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Axiom Verge 2

Axiom Verge 2

Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.

Released Aug 11, 2022 Developer Thomas Happ Games LLC Platforms Windows · Linux ActionAdventureMetroidvaniaPlatformer2D Platformer
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-10-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

78.1%positive978 reviews
Recommended · 112 found this helpful

“It's OK It is missing a lot of stuff I was expecting from Axiom Verge 1. - It's a prequel / side story so no answers on what happened to Athetos / Trace - No arsenal of guns, You've got a boomerang, melee weapon, and that's it. You can't go on a side quest to get a flamethrower…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“This game feels like it was made before AV1. I didn't dislike it but there were so many times where I felt like poor choices were made to differentiate the two games. I knew that 1 was an homage to Metroid but after seeing the more original 2 struggle with it's attempt to be…”

— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played
Not recommended · 9 found this helpful

“Mild recommendation to avoid. I played through Axiom Verge 1 fully on the Switch, and gave this one 90 minutes. It's a very classic-feeling Metroidvania. I slowly picked up upgrades, new abilities, the drone, found a mini-boss, and, well ... none of it is very exciting. It's…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

124all-time peak
0 25 50 2023 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period 41 avg · Aug 2022

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-25.

28achievements
21.5%median completion
2.1%rarest: Speedrunner
66.8% of players 63.0% of players 58.0% of players 45.9% of players 44.9% of players 43.2% of players 41.0% of players 38.5% of players 37.9% of players 32.8% of players 26.6% of players 25.6% of players 25.0% of players 21.7% of players 21.5% of players 14.8% of players 12.7% of players 9.3% of players 8.0% of players 7.6% of players 7.5% of players 6.1% of players 3.3% of players 2.8% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 66.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
66.8%Hack — Hack an enemy.
63.0%Breach — Hidden achievement
58.0%An Alu — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
2.1%Speedrunner — Complete the game in Speedrun Mode.
2.2%Low Percent — Finish the game with under 40% of all items found.
2.4%Pacifist — Complete the game without destroying any large boss enemies.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99−50% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-10-25 20:53 UTC
$19.99base price
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US9.99 USD−50%
EU8.39 EUR−50%
UK7.74 GBP−50%
Australia14.47 AUD−50%
Canada11.39 CAD−50%
Japan1,025 JPY−50%
Brazil18.99 BRL−50%
China35.00 CNY−50%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$3.8 China Japan Canada EU US Australia UK≈$10

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-25 08-11 08-30 09-17 10-05 10-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Feb 09, 2023
Version 1.0.29, 2/9/2023

Version 1.0.29, 2/9/2023 ---------------------- Added XB1 style input icons.

Aug 30, 2022
Version 1.0.28, 8/30/2022

Attempt to work around Steam's 32-bit int limitation for leaderboard scores in order for Low% scores to rank properly. Had to reset the Low% boards :-(

Aug 22, 2022
Version 1.0.27, 8/22/2022

Uncapped 60fps framerate lock Changes to mitigate chance of save file corruption

Aug 17, 2022
Version 1.0.26, 8/17/2022

Better handling for when SpeechSynthesizer fails to intialize in Windows Fix for fullscreen toggle sometimes not working

Aug 15, 2022
Version 1.0.25, 8/15/2022

Updated to latest fnalibs to fix Vulkan memory leaks

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsAction · Adventure · Metroidvania · Platformer · 2D Platformer · Action-Adventure · Pixel Graphics · Side Scroller · 2D · Sci-fi · Female Protagonist · Indie (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America
ControllerFull support
Achievements28
Official sitehttp://www.axiomverge2.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Pentium E2180 2.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4400 Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: XInput or controller recommended.