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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.
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 103 reviews raise this.
“Sigh, I've said it once for The Surge, and I'm gonna say it again for The Surge 2: Great concept! Poor execution. I LOVE how The Surge 2 understood what makes Dark Souls so good this time, even if they're shallow…”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“The Surge, but 2 this time. The Surge 2 takes everything the first game did but improves upon it. There's more content here, there's more enemies, there's more build variety, and there's more characters and story. On…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A fun, challenging, and thoroughly enjoyable game from start to finish!”
“The game holds your hand for a few fights, you think wow this is just a buttom masher it's not that hard, then you reach the first boss. The learning curve spikes immediately. It also doesn't have a map or give you any…”
“So many negative Reviews due to skill Issues and bad moods LMAO TLDR Not a Game for softies. A good game if you like a Challenge, are curious about the world you are playing in and a neat story about corruption. Beating…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“So many negative Reviews due to skill Issues and bad moods LMAO TLDR Not a Game for softies. A good game if you like a Challenge, are curious about the world you are playing in and a neat story about corruption. Beating…”
“The Surge, but 2 this time. The Surge 2 takes everything the first game did but improves upon it. There's more content here, there's more enemies, there's more build variety, and there's more characters and story. On…”
“Love everything about this game. Love the setting, story, and combat. Played main story followed by NG+ right after. Just so very good. Bring on the Surge 3!”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“BARELY recommend. The weirdly stairstepping difficulty of the first game returns, with some improvements to the gear handling. First half of the game is very enjoyable. Level design is more interconnected and undergo…”
20 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Sigh, I've said it once for The Surge, and I'm gonna say it again for The Surge 2: Great concept! Poor execution. I LOVE how The Surge 2 understood what makes Dark Souls so good this time, even if they're shallow…”
“I can not in good conscience recommend The game in it's current state, the game consistently crashes every 2-2½ hours, always the same 'Vulkan' issue, I have tried EVERYTHING I could think of and still it keeps…”
“First half is more enjoyable than the second, interesting mechanics but poor execution, and you should read and listen to everything to know where you should go i prefer intuition over wasting my time , mapping is not…”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“First half is more enjoyable than the second, interesting mechanics but poor execution, and you should read and listen to everything to know where you should go i prefer intuition over wasting my time , mapping is not…”
“The game holds your hand for a few fights, you think wow this is just a buttom masher it's not that hard, then you reach the first boss. The learning curve spikes immediately. It also doesn't have a map or give you any…”
“same issues with what path to take and where to go but this time some extreme stuttering and crashes damn shame im glad i got both games for about $4 and not full price”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Fun Game, Not as serious of a learning curve as other soulslikes. Overall fun experience.”
“After completing multiple souls like games, i will say the following: - The lighting needs immediate fixing. - Placing in 1 small room with toxic waste or electricity spots on the floor more than 4 enemies and turrets…”
“game sucks. combat is clunky af. once your character starts an animation, they aint stopping which means every fight, your almost garunteed to get hit. the parry mechanic sucks donkey ♥♥♥♥. its pretty much a roll of the…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“After completing multiple souls like games, i will say the following: - The lighting needs immediate fixing. - Placing in 1 small room with toxic waste or electricity spots on the floor more than 4 enemies and turrets…”
“Played through this one again and I really enjoyed it. Holds up really well even compared to modern entries in the genre. It's doing a lot of interesting things with the combat that builds on the first game. I love the…”
“I wish this series got more love. While I liked the setting and atmosphere of the original Surge more overall, the Surge 2 adds character customization, new weapon classes, and bosses with far better mechanics than the…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“This game was genuinely good gameplay wise (FOR THE FIRST HALF), especially compared to the first game. The story was super mid throughout all of it in my opinion and takes a HUGE dip at around the halfway point of the…”
“While lots of the mechanics were fun, like armor destruction and directional parry (although I basically never used it because it was too hard for me to do consistently) the story was hard to pay attention and care…”
“As an avid fan of souls-like games, this is a fantastic game. The story is about average but has some interesting bits of lore given by the audio logs that I definitely appreciate. The main mechanics are where this game…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 75.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“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“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“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 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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Latest official news
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Devblog #7 - Soundtrack
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, RPG |
| Player tags | Souls-like · RPG · Action · Open World · Violent · Sci-fi · Difficult · Third Person · Singleplayer · Cyberpunk · Multiplayer · Character Customization (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Remote Play on TV |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Czech * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 57 |
| Official site | https://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.