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Receiver 2 cover art

Receiver 2

Wolfire Games · 2020-04-14

Steam

ActionIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

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.

21
playing now
91%
positive of 3.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
92/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

21 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 21 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 21% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 61k–138k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,065 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 4 of 8 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

2242026-08-06 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 10 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 14 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 12 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 9 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 17 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 9 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 8 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 16 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 10 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 16 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 12 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 18 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 19 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 6 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 14 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 11 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 8 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 6 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 20 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 10 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 15 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 22 players2026-08-30 18:00 — 21 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

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

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.

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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