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Receiver 2 cover art

Receiver 2

Wolfire Games · 2020-04-14

Steam

ActionIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Apr 14, 2020 (Linux), Apr 14, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 14, 2020 (Mac)

Receiver 2 simulates every internal part of each firearm based on manufacturer schematics and gunsmithing resources. Learn exactly how each sidearm works, including how to load and unload them, clear malfunctions, and operate their safety features.

Receiver 2 is a 2020 Action, Indie, Simulation game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and Very Positive (91% of 3065 reviews).

8
playing now
91%
positive of 3.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
92/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (7 downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

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

Trailer

Receiver 2 trailer thumbnail

Receiver 2 Review - You Shot Yourself By Accident

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 167 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~21/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (776 reviews).
  • · Top 9% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 62k–139k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,081 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $9.99 at Steam (2024-06-27) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
69969920202026Week of 2020-04-01: 699 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3142026-09-15 13:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 16 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 13 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 17 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 15 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 13 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 9 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 10 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 16 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 10 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 16 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 15 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 9 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 17 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 28 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 18 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 19 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 23 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 15 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 13 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 24 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 12 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
28611Apr 2020Aug 2026Apr 2020 — avg 286 · peak 993Jun 2020 — avg 31 · peak 67Aug 2020 — avg 19 · peak 41Oct 2020 — avg 21 · peak 56Dec 2020 — avg 20 · peak 49Feb 2021 — avg 20 · peak 42Apr 2021 — avg 37 · peak 88Jun 2021 — avg 22 · peak 56Aug 2021 — avg 18 · peak 41Oct 2021 — avg 22 · peak 50Dec 2021 — avg 20 · peak 48Feb 2022 — avg 19 · peak 38Apr 2022 — avg 17 · peak 38Jun 2022 — avg 16 · peak 43Aug 2022 — avg 17 · peak 46Oct 2022 — avg 14 · peak 31Dec 2022 — avg 16 · peak 36Feb 2023 — avg 15 · peak 31Apr 2023 — avg 16 · peak 33Jun 2023 — avg 12 · peak 28Aug 2023 — avg 14 · peak 32Oct 2023 — avg 12 · peak 29Dec 2023 — avg 17 · peak 42Feb 2024 — avg 15 · peak 39Apr 2024 — avg 17 · peak 40Jun 2024 — avg 14 · peak 40Aug 2024 — avg 13 · peak 28Oct 2024 — avg 12 · peak 29Dec 2024 — avg 13 · peak 28Feb 2025 — avg 12 · peak 31Apr 2025 — avg 16 · peak 42Jun 2025 — avg 35 · peak 139Aug 2025 — avg 29 · peak 122Oct 2025 — avg 20 · peak 55Dec 2025 — avg 17 · peak 41Feb 2026 — avg 13 · peak 27Apr 2026 — avg 15 · peak 36Jun 2026 — avg 13 · peak 38Aug 2026 — avg 11 · peak 24
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$9.992020-04-142026-07-092020-04-14 — best price $17.952020-06-25 — best price $17.992020-08-28 — best price $17.952020-11-25 — best price $17.992020-12-22 — best price $17.992021-04-15 — best price $15.992021-06-24 — best price $15.962021-10-28 — best price $15.962021-11-24 — best price $15.962021-12-01 — best price $19.992021-12-23 — best price $15.992022-01-27 — best price $15.962022-02-11 — best price $15.962022-06-23 — best price $15.962022-11-22 — best price $14.992022-11-29 — best price $19.992022-12-22 — best price $14.992023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-01-20 — best price $14.962023-03-16 — best price $14.992023-03-23 — best price $19.992023-05-05 — best price $14.962023-06-29 — best price $14.962023-07-14 — best price $19.952023-10-09 — best price $19.952023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-04-22 — best price $19.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-06-09 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

34
achievements tracked
64.3%
earned "The Gunslinger"
29.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableFamily Sharing2 DLC

3 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, Japanese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2020-04-14, latest 2021-03-18 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,2145%34

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.

Player tags

FPSIndieActionHorrorShooterStealthDifficultEducationRealisticRogue-like

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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