Shank 2

Side-scrolling brawler with blades, guns, and co-op survival

Klei Entertainment · Released Feb 7, 2012

Action Adventure Indie

Reviews: Very Positive; 82% of 3,633
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 92% of 13 in 30 days
Playing now: 4; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 72/100 (critic reviews)

What is Shank 2?

This 2D side-scrolling brawler follows a former mob hit man fighting to protect people close to him. You move through levels, using blades, guns, and counterattacks against enemies and bosses. A separate local co-op survival mode pits two players against waves of enemies.

For you if...

+you like quick brawling with blades, guns, and counters
+you want local co-op survival against enemy waves

Not for you if...

−you want to play the story campaign cooperatively
−you prefer less violent action or a slower pace

What players say

82% of 3,633 reviews are positive · 92% of 13 in the last 30 days

Players praise the weapon combos, animation, and survival mode. They criticize the story and sometimes find the controls clunky; some also report bugs and other technical problems.

Screenshots and trailer

Shank 2 system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 (or equivalent) running at 2.4GHz or greater; AMD Athlon 64 (or equivalent) running at 2.4GHz or greater
Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce 6800 Ultra (256MB) or ATI Radeon X1950 PRO (256MB) or greater
Memory: 1.5 GB or greater
Storage: 1.5 GB