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High On Life 2

Squanch Games, Inc. · 2026-02-13

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games Store

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Feb 13, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 13, 2026 (PlayStation 5), Feb 13, 2026 (Xbox Series X|S), Apr 20, 2026 (Nintendo Switch 2)

An intergalactic conspiracy threatens the fate of humanity! Team up with a wide cast of talking alien guns as you shoot, stab, and skate your way through the exotic locales to take down the bad guys and save your favorite species (humans)!

High On Life 2 is an Action and Adventure game released in 2026, priced at $59.99, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (72% of 2598 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

72%
positive of 2.6k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
83/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (16 ratings)
21
Nexus mods (15k downloads)
4.28★
PlayStation Store rating (3,710 ratings)
16h
to beat · rushed 13h · completionist 30h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$59.99
steam price (US)
High on Life 2 is a 2026 first-person shooter video game developed and published by Squanch Games. As a sequel to High on Life (2022), the game was released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on February 13, 2026, and on Nintendo Switch 2 on July 1, 2026. The game received mixed reviews from critics, who praised improvements made to the story and traversal mechanics, but criticized the technical issues upon launch and shooting mechanics.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 185 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~23/week).
  • · Review velocity up 55% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (984 reviews).
  • · Top 9% of 28,275 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 52k–117k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,598 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $39.99 at Steam (2026-08-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 2 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
60460420262026Week of 2026-02-13: 604 positiveWeek of 2026-02-13: 380 negativeWeek of 2026-02-20: 263 positiveWeek of 2026-02-20: 105 negativeWeek of 2026-02-27: 129 positiveWeek of 2026-02-27: 54 negativeWeek of 2026-03-06: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-03-06: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-03-13: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-03-13: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-03-20: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-03-20: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-03-27: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-03-27: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-03: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-03: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-10: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-04-10: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-17: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-17: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-24: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-24: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-05-08: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-15: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-15: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-22: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-29: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-29: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-05: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-12: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-12: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-19: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-26: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-07-03: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-07-03: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-10: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-10: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-17: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-07-17: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-24: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-24: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-31: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-07-31: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-07: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-14: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$40.192025-12-012026-08-132025-12-01 — best price $59.992026-01-21 — best price $59.992026-02-03 — best price $55.902026-02-11 — best price $51.602026-02-13 — best price $59.992026-02-19 — best price $51.202026-05-18 — best price $59.992026-06-25 — best price $40.192026-07-09 — best price $59.992026-08-13 — best price $40.19
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5351892026-05-31 — 300 pageviews2026-06-04 — 277 pageviews2026-06-08 — 303 pageviews2026-06-12 — 279 pageviews2026-06-16 — 258 pageviews2026-06-20 — 246 pageviews2026-06-24 — 320 pageviews2026-06-28 — 393 pageviews2026-07-02 — 535 pageviews2026-07-06 — 320 pageviews2026-07-10 — 266 pageviews2026-07-14 — 318 pageviews2026-07-18 — 327 pageviews2026-07-22 — 301 pageviews2026-07-26 — 252 pageviews2026-07-30 — 235 pageviews2026-08-03 — 244 pageviews2026-08-07 — 247 pageviews2026-08-11 — 263 pageviews2026-08-15 — 256 pageviews2026-08-19 — 232 pageviews2026-08-23 — 271 pageviews2026-08-27 — 303 pageviews2026-08-31 — 380 pageviews2026-09-04 — 326 pageviews2026-09-08 — 337 pageviews2026-09-12 — 280 pageviews2026-09-16 — 253 pageviews2026-09-20 — 271 pageviews2026-09-24 — 282 pageviews2026-09-28 — 244 pageviews2026-10-02 — 189 pageviews2026-10-06 — 235 pageviews2026-10-10 — 208 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

31
achievements tracked
78.9%
earned "Broke the Code"
15%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Windows (Xbox)10,7755%31
PS5 (PlayStation)1,73022%32
Steam (Steam)6509%31
Switch 2 (Nintendo)170%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Census log

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

Recent updates

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