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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001) cover art

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001)

Crystal Dynamics · 2012-12-06

SteamGOG

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Nov 23, 2001 (PlayStation 2), Nov 30, 2001 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

In this sequel to the critically acclaimed Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, reassume the role of Raziel, and travel back through the currents of time into various eras of Nosgoth's past in your relentless pursuit of Kain.

0
playing now
67%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
95/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (103 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$6.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Soul Reaver 2 is a 2001 action-adventure video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive. It is a sequel to Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and the third game in the Legacy of Kain series. Originally developed as a PlayStation and Dreamcast project, it was reworked into a PlayStation 2 and Windows title in early production. Soul Reaver 2 was followed by two sequels, Blood Omen 2 and Legacy of Kain: Defiance, in 2002 and 2003.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 21 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 27,536 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 43k–86k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,071 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$0.99-86%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.77 at GreenManGaming (2021-08-23) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 53 of 60 observed days · $0.22 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
151520172026Week of 2017-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-14 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$6.99$0.792015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $1.492015-05-25 — best price $1.742015-11-16 — best price $2.372016-04-28 — best price $3.492016-10-24 — best price $1.572017-05-18 — best price $1.742017-11-28 — best price $6.992018-04-03 — best price $6.992018-09-11 — best price $5.992019-01-30 — best price $6.992019-05-30 — best price $1.492019-09-05 — best price $6.992019-11-28 — best price $0.792020-02-11 — best price $0.982020-05-25 — best price $6.992020-08-01 — best price $6.092020-11-04 — best price $6.992021-01-11 — best price $1.742021-03-27 — best price $6.992021-05-31 — best price $6.992021-08-26 — best price $0.832021-11-19 — best price $0.972022-03-21 — best price $0.972022-06-06 — best price $0.972022-08-30 — best price $0.982022-09-29 — best price $0.972022-12-01 — best price $6.992023-04-29 — best price $6.992023-08-30 — best price $0.972023-11-28 — best price $6.992024-02-14 — best price $0.972024-05-20 — best price $6.992024-08-10 — best price $6.992026-07-30 — best price $6.992026-09-10 — best price $0.992026-09-30 — best price $0.992026-10-14 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

163792026-05-30 — 92 pageviews2026-06-03 — 131 pageviews2026-06-07 — 130 pageviews2026-06-11 — 96 pageviews2026-06-15 — 112 pageviews2026-06-19 — 114 pageviews2026-06-23 — 89 pageviews2026-06-27 — 130 pageviews2026-07-01 — 100 pageviews2026-07-05 — 128 pageviews2026-07-09 — 112 pageviews2026-07-13 — 93 pageviews2026-07-17 — 86 pageviews2026-07-21 — 94 pageviews2026-07-25 — 101 pageviews2026-07-29 — 103 pageviews2026-08-02 — 101 pageviews2026-08-06 — 95 pageviews2026-08-10 — 122 pageviews2026-08-14 — 97 pageviews2026-08-18 — 117 pageviews2026-08-22 — 116 pageviews2026-08-26 — 110 pageviews2026-08-30 — 143 pageviews2026-09-03 — 85 pageviews2026-09-07 — 127 pageviews2026-09-11 — 88 pageviews2026-09-15 — 120 pageviews2026-09-19 — 126 pageviews2026-09-23 — 109 pageviews2026-09-27 — 112 pageviews2026-10-01 — 115 pageviews2026-10-05 — 138 pageviews2026-10-08 — 111 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

Player tags

ActionGothicPuzzleClassicFantasyVampireAdventurePlatformerStory RichDark Fantasy

Census log

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

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