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No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
Continue the fight in the HD remaster of the second entry in everyone's favorite assassin action series! After falling down the ranks of the United Assassins Association, Travis Touchdown whips out his beam katana to reclaim his rightful spot at the top.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
24 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“GREAT FOLLOW UP TO NMH1! Although i do miss the open world aspect of 1, this game makes up for it be taking out the "Grindy parts" between the ranking matches that 1 had. I feel like travis is at his best in this game…”
“What can i say? Better than first game in most if not in every aspect, being able to play as Shinobi and Henry (*for a small portion) is great actually. L Now if you actually think about it, this game is actually has…”
“honestly thought this game was better than the first, the open world part of NMH1 was just boringly pointless, especially when going back and forth between buildings accepting side jobs and missions, glad that's just…”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“What can i say? Better than first game in most if not in every aspect, being able to play as Shinobi and Henry (*for a small portion) is great actually. L Now if you actually think about it, this game is actually has…”
“honestly thought this game was better than the first, the open world part of NMH1 was just boringly pointless, especially when going back and forth between buildings accepting side jobs and missions, glad that's just…”
“fun combat ruined by really poorly designed levels and boss fights, zero downtime between them unless you force yourself to waste time playing minigames for a small pittance of cash, and nearly everyone returning from…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“What can i say? Better than first game in most if not in every aspect, being able to play as Shinobi and Henry (*for a small portion) is great actually. L Now if you actually think about it, this game is actually has…”
“a pretty big downgrade from the first. getting rid of the open world doesnt ruin the game, and I understand the jobs arent ♥♥♥♥ this time because thats not what this game is about, but theres a lotta flaws. the combat,…”
“No More Heroes 2 is a lot of fun and keeps the same humor that made the first game great. It has plenty of funny moments, and the gameplay is just as enjoyable. I originally beat this on the Wii and had a great time…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“a pretty big downgrade from the first. getting rid of the open world doesnt ruin the game, and I understand the jobs arent ♥♥♥♥ this time because thats not what this game is about, but theres a lotta flaws. the combat,…”
“they addded impact frames to this game holy peak”
“I enjoyed playing this one more than the first game (which is a controversial take apparently). The added QoL and removing the open world were enormously helpful in reducing some of the tedium. It's still an odd game.…”
38 of the 104 reviews raise this · 26 of them still recommend the game.
“To preface, I started this game immediately after finishing the first NMH which is a game I really enjoyed by the end of it. This game is such a significant fall off from the first game that the only thing I am thankful…”
“Nevermind ♥♥♥♥ that dog what the hell happened with Shinobu??? Ive merinated in it this game is worse in a way I just cannot recommend this. If this was a sequel to any other game or its own thing it wouldn't be as bad…”
“As usual, I read this game's reviews prior to playing - big mistake. Firstly, I accept that there are elements in the game that are, in contrast with NMH1, a clear downgrade. That said, these elements - like the…”
26 of the 104 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“Love this game but I wouldn't recommend getting it on pc. Random crashes with no real fix. If you still want to try it go to the high seas o7”
“Good game but pretty bad port. Keeps crashing on the rank 3 fight. Tried tinkering in settings and reloading saves but nothing works. EDIT: fixed it. had to run game in windows 7 compatibility mode. still a headache…”
“Let's get the bad stuff out of the way first: this port is frustrating, crashes frequently, and configurations don't save when you restart. Now for the good stuff. I won't go too in depth, but what I will say is that…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“GREAT FOLLOW UP TO NMH1! Although i do miss the open world aspect of 1, this game makes up for it be taking out the "Grindy parts" between the ranking matches that 1 had. I feel like travis is at his best in this game…”
“Let's get the bad stuff out of the way first: this port is frustrating, crashes frequently, and configurations don't save when you restart. Now for the good stuff. I won't go too in depth, but what I will say is that…”
“Jasper Batt. Jr boss fight on Bitter should be considered a form of torture”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Damn the game still a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ mess on PC. No matter what I tried I couldn't get my gamepad to work properly. Oof.”
“I enjoyed playing this one more than the first game (which is a controversial take apparently). The added QoL and removing the open world were enormously helpful in reducing some of the tedium. It's still an odd game.…”
“As a whole I love this game, it's really fun and I'd say I almost love this as much as the first game. I say almost because this game does have its flaws that do bring it down for me such as the new destroyman boss…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Nevermind ♥♥♥♥ that dog what the hell happened with Shinobu??? Ive merinated in it this game is worse in a way I just cannot recommend this. If this was a sequel to any other game or its own thing it wouldn't be as bad…”
“fun combat ruined by really poorly designed levels and boss fights, zero downtime between them unless you force yourself to waste time playing minigames for a small pittance of cash, and nearly everyone returning from…”
“Not quite there in terms of story compared to NMH1 or even NMH3, but I enjoyed it a lot until the final boss.”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 74.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“--------[SPOILERS FOR THIS REVIEW]-------- [spoiler] I know this game isn't written by Suda, but this might genuinely be one of the best kusoges ever written. I might sound a bit crazy saying this but I think the game is genuinely designed to make you want to stop playing games…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Not a bad game, but it feels like a downgrade in some areas compared to the first game, i liked the jobs and the assassination missions better in the first game, the side jobs in this one ain't that bad, but they feel a bit pointless since you only need a bit of money at the…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Save after each and every action because this game is STILL (as of March 2026) extremely crash-prone.”
— a player, Steam review · 15 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Patch Notes 8/26/26
A new patch is up for No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle . Here's what's new: Fixed an issue where players on recent AMD GPUs would incorrectly see a vertically-interlaced blue display. If you have
Patch notes 4/29/25
A new patch is up for No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle . Here's what's new: - Keys assigned to High/Low Beat Attack on keyboard can now be used to shoot in "Bizarre Jelly 5" mini-game. - Fixed ano
Patch notes 4/8/25
A new patch is up for No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle . Here's what's new: -Fixed situations where Side Job 08 "Stings So Good" could get stuck, with the player's controls becoming locked. If you
Patch notes 4/7/25
A new patch is up for No More Heroes 2 . Here's what's new: - Full keyboard and mouse support has been added. - Gamepad rebinding is now supported. - Default controls have been updated for most miniga
Patch notes 7/14/21
A new patch is up for No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle! Here's what's new: - Fixed issue where the game would not start properly or not recognize save games correctly if your user directory had an
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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 |
| Player tags | Action · Comedy · Hack and Slash · Assassin · Beat 'em up · Cats · Third Person · 3D · Gore · Singleplayer · Violent · Combat (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 22 |
| Official site | http://nomoreheroesseries.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 8.1 or later Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX750Ti DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space