Natural Selection 2
A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!
- Price:$4.99
- Release Date:10/30/2012
- Franchise:Unknown Worlds
- Developer:Unknown Worlds Entertainment
- Publisher:Unknown Worlds Entertainment
- Last Updated:9/18/2024
- Steam App Id:4920
Natural Selection 2
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Natural Selection 2 has 182 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 32% lower than its previous all-time peak of 269 players achieved on 7/9/2023.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Natural Selection 2. It has received a total of 13,013 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 83 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Natural Selection 2. Right now, it costs $4.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Natural Selection 2 and its growth over time. It currently has 58,263 followers on its community page.
About Natural Selection 2
Natural Selection 2 is an Indie, Action, and Strategy game developed by Unknown Worlds Entertainment. On 10/30/2012, it was released on the Steam Store by Unknown Worlds Entertainment.
Players have rated Natural Selection 2 as "Very Positive" out of 13,013 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 11,097 positive reviews and 1,916 negative reviews — an overall 85% positive review rating. Additionally, Natural Selection 2 has earned a metascore of 80 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $4.99. The game also has a total of 10 DLC add-ons including: Natural Selection 2 - Tundra Pack, Natural Selection 2 - Skull 'n' Crossfire Rifle, and Natural Selection 2 - B.M.A.C. Supporter Pack available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Natural Selection 2 on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
It also supports 10 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Spanish (Spain), and Polish. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Natural Selection 2 supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Valve Anti-Cheat enabled
- Includes level editor
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Workshop
- Online PvP
From the Steam community, Natural Selection 2 has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Futuristic
- Competitive
- Atmospheric
- Multiplayer
- Tactical
- Aliens
- Co-op
- Shooter
- RTS
- First-Person
- Team-Based
- FPS
- Sci-fi
- Strategy
- Indie
- Online Co-Op
- Adventure
- Action
- Moddable
- Space
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Natural Selection 2 and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Natural Selection 2 is referenced by 10 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Natural Selection 2 - Tundra Pack | DLC | 6/27/2016 | View |
 | Natural Selection 2 - Skull 'n' Crossfire Rifle | DLC | 6/27/2016 | View |
 | Natural Selection 2 - B.M.A.C. Supporter Pack | DLC | 11/14/2019 | View |
 | Natural Selection 2 - Forge Pack | DLC | 10/27/2017 | View |
 | Natural Selection 2 - Nocturne Pack | DLC | 10/27/2017 | View |
 | Natural Selection 2 - Catalyst Pack | DLC | 9/5/2018 | View |
 | Natural Selection 2 - Shadow Onos | DLC | 6/15/2018 | View |
 | Natural Selection 2 - Reaper Pack | DLC | 10/31/2014 | View |
 | Natural Selection 2 - Kodiak Pack | DLC | 5/1/2014 | View |
 | Natural Selection 2 - Shadow Fade | DLC | 5/11/2016 | View |
Related Packages
Natural Selection 2 is referenced by 5 packages in the Steam Store.
Supported Languages
Natural Selection 2 is available in 10 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
| Polish | Yes | No | No |
| Russian | Yes | No | No |
| Finnish | Yes | No | No |
| Romanian | Yes | No | No |
| Swedish | Yes | No | No |
| Czech | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Natural Selection 2 data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2024, September 18). Natural Selection 2 on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4920
- Valve Corporation. (2024, September 18). Natural Selection 2. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/4920
- Metacritic. (2024, September 18). Natural Selection 2 for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/natural-selection-2
- Unknown Worlds Entertainment. (2023, July 8). Natural Selection 2. Natural Selection 2. http://www.naturalselection2.com