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Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation

FreakZone Games · Retroware · 2016-03-29

Steam

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Mar 29, 2016 (Mac), Mar 29, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 29, 2016 (Linux)

When a mysterious beam from space transforms the world into a game, the Angry Video Game Nerd must return to put the "ASS" in ASSimilation. Utilize new mechanics, power-ups, abilities, and collectible armor pieces to defeat your most powerful foe yet, and save the world!

Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation is an Action, Adventure, Indie game released in 2016, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 794 reviews).

0
playing now
89%
positive of 794 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 40% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 27,914 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 20k–48k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 794 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2021-05-30) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 17 of 18 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
141420172026Week of 2017-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
191Mar 2016Apr 2025Mar 2016 — avg 6 · peak 296May 2016 — avg 9 · peak 40Jul 2016 — avg 5 · peak 16Sep 2016 — avg 3 · peak 11Nov 2016 — avg 3 · peak 16Jan 2017 — avg 3 · peak 19Mar 2017 — avg 3 · peak 12May 2017 — avg 3 · peak 10Jul 2017 — avg 3 · peak 12Sep 2017 — avg 2 · peak 9Nov 2017 — avg 3 · peak 9Jan 2018 — avg 3 · peak 12Mar 2018 — avg 2 · peak 7May 2018 — avg 2 · peak 8Jul 2018 — avg 2 · peak 8Sep 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Jan 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Mar 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6May 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Jul 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Sep 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2019 — avg 2 · peak 6Jan 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Mar 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6May 2020 — avg 3 · peak 13Jul 2020 — avg 2 · peak 11Sep 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6Nov 2020 — avg 1 · peak 8Jan 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Mar 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Dec 2021 — avg 1 · peak 3Apr 2025 — avg 1 · peak 3

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Apr 2025

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$1.002016-03-082026-08-102016-03-08 — best price $13.492016-09-22 — best price $14.992017-01-12 — best price $7.492017-09-01 — best price $9.992018-02-15 — best price $4.992020-01-22 — best price $7.492020-05-21 — best price $14.992020-06-10 — best price $8.992020-07-18 — best price $8.992020-08-05 — best price $8.992020-08-25 — best price $8.992020-09-22 — best price $8.992020-10-11 — best price $8.992020-10-30 — best price $8.992020-11-21 — best price $8.992020-12-17 — best price $8.992021-01-07 — best price $8.992021-01-30 — best price $8.992021-02-23 — best price $8.992021-03-23 — best price $8.992021-04-14 — best price $8.992021-05-09 — best price $8.992021-06-08 — best price $1.002021-09-03 — best price $8.492021-11-24 — best price $7.992022-02-01 — best price $7.992022-12-09 — best price $8.992023-05-23 — best price $8.992024-02-12 — best price $3.992024-05-20 — best price $4.992024-09-23 — best price $4.992025-01-23 — best price $9.992025-08-15 — best price $9.992026-01-05 — best price $4.992026-08-10 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
77.5%
earned "Thank god that's over!"
27.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-03-29 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,7833%19

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DGoreFunnyIndieMemesRetroActionComedyViolentAdventure

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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