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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 2026-10-25)

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.

94.4%positive692 reviews
Recommended · 136 found this helpful

“You will love this game at first... but then you'll hate it. The first part, when you're just nobody in some local town is actually _incredibly fun_. You have plenty of things to do, learn or explore. You will build and optimize your band, raise skills, construct songs (the way…”

— a player, Steam review · 89 hrs played
Recommended · 70 found this helpful

“I tried to start an emo band but wound up with a landscaping company instead. pretty addictive”

— a player, Steam review · 42 hrs played
Recommended · 18 found this helpful

“I came back to give an update to my review given that the game has received major updates since I originally reviewed it. The original review is below. This is one of the most active devs I've ever seen. The core of the game has had massive changes that addressed so many player…”

— a player, Steam review · 350 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.

126all-time peak
0 50 100 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period 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 2026-10-26.

129achievements
29.2%median completion
0.4%rarest: Explorer
93.6% of players 86.2% of players 76.7% of players 74.6% of players 73.9% of players 72.8% of players 71.8% of players 65.8% of players 64.7% of players 61.5% of players 60.9% of players 60.1% of players 56.9% of players 54.5% of players 53.9% of players 53.3% of players 50.9% of players 47.2% of players 46.7% of players 45.6% of players 45.0% of players 42.6% of players 41.6% of players 41.3% of players 39.8% of players 37.5% of players 35.8% of players 35.2% of players 33.7% of players 30.2% of players 29.9% of players 29.5% of players 29.2% of players 29.1% of players 28.3% of players 27.4% of players 27.1% of players 23.0% of players 20.4% of players 20.1% of players 18.6% of players 18.0% of players 16.5% of players 16.1% of players 15.7% of players 14.6% of players 12.9% of players 12.6% of players 11.7% of players 10.9% of players 9.7% of players 9.2% of players 8.4% 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.
86.2%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 2026-10-25 20:53 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-10-01
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.

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

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-26). 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.

Oct 19, 2026
v2.99.409 - Added a couple player-requested features.

• Added ability to edit song lyrics. • Added song popularity tooltip to show popularity for every region at the same time. • Fixed a minor bug related to setting max play skill of songs using cheats.

Sep 09, 2026
Bug fix related to travel

Added error handling when importing images that are stored on a cloud drive (like OneDrive) but not actually downloaded locally.

Aug 03, 2026
Fixed clothing texture glitches

2.98.405 • Fixed texture glitches on some clothing items that were introduced when upgrading to Unity 6.3.

Jul 30, 2026
Project upgraded to Unity 6, including MacOS Silicon Version

2.98.403 • Upgraded project from Unity 2020 to Unity 6.3, mainly to enable MacOS Silicon builds and extend longevity of the project. • Fixed some UI issues with the print shop's graphic designer contr

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

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.

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
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