Blaster Master Zero 2
Worth it · Action · 2019
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $9.99.
- Length
- 8.1h 10.4h to 100%
- Value
- $1.23/hr
- Reviews
- 90% of 571 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Join Jason, Eve, and Fred on an intergalactic journey! The side-scrolling/top-down hybrid action adventure title "Blaster Master Zero" returns with its long-awaited sequel! Experience the yet-untold story of Jason and Eve after defeating Earth's mutant scourge in "Blaster Master Zero".
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 512MB VRAM (NVIDIA GeForce), 502 MB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
68 discounts in the 7 years on record, a median of 50 percent off across all of them, roughly 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
On value it sits in the top 3 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 71 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 95 percent. Among the games that feel like it, La-Mulana 2 ($24.99, scores 71) beats it on value, while it beats ANIMAL WELL ($24.99, scores 66).
More about Blaster Master Zero 2
Of the 352 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 1 comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to August 2026.
It carries Valve's Deck Verified rating and runs 8.1 hours, about as long as a handheld game wants to be.
The drop-off
71% start to 8% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
Having played the first one, I never thought it could get a sequel. Let alone one that goes this balls to the walls crazy with its premise and story. Gameplay is still the usual tank and on foot shooting that we come to know and love but with some new additions and enhancements. The newest addition is the planetary travel, taking us to mini challenges and to big and interesting planets to explore to find upgrades...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
I haven't finished this game yet, but I'm having an absolute blast with this game. I feel like a lot of things are significantly improved from the first game and feels better to play. The counter mechanic seems to be a bit overpowered at firstbut I still think this game is harder than the first despite the counter mechanic because countering attacks on some enemies won't stun them and they can shoot at you and the...
Loved the first game, but they dropped the ball on this one. What could have been a great game, completely ruined by so many dumb design choices, especially as the game progresses. Tedious boss fights that require you sit through an annoying unskippable animation on every attempt. Tedious platforming bits with the most fiddly controls imaginable (which would be fine if it wasn't also asking you to do precision...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Blaster Master Zero 2 scores 69/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1034910/blaster-master-zero-2Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.