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Natural Selection 2

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App ID 4920
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Unknown Worlds Entertainment, KRAFTON, Inc.
Franchise KRAFTON, Inc.
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 30053788
Last Record Update 14 July 2025 – 17:51:03 UTC ()
Release Date 31 October 2012 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
😎 83.18%
13k reviews
45
In-Game
💡 Strategy 🔫 FPS 👥 Team-Based 💥 Action 🚀 Sci-fi

A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!

Additional Information

Developer Unknown Worlds Entertainment
gamedir Natural Selection 2
metacritic_name Natural Selection 2
icon empty string
metacritic_score 80
NoServers Yes
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/natural-selection-2?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
primarycache 4921
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serverbrowsername Natural Selection 2
vacmacmodulecache SteamDB Unknown App 160 [UNPUBLISHED]
vacmodulecache SteamDB Unknown App 202 [UNPUBLISHED]
vacmodulefilename sourceinit.dat
community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
InstallScript InstallScript.vdf
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Store Release Date 31 October 2012 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 31 October 2012 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 16 May 2025 – 08:39:14 UTC () (1747384754)
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library_heroen
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height_pct74.92282118261696
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market_presence Yes
review_score 8
review_percentage 85
Detected Technologies (?) Autodesk_FBX SDK, FMOD SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, Lua SDK, NVIDIA_CUDA SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NVIDIA_Texture_Tools SDK, Qt SDK, SDL SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 26 July 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8148100
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 28 February 2013 – 23:19:14 UTC (), in changelist #187728

Supported Languages

10 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes
Polish Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Finnish Yes Yes
Romanian Yes
Swedish Yes Yes
Czech Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🕹️ Multiplayer 💡 Strategy 🔫 FPS 👥 Team-Based 💥 Action 🚀 Sci-fi 🌐 RTS 👽 Aliens 🌱 Indie 🥇 Competitive 🔫 Shooter 🤝 Co-op 🤔 Tactical 🛠️ Moddable 🙌 First-Person 🌠 Space 🌆 Futuristic 🌫 Atmospheric 👥 Online Co-Op 🗺️ Adventure

Categories

Online PvP Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Includes level editor Family Sharing Multi-player Valve Anti-Cheat PvP

Assets

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library_logo ↴
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Assets
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timestamp16 May 2025 – 08:40:07 UTC
Trailers
2029265 ↴
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256661295 ↴
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2028418 ↴
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2028069 ↴
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81986 ↴
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