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Rivals of Aether II

Rivals of Aether II

Rivals of Aether II is the sequel to the hit indie fighting game, Rivals of Aether. Play as both new and returning elemental fighters in the next generation of platform fighters.

Released Oct 23, 2024 Developer Aether Studios Publisher Aether Studios, offbrand games Platforms Windows FightingMultiplayerIndie2D FighterAction
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (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.

81.8%positive7,294 reviews
Recommended · 26 found this helpful

“The Fun-for-all update was exactly what this game needed - a way to play the game and still have fun without having to be fully locked in all the time.”

— a player, Steam review · 112 hrs played
Recommended · 15 found this helpful

“going to this from playing smash ultimate every day for the last couple months drove home how transformational a game with just low input delay alone is, let alone good online LOL feels insanely good to play and pull off combos, just pure fun”

— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played
Not recommended · 8 found this helpful

“It saddens me to have to negatively review this game because I genuinely love the Aether franchise and I played so much Rivals of Aether throughout its various phases of Early Access and its updates. I even backed the release of Rivals 2 on Kickstarter, I was that excited to…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 14:02 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

275playing at last check
80924-hour peak
6,708all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2025 2026 2.5k avg · Nov 2024

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.

71achievements
3.6%median completion
0.6%rarest: Path of Plunder
69.1% of players 59.6% of players 52.9% of players 51.3% of players 39.9% of players 22.4% of players 21.5% of players 15.2% of players 13.3% of players 11.7% of players 9.9% of players 9.8% of players 8.7% of players 8.2% of players 8.1% of players 8.0% of players 7.2% of players 7.0% of players 6.9% of players 6.7% of players 6.5% of players 6.0% of players 5.9% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 5.6% of players 5.5% of players 5.4% of players 5.2% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 3.8% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.6% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.4% of players 3.3% of players 3.3% of players 3.3% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 69.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
69.1% Vainglory — Win a match using a skin or palette
59.6%Power Down — Defeat a cpu opponent in any mode
52.9%Quick To Listen — Emote to your opponent before a match
Rarest badges of honor
0.6%Path of Plunder — Complete arcade on hard difficulty as Slade
0.9%Bootyful — As Slade, have all four treasures equipped at the same time
0.9%Path of Ferocity — Complete arcade on hard difficulty as Galvan

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.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US29.99 USD
EU24.99 EUR
UK24.99 GBP
Australia37.99 AUD
Canada38.99 CAD
Japan3,400 JPY
Brazil79.99 BRL
China108.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$16 China Japan Australia Canada EU US UK≈$33

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

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

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

Jul 01, 2026
Everything Announced for Rivals of Aether II from EVO 2026!

Just last weekend Rivals II was featured at Evo 2026 as one of the main event games. We represented the platform fighter community on the largest stage in fighting games, which included a record-break

Jun 25, 2026
Watch Rivals at Evo 2026 + Twitch Drops Info

Aether Studios is heading out to Las Vegas for Evo 2026! We'll be running a booth, watching, and playing in the biggest Rivals II event of all time with over 1000 entrants! We also have a few special

Jun 23, 2026
Hotfix 1.6.4.2 / 1.6.5 Notes

FYI, Most of this hotfix went out last week on 6/18, but didn't include notes. The Frozen Harbor fixes are new as of this morning's update that included Creator Bundle 2. We're sharing these today in

Jun 23, 2026
Creator Bundle 2 Is Here - Support Your Favorite Rivals Creators!

We're excited to announce Creator Bundle 2 is here! Creator Bundle 2 is another sick bundle full of skins, icons, titles & more based on another awesome set of creators who have been killing it suppor

Jun 11, 2026
Workshop Beta Update 1.6.4.28040.294

These patchnotes are for our Workshop Beta branch on steam. To learn how to access this beta build please visit: ClientAs a part of getting closer to leaving the beta phase for Workshop, we've been wo

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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.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsFighting · Multiplayer · Indie · 2D Fighter · Action · Local Multiplayer · 4 Player Local · Fantasy · Combat · 2.5D · PvP · Co-op (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · In-App Purchases
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America
ControllerFull support
Achievements71
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://rivals2.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Window 10+ 64 Bit Processor: 3.0 GHz Dual core Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, AMD Radeon RX 470, or better DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 20 GB available space