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Red Solstice 2: Survivors cover art

Red Solstice 2: Survivors

Ironward · 505 Games · 2021-06-17

Steam

RPGStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jun 17, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Sequel to the best-seller ​The Red Solstice​. Plan your strategy and infiltrate a real-time tactical battlefield - alone or with up to 7 squad members. Can you demonstrate the combat prowess to survive and secure a future for humanity?

18
playing now
70%
positive of 3.3k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
25h
to beat · rushed 15h · completionist 28h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

18 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Red Solstice 2: Survivors is a real-time tactical video game developed by Ironward Games and published by 505 Games. It was released on June 17, 2021 for the PC platform. It is a direct sequel to the 2015 game The Red Solstice. On January 23, 2025, the game was released on consoles under Ultimate Edition, bundled with its downloadable content.

Health check

Cooling
  • · 18 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 29 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 57% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,268 reviews).
  • · Top 18% of 6,151 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 66k–149k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,316 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$10.49-30%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.17 at GameBillet (2025-09-22) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 72 of 88 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
87987920212026Week of 2021-06-01: 879 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 389 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3232026-08-07 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 10 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 14 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 32 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 15 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 7 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 10 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 7 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 7 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 12 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 6 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 17 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 12 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 16 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 9 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 14 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 16 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 6 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 11 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 16 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 15 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 18 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$30.03$7.132021-06-162026-08-262021-06-16 — best price $29.992021-09-03 — best price $20.992021-10-31 — best price $18.262021-12-01 — best price $29.992021-12-30 — best price $29.992022-02-03 — best price $26.992022-04-18 — best price $29.992022-05-23 — best price $29.992022-07-07 — best price $26.992022-09-14 — best price $29.992022-10-31 — best price $29.992022-12-21 — best price $29.992023-02-07 — best price $29.992023-05-08 — best price $12.592023-07-03 — best price $10.772023-09-19 — best price $23.932023-11-23 — best price $9.112024-01-06 — best price $23.892024-02-19 — best price $23.992024-04-04 — best price $29.992024-06-20 — best price $13.492024-08-01 — best price $23.932024-09-27 — best price $26.992024-11-28 — best price $13.492025-01-02 — best price $10.792025-01-29 — best price $11.742025-03-27 — best price $14.992025-05-19 — best price $7.992025-07-28 — best price $14.992025-09-17 — best price $14.542025-10-29 — best price $10.492025-12-05 — best price $11.962026-02-14 — best price $8.382026-04-07 — best price $8.422026-05-14 — best price $11.962026-06-23 — best price $10.492026-08-21 — best price $11.992026-08-26 — best price $10.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

9012026-05-31 — 11 pageviews2026-06-03 — 8 pageviews2026-06-06 — 8 pageviews2026-06-09 — 2 pageviews2026-06-12 — 8 pageviews2026-06-15 — 6 pageviews2026-06-18 — 5 pageviews2026-06-21 — 3 pageviews2026-06-24 — 6 pageviews2026-06-27 — 4 pageviews2026-06-30 — 5 pageviews2026-07-03 — 8 pageviews2026-07-06 — 2 pageviews2026-07-09 — 7 pageviews2026-07-12 — 4 pageviews2026-07-15 — 3 pageviews2026-07-18 — 3 pageviews2026-07-21 — 8 pageviews2026-07-24 — 3 pageviews2026-07-27 — 2 pageviews2026-07-30 — 4 pageviews2026-08-02 — 8 pageviews2026-08-05 — 5 pageviews2026-08-08 — 2 pageviews2026-08-11 — 4 pageviews2026-08-14 — 3 pageviews2026-08-17 — 6 pageviews2026-08-20 — 1 pageviews2026-08-23 — 8 pageviews2026-08-26 — 4 pageviews2026-08-28 — 4 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
86.2%
earned "20 monsters"
4.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing9 DLC

10 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, German, French, Russian, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,3870%99
PS5 (PlayStation)1080%100
PS4 (PlayStation)80%100

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

Player tags

RPGCo-opAliensSci-fiZombiesStrategyFuturisticTeam-BasedMultiplayerOnline Co-Op

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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