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Skullgirls 2nd Encore cover art

Skullgirls 2nd Encore

Hidden Variable Studios · Autumn Games · 2013-08-22

SteamXboxMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Apr 10, 2012 (PlayStation 3), Sep 29, 2015 (Mac), Sep 29, 2015 (Linux), Apr 11, 2012 (Xbox 360), Aug 22, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

--Main Stage Game at Evo 2022!-- The ultimate Skullgirls experience: Featuring 14 hand-animated characters, fully voiced story mode, countless palettes, and unparalleled GGPO-based multiplayer netcode.

92
playing now
88%
positive of 32k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (92 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

92 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Skullgirls takes place in the fictional Canopy Kingdom, a country reminiscent of 1940s postwar America. In a corrupt and war-torn world, several individuals and organizations seek to obtain an artifact known as the Skull Heart. Once every seven years, the Skull Heart grants one woman's wish. However, if a woman with an impure soul attempts to use the Heart, her wish will be corrupted and she will be transformed into a monster known as the Skullgirl. Hundreds have sought after the Skull Heart, yet none of its wielders have been deemed worthy and spared of its curse. Seven years following the G(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 92 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 801 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~100/week).
  • · Review velocity up 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (3,291 reviews).
  • · Top 5% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 1.3M–2.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 32,304 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.79 at Fanatical (2019-01-28) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 8 of 16 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.7k2.7k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 372 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 358 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 401 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 378 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 445 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 426 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 614 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2,677 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 964 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2,313 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 219 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 158 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

141302026-08-06 21:00 — 82 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 74 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 48 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 117 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 76 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 61 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 114 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 102 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 51 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 118 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 67 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 53 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 98 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 86 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 58 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 96 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 82 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 42 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 125 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 90 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 42 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 87 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 139 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 35 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 86 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 97 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 31 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 80 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 141 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 92 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$0.002015-01-012026-08-282015-01-01 — best price $5.092015-06-08 — best price $14.992015-11-02 — best price $14.992016-02-01 — best price $14.992016-08-17 — best price $9.992016-11-24 — best price $2.992017-03-10 — best price $9.992017-04-24 — best price $1.502017-08-24 — best price $9.992017-11-24 — best price $0.992018-04-11 — best price $9.992018-09-17 — best price $9.992018-12-21 — best price $2.992019-03-11 — best price $9.992019-06-12 — best price $0.992019-08-29 — best price $2.992019-12-03 — best price $9.992020-03-17 — best price $9.992020-05-25 — best price $9.992020-07-11 — best price $8.282020-07-29 — best price $9.992020-08-16 — best price $9.992020-09-03 — best price $9.992020-09-21 — best price $9.992020-10-12 — best price $9.992020-10-31 — best price $9.992020-12-15 — best price $8.382021-01-10 — best price $9.992021-02-03 — best price $8.382021-02-21 — best price $8.382021-06-24 — best price $4.992021-11-30 — best price $24.992022-06-24 — best price $4.992023-06-29 — best price $2.492024-03-21 — best price $24.992025-02-24 — best price $12.492025-09-29 — best price $2.492026-07-13 — best price $6.242026-08-28 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

45
achievements tracked
27.5%
earned "Breaking the Cycle"
2.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller Support7 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)23,2630%45
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)8,6291%51
Xbox One (Xbox)3232%48
Switch (Nintendo)2390%0

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

2DAnimeIndieFightingStylizedLore-Rich2D FighterControllerHand-drawnCompetitive

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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