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Shank 2

Klei Entertainment · 2012-02-07

SteamXbox

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

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...

Shank 2 is an Action, Adventure and Indie game released in 2012, priced at $9.99, with Very Positive reviews (82% of 3626 reviews) and an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners.

5
playing now
82%
positive of 3.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (47 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (0 downloads)
3.5h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 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.

Trailer

Shank 2 trailer thumbnail

Shank 2 Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 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 8% of 27,664 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 145k–291k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,632 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 4 of 8 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

1712026-09-14 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 10 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 8 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 8 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 9 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 7 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 5 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 10 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 11 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 12 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 9 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 9 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 5 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 8 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 12 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
935Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 10 · peak 26Dec 2012 — avg 93 · peak 446May 2013 — avg 19 · peak 45Oct 2013 — avg 13 · peak 34Mar 2014 — avg 10 · peak 28Aug 2014 — avg 56 · peak 185Jan 2015 — avg 24 · peak 63Jun 2015 — avg 16 · peak 39Nov 2015 — avg 57 · peak 328Apr 2016 — avg 12 · peak 31Sep 2016 — avg 9 · peak 24Feb 2017 — avg 15 · peak 48Jul 2017 — avg 12 · peak 32Dec 2017 — avg 13 · peak 36May 2018 — avg 8 · peak 22Oct 2018 — avg 7 · peak 22Mar 2019 — avg 6 · peak 18Aug 2019 — avg 6 · peak 16Jan 2020 — avg 9 · peak 23Jun 2020 — avg 17 · peak 87Nov 2020 — avg 9 · peak 26Apr 2021 — avg 6 · peak 19Sep 2021 — avg 6 · peak 17Feb 2022 — avg 10 · peak 27Jul 2022 — avg 8 · peak 23Dec 2022 — avg 8 · peak 20May 2023 — avg 6 · peak 17Oct 2023 — avg 5 · peak 15Mar 2024 — avg 5 · peak 13Aug 2024 — avg 7 · peak 18Jan 2025 — avg 7 · peak 17Jun 2025 — avg 10 · peak 28Nov 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Apr 2026 — avg 6 · peak 17Aug 2026 — avg 6 · peak 15
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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

47112026-05-27 — 32 pageviews2026-05-31 — 17 pageviews2026-06-04 — 23 pageviews2026-06-08 — 16 pageviews2026-06-12 — 39 pageviews2026-06-16 — 32 pageviews2026-06-20 — 31 pageviews2026-06-24 — 41 pageviews2026-06-28 — 17 pageviews2026-07-02 — 11 pageviews2026-07-06 — 47 pageviews2026-07-10 — 16 pageviews2026-07-14 — 20 pageviews2026-07-18 — 33 pageviews2026-07-22 — 29 pageviews2026-07-26 — 15 pageviews2026-07-30 — 32 pageviews2026-08-03 — 17 pageviews2026-08-07 — 28 pageviews2026-08-11 — 22 pageviews2026-08-15 — 28 pageviews2026-08-19 — 29 pageviews2026-08-23 — 24 pageviews2026-08-27 — 28 pageviews2026-08-31 — 29 pageviews2026-09-04 — 32 pageviews2026-09-08 — 30 pageviews2026-09-12 — 19 pageviews2026-09-16 — 26 pageviews2026-09-20 — 35 pageviews2026-09-24 — 19 pageviews2026-09-28 — 25 pageviews2026-10-02 — 21 pageviews2026-10-06 — 36 pageviews2026-10-10 — 24 pageviews2026-10-12 — 16 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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

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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