progression, great music and tons of aliens. Skip it if you need modern resolutions or stability, or want the original Vengeance version's deeper RPG.
Great for
Nostalgic fans of old-school isometric shooters who want to switch off and mow down hordes
Main risk
Technical problems on modern PCs (1024x768 only, crashes, stutter) and a stripped-down version compared to the original
What players love
Better than the first game: story, voice, levels
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“there a story now and voice acting for characters which blew my mind”
Steam review · 16.8 h played ↗
Satisfying horde shooting and carnage
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Mowing down a literal sea of monsters with a magma cannon while that heavy industrial music blasts is still a massive dopamine hit.”
Steam review · 8.4 h played ↗
Light RPG progression and weapon variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“What surprised me most is how addictive the progression system is.”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
Great soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“background music is on another level”
Steam review · 43.2 h played ↗
Cheap and good value
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“this was one the best 5 hours i've had in a long time. And all of this just cost me $1”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Cut-down RPG and content vs original Vengeance
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Here they cut the ENTIRE RPG system.”
Steam review · translated · 19.2 h played ↗
Getting stuck, broken saves and bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“As of today I cannot find a way to save the game progress on Windows 10.”
Steam review · 2.8 h played ↗
Crashes and won't launch on modern PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“It crashes immediately after the intro sequence upon launch”
Steam review · 2.8 h played ↗
Repetitive, mindless gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“I was falling asleep playing this boring crap AND THIS WAS ON HARD”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
Lag, stutter and frame drops
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“AS2 runs significantly worse compared to the first game – you can notice significant dips even when there are no enemies around”
Steam review · 2.3 h played ↗
Only 1024x768, no modern resolution support
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“This doesn't even go beyond 1024x768”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable600 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 2000 / XP / Vista
Processor1.7 GHz
Memory512 MB
GraphicsnVidia GeForce2 / ATI Radeon 8500 or better video card with 64MB video memory
Storage600 MB Free Space
OSWindows 2000 / XP / Vista
Processor1.7 GHz
Memory512 MB
GraphicsnVidia GeForce2 / ATI Radeon 8500 or better video card with 64MB video memory
Storage600 MB Free Space
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