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Skullgirls 2nd Encore
--Main Stage Game at Evo 2022!-- The ultimate Skullgirls experience: Featuring 14 hand-animated characters, fully voiced story mode, countless palettes, and unparalleled GGPO-based multiplayer netcode.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
35 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“I wish I could recommend this game, but updates have stopped, and the only people who still play the game are super high skill. As a new or mediocre player you will NOT find anyone online with your skill level. its is a…”
“Game is good, good designs, good music, good fighting, but you will have to mod the game to get the uncensored experience, as the new publisher made a half assed attempt at making it look like they care about...…”
“This game is basically my introduction to fighting games and BOY I just cannot stop playing, the game is just too much fun, the music is always a joy to listen too and the grind for achievements is DEFINITELY rewarding,…”
23 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“I wish I could recommend this game, but updates have stopped, and the only people who still play the game are super high skill. As a new or mediocre player you will NOT find anyone online with your skill level. its is a…”
“Game is good, good designs, good music, good fighting, but you will have to mod the game to get the uncensored experience, as the new publisher made a half assed attempt at making it look like they care about...…”
“love this game funny thing about changes to the story mode art the achievement for completing said story sits at 3.9% i dont think the ones complaining are being genuine i think the teams decision was as simple as i…”
12 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“I wish I could recommend this game, but updates have stopped, and the only people who still play the game are super high skill. As a new or mediocre player you will NOT find anyone online with your skill level. its is a…”
“Game is good, good designs, good music, good fighting, but you will have to mod the game to get the uncensored experience, as the new publisher made a half assed attempt at making it look like they care about...…”
“This game is basically my introduction to fighting games and BOY I just cannot stop playing, the game is just too much fun, the music is always a joy to listen too and the grind for achievements is DEFINITELY rewarding,…”
10 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Bought it in 2014. Spent a good majority of my hours in training mode and solo because 1v1 gives me anxiety xD Absolutely enamored with the universe and characters, the music slaps, the game feels great to play, and the…”
“I like it when the silly turkey cartoon girl wins and does her silly little wavy arms dance. And the game is aight, too”
“The hand drawn everything, along with the very unique and interesting character designs, makes this, aesthetics wise, a top 3 fighting game for me. The gameplay is really good too. For how old this game is (and how long…”
9 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“This game is basically my introduction to fighting games and BOY I just cannot stop playing, the game is just too much fun, the music is always a joy to listen too and the grind for achievements is DEFINITELY rewarding,…”
“Bought it in 2014. Spent a good majority of my hours in training mode and solo because 1v1 gives me anxiety xD Absolutely enamored with the universe and characters, the music slaps, the game feels great to play, and the…”
“get humbled simulator”
11 of the 101 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“кроме сисек ничего в игре толкового не нашёл. ещё и часть персонажей покупай отдельно. да шли бы вы в задницу.”
“now i remember why it took me 12 years to play again.....its kinda boring”
10 of the 101 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
8 of the 101 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“If you ever feel pathetic know Hidden Variable removed all what they deemed as offensive themes from the cartoon funky fighting game.”
“Game is good, good designs, good music, good fighting, but you will have to mod the game to get the uncensored experience, as the new publisher made a half assed attempt at making it look like they care about...…”
“I'm not gonna lie on the character design side, i feel like only half the characters are actually good looking and interesting, and only half of *those* are telling an actually compelling story. the animations are…”
7 of the 101 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Sleazy weasels. Pulled the "off-topic reviews" card as a way to deceptively hide the negative reviews for their poor business and ethical practice, deliberately disrespecting the original material. Showing their…”
“I wish I could recommend this game, but updates have stopped, and the only people who still play the game are super high skill. As a new or mediocre player you will NOT find anyone online with your skill level. its is a…”
“Game is good, good designs, good music, good fighting, but you will have to mod the game to get the uncensored experience, as the new publisher made a half assed attempt at making it look like they care about...…”
7 of the 101 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I wish I could recommend this game, but updates have stopped, and the only people who still play the game are super high skill. As a new or mediocre player you will NOT find anyone online with your skill level. its is a…”
“Type ♥♥♥♥ the worst person you know plays.”
“The hand drawn everything, along with the very unique and interesting character designs, makes this, aesthetics wise, a top 3 fighting game for me. The gameplay is really good too. For how old this game is (and how long…”
Counted across 101 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 72.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
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— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs played“This game is kinda like the League of Legends of Fighting games, in the sense that i win, it feel so good, it make me hard, i play again, i lose, i want to beat my wife, i remember the win, i sigh, i play again, i lose again and never win again and i kill myself”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“They pulled some strings to get that "off-topic review" activity flagged back when they retroactively censored a bunch of story elements in this game. Very much related to the actual game. So the score you see for this game is missing about 5k negative reviews.”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:01 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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.
Retail Update [6/12/2024]
Hello, Today we have a small update addressing a few additional bugs on Steam. While there have been some small patches for Skullgirls on Steam which have already included some of these changes, the f
Retail Update [6/7/2024]
Hello, A small update today to address reports related to spectating since the last patch. Steam Networking Update A small additional change to the last update to, hopefully, address issues being expe
Retail Update [6/5/2024]
Hello, This update contains one major upgrade to Skullgirls 2nd Encore's networking on Steam and a small handful of bug fixes. Read on for more details: Steam Networking Update There have been some el
Retail/Beta Mode Update [5/28/2024]
Hello everyone! With Combo Breaker 2024 and the 2024 Skullgirls Championship Series concluded, the long awaited balance adjustments update for Skullgirls 2nd Encore is now available on all platforms!
Beta Mode Update [5/16/2024]
Hello Today's update resolves a small bug for Eliza, and contains some miscellaneous fixes. MISC Fixed translation errors for recently updated tutorials. Updated the 2D version of Hilgard's Castle (Ni
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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.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Fighting · 2D Fighter · Indie · Hand-drawn · Multiplayer · Female Protagonist · Competitive · Anime · Stylized · Local Multiplayer · Crowdfunded · Controller (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese * , Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 45 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.skullgirls.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Dual-core CPU Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD3000 DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 14 GB available space