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SYNTHETIK 2
SYNTHETIK 2 is a unrelenting tactical-shooter rogue-lite. Play alone or with friends. Loot powerful tech. Experience the next level in gun-play. Upgrade your androids to rival the machine gods!
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 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
57 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Honestly, after clearing the first end boss, this game might even be better than the first one. I know there are still many bugs (especially UI-related ones), but the core gameplay — which was already proven in the…”
“The goat has done it again. Synthetik 2 is literally everything that Synthetik one was, but on steroids. More robots, more explosions, everything in 3D now and updates are still dropping regularly.”
“I am conflicted on how to rate this game. It is genuinely fun, but it is also 5 years old still in Early Access. And you feel that early access tag too. I've likely already seen all the content. The only option now it…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“The goat has done it again. Synthetik 2 is literally everything that Synthetik one was, but on steroids. More robots, more explosions, everything in 3D now and updates are still dropping regularly.”
“The game itself is good. Feels solid, punchy, satisfying. Art direction is great and the style is amazing. Sort of like the jump from Risk of Rain 1 to 2. I've had a lot of fun thus far with each run, and I will…”
“Gameplay fantastic, music and audio effects above an beyond, control on point, environment and idea great. When this game figures out the connectivity, crashing, failure to join friends, performance, kicking out of own…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“It's nowhere near as good as the first game. The visual clutter, the game performance, the gameplay loop, the UX UI all worse compare to the first game. though there is a good thing also, such as being develop for…”
“Got baited by Sseth video to finally try this game. After 200 hours on the first game i tried the second one and I regret my purchase. Pros: >Game coop does not randomly disconects¨ >Weapon attachments gives way better…”
“Honestly, after clearing the first end boss, this game might even be better than the first one. I know there are still many bugs (especially UI-related ones), but the core gameplay — which was already proven in the…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Honestly, after clearing the first end boss, this game might even be better than the first one. I know there are still many bugs (especially UI-related ones), but the core gameplay — which was already proven in the…”
“Gameplay fantastic, music and audio effects above an beyond, control on point, environment and idea great. When this game figures out the connectivity, crashing, failure to join friends, performance, kicking out of own…”
“The game is great, gunplay is fun, sounds are great too, but.... There is no polish, the UI and UX is rather terrible and confusing. It is poorly playable on a PS4 controller, you can navigate to menus hidden by the UI,…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“It's nowhere near as good as the first game. The visual clutter, the game performance, the gameplay loop, the UX UI all worse compare to the first game. though there is a good thing also, such as being develop for…”
“Honestly, after clearing the first end boss, this game might even be better than the first one. I know there are still many bugs (especially UI-related ones), but the core gameplay — which was already proven in the…”
“This game is incredible and addictive. The gunplay and Ballistics are Absolutely tantalizing. Each class plays very different and it's a wild experience that you can tweak to be exactly what you want. There's even a…”
18 of the 104 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“Honestly, after clearing the first end boss, this game might even be better than the first one. I know there are still many bugs (especially UI-related ones), but the core gameplay — which was already proven in the…”
“Very unstable. It has permadeath and does not have a good save system. The game is incredibly laggy and there are frequent freezes when opening menus - particularly ones you frequently check, like the minimap or item…”
“I played the original, this one is pretty good but is extremely bugged and playing with friends is basically impossibile, prepare for data loss, continuous disconnects, crashes, gamebreaking bugs, UI issues, latency,…”
16 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“It's nowhere near as good as the first game. The visual clutter, the game performance, the gameplay loop, the UX UI all worse compare to the first game. though there is a good thing also, such as being develop for…”
“Got baited by Sseth video to finally try this game. After 200 hours on the first game i tried the second one and I regret my purchase. Pros: >Game coop does not randomly disconects¨ >Weapon attachments gives way better…”
“Very unstable. It has permadeath and does not have a good save system. The game is incredibly laggy and there are frequent freezes when opening menus - particularly ones you frequently check, like the minimap or item…”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“I played the original, this one is pretty good but is extremely bugged and playing with friends is basically impossibile, prepare for data loss, continuous disconnects, crashes, gamebreaking bugs, UI issues, latency,…”
“The game is rather unstable in terms of connecting to other players and the UI feels absolutely horrid to navigate through. I prefer the first game, honestly. Refunded.”
“Incredibly bugged, especially when playing in co-op. consistent crashes, random nonsensical gameplay glitches (cant pick up a gun or can only fire one bullet at a time). Achievements pop randomly as well. Shooting and…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Very unstable. It has permadeath and does not have a good save system. The game is incredibly laggy and there are frequent freezes when opening menus - particularly ones you frequently check, like the minimap or item…”
“I played the original, this one is pretty good but is extremely bugged and playing with friends is basically impossibile, prepare for data loss, continuous disconnects, crashes, gamebreaking bugs, UI issues, latency,…”
“Incredibly bugged, especially when playing in co-op. consistent crashes, random nonsensical gameplay glitches (cant pick up a gun or can only fire one bullet at a time). Achievements pop randomly as well. Shooting and…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“It's nowhere near as good as the first game. The visual clutter, the game performance, the gameplay loop, the UX UI all worse compare to the first game. though there is a good thing also, such as being develop for…”
“Very unstable. It has permadeath and does not have a good save system. The game is incredibly laggy and there are frequent freezes when opening menus - particularly ones you frequently check, like the minimap or item…”
“Don't buy this game please. As of now: -multiplayer servers are laggy -coop and private servers do not work at all -game menus are also laggy and the ui is horrendous -in game experience is also not good, there are some…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 80.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Yes, Seth is correct, this is a good game and I highly recommend playing it if you enjoy shooting roguelikes.”
— a player, Steam review · 178 hrs played“Sseth made a video, pirated the game, played for 20 hours, bought it Great game, a lot of stuff is happening after some time, so your typical roguelike where the limit is how many slides per second your computer can survive with your broken build. to memorise a moment from my…”
— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played“SYNTHETIK 2 has been in Early Access for four and a half years--and, in case you're reading the Store Page as of March 7, 2026, planned for its full release in 2025. I believe there are some fundamental design changes to Synthetik 2 that make me doubtful it will ever be as good…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 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
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.
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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.
U21 - Modified
Hey Everyone!Update 21 is here and has a strong focus on the much-requested mods in co-op and introduces custom asset importing as well as many other improvements!🔶 GameplaySystems:New: Single Shell r
20.1 - Game Update
Hey everyone! We whole-heartly welcome all new Players! Huge Shout-Out to the big Video Artist SsethTzeentach and all new Players from the Daily Deal!As you might have noticed, we were hard at work, p
Update 20 - Iron Fortress
Hey everyone!We've got a long awaited update for you today with Update 20;🔶 New: Iron FortressIt's finally here! A new alternative environment for the Arctic Base.Iron Fortress, codename "D-Day" start
Update 19
Hey everyone! We are very glad about the positive reception of the Engineer Update!Update 19 is a big spring cleaning update, with a heavy focus on fixes and quality of life.🔶 Spring CleaningCore Fixe
U18 - Engineering
Hey everyone!Update 18 is now live just in time for the holiday season! We hope you had a great 2025 and a we're wishing you a wonderful start to 2026 : )🔶Highlights:New Engineer ClassSteam Achievemen
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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, Indie, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Rogue-lite · Top-Down Shooter · Action Roguelike · Twin Stick Shooter · Moddable · Top-Down · Shooter · Perma Death · Character Customization · Rogue-like · Gun Customization (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Russian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Achievements | 35 |
| Official site | https://www.synthetik2com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: i3-6100 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 9 GB available space