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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 · Perspectives: Side view

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).

621
playing now
80%
positive of 10k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
41
twitch viewers (latest)
6.8
viewers/channel (concentration)
70/100
IGDB user rating (19 ratings)
32
Nexus mods (1.6k downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

621 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 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.

Trailer

Rivals of Aether II trailer thumbnail

Rivals of Aether II Official Launch Trailer

≈353,239 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 621 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 5% of 27,808 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 202k–455k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,104 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 9 of 17 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

7731322026-09-15 13:00 — 177 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 504 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 456 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 158 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 641 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 564 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 148 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 397 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 711 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 180 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 308 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 545 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 132 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 297 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 482 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 155 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 201 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 749 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 366 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 314 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 773 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 549 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 161 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 621 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.5k312Nov 2024Aug 2026Nov 2024 — avg 2,477 · peak 6,708Dec 2024 — avg 1,191 · peak 4,092Jan 2025 — avg 844 · peak 3,098Feb 2025 — avg 668 · peak 1,534Mar 2025 — avg 508 · peak 1,161Apr 2025 — avg 736 · peak 3,456May 2025 — avg 481 · peak 951Jun 2025 — avg 410 · peak 1,002Jul 2025 — avg 553 · peak 2,264Aug 2025 — avg 527 · peak 1,226Sep 2025 — avg 312 · peak 776Oct 2025 — avg 403 · peak 1,643Nov 2025 — avg 323 · peak 750Dec 2025 — avg 317 · peak 662Jan 2026 — avg 586 · peak 2,383Feb 2026 — avg 444 · peak 939Mar 2026 — avg 339 · peak 764Apr 2026 — avg 543 · peak 2,546May 2026 — avg 434 · peak 873Jun 2026 — avg 426 · peak 1,072Jul 2026 — avg 446 · peak 1,127Aug 2026 — avg 543 · peak 2,224
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
13132026-09-222026-10-152026-09-22: 13 new positive2026-09-22: 2 new negative2026-09-23: 4 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-24: 6 new positive2026-09-24: 4 new negative2026-09-25: 1 new positive2026-09-25: 2 new negative2026-09-26: 2 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new negative2026-09-27: 3 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new negative2026-09-30: 1 new negative2026-10-01: 2 new negative2026-10-02: 3 new positive2026-10-02: 2 new negative2026-10-03: 2 new positive2026-10-03: 5 new negative2026-10-04: 6 new positive2026-10-05: 3 new positive2026-10-05: 2 new negative2026-10-07: 7 new positive2026-10-08: 6 new positive2026-10-08: 2 new negative2026-10-09: 4 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 5 new positive2026-10-12: 5 new positive2026-10-13: 5 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new negative2026-10-14: 3 new positive2026-10-14: 3 new negative2026-10-15: 3 new positive2026-10-15: 4 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

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

1.2k432026-05-13 — 76 pageviews2026-05-17 — 79 pageviews2026-05-21 — 77 pageviews2026-05-25 — 138 pageviews2026-05-29 — 379 pageviews2026-06-02 — 118 pageviews2026-06-06 — 84 pageviews2026-06-10 — 73 pageviews2026-06-14 — 104 pageviews2026-06-18 — 99 pageviews2026-06-22 — 67 pageviews2026-06-26 — 238 pageviews2026-06-30 — 234 pageviews2026-07-04 — 131 pageviews2026-07-08 — 120 pageviews2026-07-12 — 74 pageviews2026-07-16 — 78 pageviews2026-07-20 — 115 pageviews2026-07-24 — 94 pageviews2026-07-28 — 123 pageviews2026-08-01 — 98 pageviews2026-08-05 — 163 pageviews2026-08-09 — 108 pageviews2026-08-13 — 86 pageviews2026-08-17 — 116 pageviews2026-08-21 — 136 pageviews2026-08-25 — 84 pageviews2026-08-29 — 61 pageviews2026-09-02 — 95 pageviews2026-09-06 — 69 pageviews2026-09-10 — 74 pageviews2026-09-14 — 96 pageviews2026-09-18 — 88 pageviews2026-09-22 — 88 pageviews2026-09-26 — 62 pageviews2026-09-30 — 66 pageviews2026-10-04 — 63 pageviews2026-10-08 — 93 pageviews2026-10-12 — 87 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

52902026-10-01 07:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-02 04:34 — 37 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 06:34 — 51 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 60 viewers2026-10-03 18:34 — 151 viewers2026-10-04 02:34 — 107 viewers2026-10-04 08:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-04 14:34 — 148 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 32 viewers2026-10-06 09:34 — 58 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-07 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 19:34 — 362 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 276 viewers2026-10-08 07:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-08 13:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-09 09:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-09 15:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-09 21:34 — 340 viewers2026-10-10 03:34 — 93 viewers2026-10-10 09:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-11 06:34 — 28 viewers2026-10-11 12:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-11 18:34 — 51 viewers2026-10-12 00:34 — 529 viewers2026-10-12 06:34 — 42 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 22:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-14 04:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-15 04:34 — 41 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.

Recent updates

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