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Soldat 2
Soldat 2 is a 2D deathmatch shooter with real guns, ragdoll violence and physics-based movement. Based on classic Soldat with team game modes, ranked multiplayer, bots and built-in customization and level editing. Made by MM - creator of the original.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
59 of the 98 reviews raise this.
“ACTION. BLOOD. SKILL. EXPLOSIONS Soldat was my first real game I guess. And the devs did a great job at bringing this masterpiece back! Hopefully fixed during EA: - Soldat 1 weapon menu was better IMO, this round thing…”
“I played Soldat like almost 20 years ago, I didn’t even know that this game will shape my whole life and career. At the age 12, I started a community website and forum, hosted servers, developed scripts, designed maps,…”
“Yet Another Fan of the Original™ here. The original Soldat was released as shareware back in the era where the Half-Life mod scene was poppin'. Wasteland HL, Firearms, even the ubiquitous Counterstrike were flooding…”
13 of the 98 reviews raise this.
“Ive played Soldat 1 since around 2003, I loved it. Would stop playing and come back to it years later with all the nostalgia and mayhem rushing back... Not so much with this game. It feels like Soldat flavored La Croix,…”
“I played Soldat like almost 20 years ago, I didn’t even know that this game will shape my whole life and career. At the age 12, I started a community website and forum, hosted servers, developed scripts, designed maps,…”
“I loved the original, this is pretty much more of the same but with a bit more polish. I love the twitchy nature of this game and the level of skill that it takes to truly become great at it. The respawn times are fast…”
8 of the 98 reviews raise this.
“I loved the original, this is pretty much more of the same but with a bit more polish. I love the twitchy nature of this game and the level of skill that it takes to truly become great at it. The respawn times are fast…”
“The first Soldat is easily my most played game. I even learned programming and Photoshop just to make scripts and interfaces for S1, so it wouldn't be a stretch to say that a single game has influenced my career. So,…”
“Nice feel. Hectic gameplay. Good chunky sounds. It is on a good track to becoming the smash hit that Soldat was.”
8 of the 98 reviews raise this.
“Just as fun as Soldat 1 was. The nostalgia is REAL, and I hope this takes off on Steam. Meant to play for 10 minutes or so and got sucked in for over an hour. There are a few glitches and things that need to be ironed…”
“Great game, great mechanics and updates. Indie dev is fantastic. However, there's no one playing online. Controls feel a bit lose and slippery, kind of like GTA5 driving mechanics.. Would love to see them a bit more…”
“They actually remade the core game while still in early access. The rework makes it play like classic soldat with some new twists. Amazing update. Now it just need some marketing and more people playing.”
4 of the 98 reviews raise this.
“Yet Another Fan of the Original™ here. The original Soldat was released as shareware back in the era where the Half-Life mod scene was poppin'. Wasteland HL, Firearms, even the ubiquitous Counterstrike were flooding…”
“This is very funny for my eyes. And everything is smooth. Like heroes of newerth was.”
“played the soldat 1 a long time ago. was a big part of my childhood! SOLDAT 2 IS AWESOME! Good Fast battles, custom maps, capture the flag, death match, no loading times. get all your endorphins right here! and great…”
30 of the 98 reviews raise this · 25 of them still recommend the game.
“Yet Another Fan of the Original™ here. The original Soldat was released as shareware back in the era where the Half-Life mod scene was poppin'. Wasteland HL, Firearms, even the ubiquitous Counterstrike were flooding…”
“This game is AWESOME...too bad NOBODY plays online. This game is deader than dead and it's too bad cuz it could be really fun if it had an active player base. I feel like I've been saying that way too much in my life.…”
“It feels a lot slower than the original game and still misses a lot of functionalities that its predecessor had. There's rarely any players online either. If you want that sweet nostalgia, just install the first game.…”
24 of the 98 reviews raise this · 18 of them still recommend the game.
“Lets be realistic here. This game will never take off. Development is way too slow (this is a hobby of a single developer which also worked on og soldat), the ideas are outdated, gamemodes are far too basic and boring…”
“2 years ago I would have recommended this game to anyone who was hesitant to buy it. Today, I sincerely advise against such a purchase. The game is clearly abandoned. It had great potential, which was unfortunately…”
“Yet Another Fan of the Original™ here. The original Soldat was released as shareware back in the era where the Half-Life mod scene was poppin'. Wasteland HL, Firearms, even the ubiquitous Counterstrike were flooding…”
12 of the 98 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“ACTION. BLOOD. SKILL. EXPLOSIONS Soldat was my first real game I guess. And the devs did a great job at bringing this masterpiece back! Hopefully fixed during EA: - Soldat 1 weapon menu was better IMO, this round thing…”
“The server password protection feature doesn't work and someone who is presumably a friend of the developer invaded a private match. When I notified the soldat 2 community discord of this issue I was met with abuse and…”
“Just as fun as Soldat 1 was. The nostalgia is REAL, and I hope this takes off on Steam. Meant to play for 10 minutes or so and got sucked in for over an hour. There are a few glitches and things that need to be ironed…”
8 of the 98 reviews raise this.
“According to recent news, officially abandoned by the developer. It won't even see 1.0 version. Play first Soldat, it is better than S2 anyway.”
“Lets be realistic here. This game will never take off. Development is way too slow (this is a hobby of a single developer which also worked on og soldat), the ideas are outdated, gamemodes are far too basic and boring…”
“The developer abandoned this game, while still in early access, to make another game instead. Typical profiteering and why I've sworn off early access games.”
7 of the 98 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“According to recent news, officially abandoned by the developer. It won't even see 1.0 version. Play first Soldat, it is better than S2 anyway.”
“Ive played Soldat 1 since around 2003, I loved it. Would stop playing and come back to it years later with all the nostalgia and mayhem rushing back... Not so much with this game. It feels like Soldat flavored La Croix,…”
“Lets be realistic here. This game will never take off. Development is way too slow (this is a hobby of a single developer which also worked on og soldat), the ideas are outdated, gamemodes are far too basic and boring…”
Counted across 98 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 84.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“It's been so long since I played the first game, and I played that a lot. This game is in early access and obviously it shows, but I have to say that after only a short few hours with it it already feels pretty good even if not as I remember the first game. Network code could…”
— a player, Steam review · 87 hrs played“I bought this game just for the support of developers, to be honest, but I do find this sequel full of potential. Too bad the player base is dead nowadays... I remember the good old 2006-2008, when servers were full of random people to play with 24/7 in the original Soldat. Too…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“I wouldn't recommend buying this, even if it's for nostalgia purposes. The game is literally dead, whenever I attempt to play there's noone online on any servers - I'll join a game and play with bots for a while and occasionally 1 or 2 people may join but then leave after 10-15…”
— a player, Steam review · 57 hrs playedPrice tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Future of Soldat 2
First of all sorry for my absence on the forums and Discord but as you know I've been making a different game called Maniac for the last 2 years. This is my job and how I make money. But now, that the
Update (0.8.71a)
Most notables changes: RPG: removed guided rocket (due to desync / invisible rocket) is now similar to the M72 from Soldat 1 now has CursorBink (need to hold the cursor still for a short duration to g
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Early Access |
| Player tags | PvP · Shooter · Competitive · Battle Royale · 2D Platformer · e-sports · Character Customization · 2.5D · Procedural Generation · Team-Based · Side Scroller · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Cloud · Stats · Includes level editor |
| Languages | English |
| Official site | https://soldat2.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows Vista/7/10 or later Processor: Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256MB DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 1 GB available space