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Shank 2

Klei Entertainment · 2012-02-07

SteamXbox

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Feb 20, 2013 (Linux), Feb 20, 2013 (Mac), Feb 07, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 08, 2012 (Xbox 360), Feb 07, 2012 (PlayStation 3)

The fan-favorite 2D brawler is back as ex-mob hit man Shank returns to action in Shank 2. With those closest to him under attack, Shank is once again forced on the offensive. Now he must put his trusty arsenal of handguns, shotguns, automatic weapons, chainsaws, machetes, grenades, plus all-new weaponry and moves to use in order to...

1
playing now
82%
positive of 3.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (47 ratings)
3.5h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

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

Shank 2 is a 2D side-scrolling hack and slash video game developed by Canadian independent studio Klei Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts in 2012. As the sequel to Shank, it features a new two-player survival mode, updated combat mechanics, and new weapons. Shank 2 does not feature the cooperative story mode which appears in the previous installment, instead offering a two player survival mode.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 109 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~14/week).
  • · Review velocity down 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 145k–290k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,626 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.49 at Humble Store (2014-12-13) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
606020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1402026-08-06 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 8 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 10 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 8 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 6 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 14 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 9 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 10 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 7 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 11 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 10 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 5 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 10 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 5 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 5 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 7 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 7 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$15.82$1.492015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $3.392015-01-17 — best price $11.552015-03-21 — best price $10.812015-05-11 — best price $2.492015-06-02 — best price $4.992015-06-29 — best price $9.992015-08-03 — best price $9.992015-09-14 — best price $9.992015-11-20 — best price $4.992015-12-18 — best price $4.992016-01-05 — best price $9.992016-02-23 — best price $4.992016-05-03 — best price $9.992016-06-23 — best price $2.492016-11-29 — best price $9.992017-06-22 — best price $2.492017-11-09 — best price $2.492018-01-04 — best price $9.992018-06-14 — best price $2.492018-11-12 — best price $9.992019-02-04 — best price $2.492019-07-09 — best price $9.992019-11-15 — best price $9.992020-01-23 — best price $2.492020-11-02 — best price $9.992020-12-22 — best price $2.492021-06-07 — best price $9.992021-11-24 — best price $2.492022-02-11 — best price $9.992022-11-22 — best price $2.492023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-12-22 — best price $2.492024-12-19 — best price $2.492025-03-27 — best price $9.992025-12-18 — best price $2.492026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

53112026-05-27 — 32 pageviews2026-05-30 — 53 pageviews2026-06-02 — 29 pageviews2026-06-05 — 28 pageviews2026-06-08 — 16 pageviews2026-06-11 — 29 pageviews2026-06-14 — 28 pageviews2026-06-17 — 21 pageviews2026-06-20 — 31 pageviews2026-06-23 — 33 pageviews2026-06-26 — 27 pageviews2026-06-29 — 14 pageviews2026-07-02 — 11 pageviews2026-07-05 — 33 pageviews2026-07-08 — 27 pageviews2026-07-11 — 26 pageviews2026-07-14 — 20 pageviews2026-07-17 — 22 pageviews2026-07-20 — 23 pageviews2026-07-23 — 33 pageviews2026-07-26 — 15 pageviews2026-07-29 — 20 pageviews2026-08-01 — 25 pageviews2026-08-04 — 22 pageviews2026-08-07 — 28 pageviews2026-08-10 — 26 pageviews2026-08-13 — 19 pageviews2026-08-16 — 25 pageviews2026-08-19 — 29 pageviews2026-08-22 — 30 pageviews2026-08-24 — 17 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
81.8%
earned "The First Dozen"
4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS3 (PlayStation)21,9465%13
Steam (Steam)18,6003%20
Xbox 360 (Xbox)5,2845%20

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

Player tags

2DGoreCo-opIndieActionMatureShooterAdventureControllerPlatformer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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