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Rivals of Aether II

Aether Studios · 2024-10-23

Steam

ActionIndie

Franchise: Rivals of Aether · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Releases: Oct 23, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Rivals of Aether II is the sequel to the hit indie fighting game, Rivals of Aether. Play as both new and returning elemental fighters in the next generation of platform fighters.

Rivals of Aether II is a 2024 Action and Indie game priced at $14.99, with an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000 and a review sentiment of Mostly Positive (80% of 9815 reviews).

532
playing now
80%
positive of 9.8k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
43
twitch viewers (latest)
70/100
IGDB user rating (19 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

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

Rivals of Aether II, formerly known as Rivals 2, is a 2024 platform fighting video game that serves as a direct sequel to Rivals of Aether (2017). Unlike its predecessor, which featured 2D pixel art graphics, it is played in 2.5D and utilizes 3D models—additional mechanics are also added, including the ability to shield and grab, while mechanics such as the parry return from Rivals of Aether.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 532 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 250 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~31/week).
  • · Review velocity up 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,468 reviews).
  • · Top 11% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 196k–442k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,815 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $14.99 at Steam (2026-04-07)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 10 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.2k1.2k20242026Week of 2024-10-23: 1,225 positiveWeek of 2024-10-23: 243 negativeWeek of 2024-10-30: 452 positiveWeek of 2024-10-30: 106 negativeWeek of 2024-11-06: 304 positiveWeek of 2024-11-06: 74 negativeWeek of 2024-11-13: 200 positiveWeek of 2024-11-13: 48 negativeWeek of 2024-11-20: 152 positiveWeek of 2024-11-20: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-11-27: 648 positiveWeek of 2024-11-27: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-12-04: 168 positiveWeek of 2024-12-04: 44 negativeWeek of 2024-12-11: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-12-11: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-12-18: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-12-18: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-12-25: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-12-25: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-01-08: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-01-08: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-01-15: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-01-15: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-01-22: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-01-22: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-01-29: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-01-29: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-02-05: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-02-05: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-02-12: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-02-12: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-02-19: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-02-19: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-02-26: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-02-26: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-03-05: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-03-05: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-03-12: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-03-12: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-03-19: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-03-19: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-26: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-03-26: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-04-02: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-04-02: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-04-09: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-04-09: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-04-16: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-04-16: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-04-23: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-04-23: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-30: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-04-30: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-05-07: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-05-07: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-05-14: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-05-14: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-21: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-05-21: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-05-28: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-28: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-06-04: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-04: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-11: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-06-11: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-06-18: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-18: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-06-25: 159 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-07-02: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-07-02: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-07-09: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-07-09: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-16: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-07-16: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-23: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-07-23: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-30: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-07-30: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-08-06: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-08-06: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-13: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-08-13: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-20: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-20: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-27: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-27: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-03: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-09-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-10: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-10: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-17: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-24: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-24: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-08: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-08: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-15: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-15: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-22: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-10-22: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-10-29: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-10-29: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-05: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-05: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-12: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-12: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-19: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-19: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-26: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-26: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-03: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-10: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-10: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-17: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-24: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-12-24: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-31: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-12-31: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-07: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-01-07: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-14: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-01-14: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-01-21: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-28: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-01-28: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-04: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-04: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-11: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-02-11: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-02-18: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-25: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-02-25: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-04: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-03-04: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-11: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-11: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-18: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-03-18: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-25: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-03-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-08: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-04-15: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-04-15: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-04-22: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-04-22: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-04-29: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-06: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-13: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-20: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-05-20: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-05-27: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-05-27: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-03: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-10: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-17: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-24: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-07-08: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-15: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-15: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-22: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-22: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-29: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-05: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-08-05: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.2k1302026-08-07 00:00 — 1,235 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 346 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 611 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 1,010 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 355 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 601 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 914 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 337 players2026-08-09 18:00 — 813 players2026-08-10 02:00 — 1,013 players2026-08-10 10:00 — 205 players2026-08-10 19:00 — 651 players2026-08-11 03:00 — 1,054 players2026-08-11 11:00 — 212 players2026-08-12 07:00 — 423 players2026-08-13 14:00 — 281 players2026-08-14 22:00 — 814 players2026-08-16 06:00 — 607 players2026-08-17 13:00 — 242 players2026-08-18 21:00 — 730 players2026-08-20 04:00 — 620 players2026-08-21 12:00 — 181 players2026-08-22 19:00 — 641 players2026-08-24 03:00 — 714 players2026-08-25 11:00 — 147 players2026-08-26 19:00 — 507 players2026-08-28 03:00 — 674 players2026-08-29 10:00 — 175 players2026-08-30 18:00 — 532 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$14.992024-10-232026-08-042024-10-23 — best price $26.992024-11-06 — best price $29.992024-11-27 — best price $23.992024-12-04 — best price $29.992024-12-19 — best price $23.992025-01-02 — best price $29.992025-01-21 — best price $22.492025-02-04 — best price $29.992025-03-13 — best price $20.992025-03-20 — best price $29.992025-04-01 — best price $20.992025-04-08 — best price $29.992025-05-24 — best price $20.992025-05-31 — best price $29.992025-06-27 — best price $20.992025-07-10 — best price $29.992025-07-31 — best price $19.492025-08-04 — best price $29.992025-09-29 — best price $19.492025-10-06 — best price $29.992025-10-20 — best price $17.992025-10-27 — best price $29.992025-12-08 — best price $17.992025-12-15 — best price $29.992025-12-18 — best price $17.992026-01-05 — best price $29.992026-02-09 — best price $17.992026-02-16 — best price $29.992026-03-19 — best price $16.492026-03-26 — best price $29.992026-04-07 — best price $14.992026-04-21 — best price $29.992026-05-21 — best price $14.992026-06-04 — best price $29.992026-06-25 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $29.992026-08-04 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.2k512026-05-13 — 76 pageviews2026-05-16 — 90 pageviews2026-05-19 — 73 pageviews2026-05-22 — 111 pageviews2026-05-25 — 138 pageviews2026-05-28 — 363 pageviews2026-05-31 — 149 pageviews2026-06-03 — 143 pageviews2026-06-06 — 84 pageviews2026-06-09 — 86 pageviews2026-06-12 — 166 pageviews2026-06-15 — 65 pageviews2026-06-18 — 99 pageviews2026-06-21 — 86 pageviews2026-06-24 — 100 pageviews2026-06-27 — 266 pageviews2026-06-30 — 234 pageviews2026-07-03 — 171 pageviews2026-07-06 — 146 pageviews2026-07-09 — 189 pageviews2026-07-12 — 74 pageviews2026-07-15 — 96 pageviews2026-07-18 — 85 pageviews2026-07-21 — 92 pageviews2026-07-24 — 94 pageviews2026-07-27 — 170 pageviews2026-07-30 — 107 pageviews2026-08-02 — 100 pageviews2026-08-05 — 163 pageviews2026-08-08 — 132 pageviews2026-08-11 — 104 pageviews2026-08-14 — 92 pageviews2026-08-17 — 116 pageviews2026-08-20 — 100 pageviews2026-08-23 — 88 pageviews2026-08-24 — 101 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

65902026-08-26 19:15 — 40 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 57 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 31 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 178 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 99 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 9 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 45 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 74 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 94 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 51 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 53 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 28 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 69 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 155 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 98 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 116 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 146 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 122 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 48 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 52 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 659 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 35 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 33 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 36 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 7 viewers2026-08-30 18:34 — 43 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
69%
earned " Vainglory "
4.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportIn-App PurchasesGamepad RecommendedRemote Play Together

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,2720%75

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

PvP2.5DCo-opIndieActionCombatFantasyFighting2D FighterController

Census log

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

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