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Freedom Planet 2
The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “fast-paced platforming and combat” (38 of 82 reviews) and “excellent, memorable soundtrack” (22); the most common complaint is “tedious bosses and gimmicks” (9). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
38 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“The best "Sonic" game we've received in a long time. The original Freedom Planet was a fantastic 2D platformer that paid homage to its inspiration on the Genesis. I already thought the first game was excellent. This…”
22 of the 82 reviews raise this.
21 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“The best "Sonic" game we've received in a long time. The original Freedom Planet was a fantastic 2D platformer that paid homage to its inspiration on the Genesis. I already thought the first game was excellent. This…”
14 of the 82 reviews raise this.
6 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“This game deserves to be 1000x more popular than it is. Absurdly fun and fast-paced platforming that hugely improves and iterates on the first in every way, along with much longer and more fleshed-out levels and bosses.…”
9 of the 82 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Honestly I preferred Freedom Planet 1 much more. This game made the levels way too long and the boos fight too tedious for me.”
“Good game but the 6-phase final boss lowers this game to a 6/10.”
4 of the 82 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
3 of the 82 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Fun action platforming game. I would say it is a significant upgrade over the first game, which was also good. To note though, there is small scene of homosexuality in it, which is a real shame. We don't need to know…”
Counted across 82 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“neera's voice actor, ashlyn madden, now voices tangle the lemur in the sonic the hedgehog franchise! we have truly come full circle everyone, sonic x freedom planet is real!!!”
— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played“Holy moly the music is so lit. Gorgeous character design and game play! (spoiler hidden)”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“After playing the first game, I can't believe the second one was out of the radar for me. Which should be a crime because this is an major step up from FP1. The pixel art, the gameplay, the combat, and everything else is just spectacular. I would definitely recommend this game…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-20.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-20). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Boss Rush Update! Now Available on Consoles!
Today is a big day for Freedom Planet fans - Thanks to our partners at XSEED Games, Freedom Planet 2 is now available on Nintendo Switch, Sony PlayStation 4/5, and Xbox One/Series S! To coincide with
Version 1.2.8r is Live! Console preparations and more fixes!
Hello Avalicians! With a little over two months left until our console launch, we're continuing to work on fixes and tweaks for the PC version of Freedom Planet 2. Thank you again for your reports and
Version 1.2.7r is Live! More fixes abound!
Hello Avalicians! We have a new build ready that addresses certain issues that were introduced in the previous patch, along with additional fixes. Thank you once again for your feedback, it has been a
Version 1.2.6r is Live! Massive Bugfix Update!
We hope everyone has been doing well this year! This new update for Freedom Planet 2 includes hundreds of fixes and tweaks based on feedback from our community over the past year, as well as a few new
Version 1.2.3r is Live! Shuigang Expanded!
Hello Avalicians! With summer almost here, we've been working hard on porting the game to consoles and addressing as many lingering bugs as possible. In the meantime, we have a juicy new update that n
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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.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Platformer · Side Scroller · Pixel Graphics · Female Protagonist · Action-Adventure · Indie · Colorful · Adventure · Sci-fi · Action · Anime · Old School (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Keyboard Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 63 |
| Official site | http://freedomplanet2.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP2+ Processor: SSE2 instruction set support Memory: 256 MB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 3 GB available space