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The Surge 2

The Surge 2

In a bid to survive, explore the sprawling, devastated Jericho City. Fight ferocious threats in brutal, unforgiving combat, slashing and tearing the limbs off your opponents to steal their equipment.

Released Sep 23, 2019 Developer Deck13 Publisher Focus Entertainment Platforms Windows Souls-likeRPGActionOpen WorldViolent
View on Steam ↗ $2.99 (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.

76.5%positive8,528 reviews
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“This is my favorite game of all time. I have well over 200 hours on it on console since its release. The story is engaging, told through in-game cutscenes, audiologs, and environmental details which draw you into the story of Jericho city and the nanites infesting it. The city…”

— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“Review after getting 100% of achievements. The Surge 2 is what I think a pretty underrated sci-fi themed action-RPG, significantly improving on the original with faster, more brutal combat and improved, intricate world design. I especially liked the tactical limb-dismemberment…”

— a player, Steam review · 48 hrs played
Not recommended · 20 found this helpful

“I loved the first Surge when I played it on console. Sci-Fi Souls-like which was fairly unique at the time, considering that the game was functional, and scratched that itch. Then a few years after the sequel's release, I finally got my hands on the Surge 2. It is indisputably a…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:30 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

95playing at last check
16124-hour peak
3,679all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2.2k avg · Sep 2019

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.

57achievements
18.1%median completion
3.0%rarest: The Easy Way Out
79.5% of players 76.5% of players 68.7% of players 44.6% of players 44.3% of players 41.3% of players 36.9% of players 36.6% of players 33.4% of players 30.6% of players 28.8% of players 28.4% of players 28.3% of players 27.4% of players 27.4% of players 26.9% of players 25.7% of players 25.3% of players 24.8% of players 24.1% of players 22.9% of players 20.7% of players 20.3% of players 20.2% of players 20.1% of players 19.9% of players 19.0% of players 18.8% of players 18.1% of players 17.6% of players 16.0% of players 15.1% of players 15.0% of players 14.9% of players 13.1% of players 12.9% of players 11.6% of players 10.6% of players 10.2% of players 8.4% of players 8.0% of players 7.5% of players 7.5% of players 7.4% of players 6.6% of players 6.2% of players 5.8% of players 5.4% of players 5.2% of players 4.9% of players 4.6% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 79.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
79.5%Rigged And Ready — Hidden achievement
76.5%Don't I Know You...? — Hidden achievement
68.7%Jailbreak — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
3.0%The Easy Way Out — Hidden achievement
3.1%Swiss Army Drone — Acquire all combat drone modules
3.2%Box Office Smash — Hidden achievement

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.

$2.99−90% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99base price
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-16
US2.99 USD−90%
EU2.99 EUR−90%
UK2.49 GBP−90%
Australia4.49 AUD−90%
Canada3.99 CAD−90%
Japan498 JPY−90%
Brazil9.99 BRL−90%
China12.90 CNY−90%

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

China≈$1.9 Brazil Canada US Japan Australia UK EU≈$3.4

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.

Mar 24, 2020
Spring Sale

Hi everyone, Spring Sale are now live on Steam - get up to 75% off on the Focus Home Interactive publisher page on a selection of top selling games in the coming days! Make sure to wishlist your favor

Feb 25, 2020
Patch 6 is now live!

Greetings, Warriors, We just rolled out a patch that fixes several recurring issues. Please find the patch notes below. Patch notes Fixed an issue where Eli could suddenly die during the fight at the

Jan 22, 2020
Devblog #7 - Soundtrack

https://i.imgur.com/hjqfRue.jpg The Surge 2 Premium Edition, including the base game and all DLCs, is now available ! Play the hardcore Action-RPG featuring brutal exoskeleton combat on a dying earth

Jan 16, 2020
The Surge 2 Premium Edition out now!

https://i.imgur.com/PkqUiYq.gif Greetings, The Surge 2 Premium Edition, including the base game and all DLCs, is available today! Watch the launch trailer for the Premium Edition to get a glimpse of t

Jan 14, 2020
The Kraken expansion now live for Season Pass Owners!

https://i.imgur.com/EKUkdQJ.gif Hello everyone, The Kraken expansion is now live on Steam for Season Pass Owners! Fight your way through a retro-themed suburban environment battling pirates and securi

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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, RPG
Player tagsSouls-like · RPG · Action · Open World · Violent · Sci-fi · Difficult · Third Person · Singleplayer · Cyberpunk · Multiplayer · Character Customization (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Remote Play on TV
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Czech *
ControllerFull support
Achievements57
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.focus-home.com/games/the-surge-2
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit) Processor: AMD FX-8320 (3.5 GHz) / Intel i5-4690K (3.5 GHz) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: 2 GB, AMD Radeon R9 280 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space Additional Notes: Requires a graphics card compatible with Vulkan, requires Internet connection for online features.