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Truxton 2

Truxton 2

The sequel to Toaplan’s shoot ‘em up masterpiece Truxton is a thrilling insane space action with an unforgiving difficulty level. Enjoy the visually stunning pixel graphics and vibrant music as you dodge the high-speed bullet rain and take on tough bosses.

Released Apr 8, 2024 Developer Bitwave Games, Toaplan Publisher Clear River Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Shoot 'Em UpArcadeTop-Down Shooter2DTop-Down
View on Steam ↗ $7.99 (US · as of 2026-05-14)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

92.9%positive56 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I appreciate that this game has an actual checkpoint system that resets your progress a certain amount when you die. The game is still ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hard despite having unlimited continues. Great for people that want a challenging SHMUP but don't want to spend 40 hours going for the…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“game is brilliant, aged so well. not a shmup expert, but be warned: death on later stages is a huuuge penalty :)”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2024-08 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

15all-time peak
0 2 5 No data collected for this period 3 avg · Apr 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

18achievements
7.8%median completion
0.6%rarest: 2CC Coop
96.4% of players 46.1% of players 28.9% of players 21.8% of players 20.7% of players 17.7% of players 14.0% of players 12.3% of players 10.4% of players 7.8% of players 6.2% of players 4.9% of players 4.5% of players 3.3% of players 2.3% of players 1.5% of players 0.9% of players 0.6% of players 96.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
96.4%First Death — First death of many achieved
46.1%First Stage — Completed the first stage
28.9%Second Stage — Completed the second stage
Rarest badges of honor
0.6%2CC Coop — Completed the game in Co-Op using one credit clear each player
0.9%1CC No Assist — One Credit Clear without assistance
1.5%Completed No Assist! — Completed the game without assistance

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 01, 2026
A whole new Truxton approaches!

Truxton Extreme will release on July 30, 2026. A new Truxton game for the first time in 38 years! Fans of explosive shmups should buckle up as this vertical-scroller is packed with excitement and atmo

Sep 01, 2025
Get your (ice)skates on: we're on sale & on deck!

https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/45245741/7e4c17562bd61efd7b0422465df402d866a5e51e.jpg To celebrate Snow Brothers Wonderland being Steam Deck certified, we have a weeklong deal at 85% off, b

Jun 13, 2025
TRUXTON EXTREME Demo available now!

It’s finally here! One of gaming’s most iconic franchises has returned bigger, better and more Extreme than ever before! Truxton is one of Toaplan's great classics, which says a lot considering their

Jun 12, 2025
TRUXTON EXTREME Demo available now!

Retro Fury, Modern Firepower! It’s finally here! One of gaming’s most iconic franchises has returned bigger, better and more Extreme than ever before! https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/452457

Feb 28, 2025
OMEGA 6 The Triangle Stars is OUT NOW

https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/45245741/f87e1fcc723e9cfa2c6a3c53321117bd9f1388fd.png It's Takaya Imamura Day! Or, as it’s also known, the launch day of OMEGA 6 The Triangle Stars! That’s r

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAction
Player tagsShoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Top-Down Shooter · 2D · Top-Down · Controller · Old School · Action · 1990's · Linear · Pixel Graphics · Sci-fi (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Gamepad Recommended
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements18
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Memory: 256 MB RAM Storage: 10 MB available space