Natural Selection 2
Fair · Multiplayer · 2012
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $4.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Cost per hour
- $0.03/hr
- Reviews▼
- 85% of 13,390
- Critics
- 80 players 5 higher
- Genre rank
- Top 7% Multiplayer
Holding it back: Reviews
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Time and effort
- Typical playtime
- 181.5h
- Achievements
- 137
Price and sales
- Sales
- 63 on record
- Typical cut
- 60% off
- Steam low
- $0.99 December 2025
- Sale every
- 61d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 43 now
- Cheaper than
- 64% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 88% of its genre
Price and player charts
The drop-off
19% start to <1% rarestA game like this has no single ending, so its score does not use the finish rate. The curve shows where players stop. Steam global achievements
The value story
The value story
It has been discounted 63 times in the 14 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 60 percent, about 9 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 4 weeks ago.
Its score sits in the top 7 percent of its genre. It is cheaper than 64 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 88 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Splitgate (free, scores 82) beats it on value, while it beats Nuclear Dawn ($9.99, scores 50).
More about Natural Selection 2
Of the 657 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 6 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 56 percent of the 767 reviews written there were positive, against 85 percent overall, and those are 9 percent of everything written about it.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Next discount: likely in the Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4, at about $0.99 (80% off). Predictions like this were right 91% of the time when tested on 70 past weeks.
Discounted in 7 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 31 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
I really like this game. My potato of a PC can barely run it, but its fun nonetheless. Wish it wasn't dead. Really think its cool that this game takes place in the same universe as Subnautica. I love how they tied that game in with this one.
2 more reviews
actually unique gameplay, half rts half fps with one player commanding the others from a top down view. yes this is in the subnautica universe, it shares some gameplay details mostly visual with subnautica but the gameplay is mostly pvp rts/fps game runs very good on my pc, its old so doesnt have much requirements youll probably be able to run it on max like subnautica 1 and bz. settings are nice customizable, good...
Such A unique Genre of Game that i would reccomend it just to try out, The few public servers left are pretty alright and not too toxic although You should figure the game out first before joining A match.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 6 GB of memory, DirectX 11 compatible dedicated video card with 2 GB VRAM, 13 GB of storage. Windows only.
Cite this score
Natural Selection 2 scores 66/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/4920/natural-selection-2Reviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 6, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.