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Shank 2
The fan-favorite 2D brawler is back as ex-mob hit man Shank returns to action in Shank 2. With those closest to him under attack, Shank is once again forced on the offensive. Now he must put his trusty arsenal of handguns, shotguns, automatic weapons, chainsaws, machetes, grenades, plus all-new weap
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
“Shank 2 is a solid beat-'em-up that builds on its predecessor in some meaningful ways — the combat feels faster and more fluid, dodging is more responsive, and the enemy variety keeps encounters from feeling stale. The counter system and mid-combo weapon switching make chaining…”
— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played“I grew up playing this game a lot everyday since middle school! Best animated beat em up side scroller game!”
— a player, Steam review · 34 hrs played“A very disappointing sequel. No weapon switching. No keyboard and mouse UI optimization. The I-frames when get a hit are too short. Have a lot of bugs ruin u experience. Repeat shotgun and knife-hammer loop is the best way to handle dangerous situations. Campaign: shank 2…”
— a player, Steam review · 21 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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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Action · Beat 'em up · Indie · 2D · Adventure · Local Co-Op · Side Scroller · Co-op · Platformer · Gore · Hack and Slash · Mature (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 20 |
| Official site | http://kleientertainment.com/games/shank-2/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS *: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1 Processor: Intel Pentium 4 (or equivalent) running at 2.4GHz or greater; AMD Athlon 64 (or equivalent) running at 2.4GHz or greater Memory: 1.5 GB or greater Hard Disk Space: 1.5 GB Video Card: NVIDIA Geforce 6800 Ultra (256MB) or ATI Radeon X1950 PRO (256MB) or greater Sound: 100% DirectX9.0c compatible sound card and drivers DirectX®: DirectX June 2010