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Rising Star 2

Rising Star 2

Start a band, and take on the world in this music industry simulation/role-playing game. Success doesn't come without hard work, and making connections in your local music scene is the only path to stardom.

Released Aug 12, 2020 Developer Gilligames Platforms Windows · Mac ManagementMusicSimulationStrategy RPGRPG
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

94.7%positive569 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“It's like youtubers life... but better, really addictive and fun”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I love the game, it’s one of my favorites. I’d like to suggest a few ideas to improve the gameplay experience. Adding instrument parts to music shops would be a great feature, allowing players to build or upgrade their existing instruments. This could add more depth and…”

— a player, Steam review · 77 hrs played
Not recommended · 5 found this helpful

“I realy wanted to like this game and i kinda do, but maaaan this game is frustrating with it's wasted potential. When you start this game, you'll have fun, a lot of it i would say. You'll recruit your band, buy your first instruments, mow lawns and busk for your first cash, play…”

— a player, Steam review · 36 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:58 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

22playing at last check
2724-hour peak
126all-time peak
0 50 100 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 57 avg · Jul 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 2026-07-25.

129achievements
29.4%median completion
0.4%rarest: Explorer
93.6% of players 86.3% of players 76.7% of players 74.7% of players 74.0% of players 72.9% of players 71.9% of players 65.8% of players 64.7% of players 61.6% of players 60.9% of players 60.0% of players 57.0% of players 54.5% of players 53.9% of players 53.3% of players 51.1% of players 47.3% of players 46.8% of players 45.7% of players 45.1% of players 42.7% of players 41.7% of players 41.3% of players 39.7% of players 37.6% of players 35.6% of players 35.1% of players 33.8% of players 30.1% of players 29.9% of players 29.4% of players 29.4% of players 29.2% of players 28.3% of players 27.3% of players 26.9% of players 23.0% of players 20.4% of players 20.1% of players 18.5% of players 18.1% of players 16.6% of players 16.2% of players 15.7% of players 14.5% of players 12.9% of players 12.6% of players 11.7% of players 10.8% of players 9.7% of players 9.2% of players 8.3% of players 8.1% of players 7.6% of players 7.5% of players 4.8% of players 3.7% of players 2.2% of players 1.8% of players 93.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
93.6%It's...a Song — Write a song.
93.3%Now You're A Musician — Buy your first instrument.
86.3%Experimental — Buy your first effects processor.
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%Explorer — Own a home in every city in Europe in a single game.
0.4%Girl, We Couldn't Get Much Higher — Travel 1,000,000 flight miles.
0.7%Frontiersman — Own a home in every city in U.S. & Canada in a single game.

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.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US19.99 USD
EU19.50 EUR
UK16.75 GBP
Australia29.50 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,300 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China76.00 CNY

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

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$22

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). 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.

Jun 18, 2026
Minor bug fixes, and Pittsburgh gets some love

June 17, 2026 • Fixed position of "Add Text" button on CD designer screen. • Fixed bugs that prevented properly leaving a bar/club or studio when traveling to a different city by using the map. • Incr

May 21, 2026
"Plastic Surgery Disasters" DLC now available

No longer compromise on your band's appearance of hired musicians.

May 18, 2026
Bug fix and new "Notes" feature.

2.98.396 - May 17, 2026 • Fixed bug with loading an auto-saved game if a gig was played in a theater or arena on Saturday, then you immediately traveled to a different city using the map button (not d

May 15, 2026
Minor update for bugs reported through in-game bug reporter

2.98.393 - May 14, 2026 • Player.log files are automatically included with bug reports, so players no longer need to hunt them down in the file system when troubleshooting bugs.

Nov 09, 2025
v2.98.390 Update - New tour options

November 8, 2025 Added tour options: "Minimum distance between cities" & "Maximum gigs per area". Fixed a building model in Mexico that wasn't displaying properly.

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie, RPG, Simulation
Player tagsManagement · Music · Simulation · Strategy RPG · RPG · Open World · Indie · Rock Music · Singleplayer · First-Person · Realistic · 3D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America *
Achievements129
Estimated owners20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.gilligames.com/site/rs2
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 10 Processor: Year 2013 or newer Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: 2 GB Storage: 3 GB available space