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Phoenix 2

Arcade bullet-hell shooter built around ships with distinct special abilities

Firi Games · Released Jun 2, 2026

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Reviews
Mostly Positive
70% of 265
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
18
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
2 days ago
Oct 26, 2026
Minimum PC
4 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Phoenix 2?

Phoenix 2 is a free-to-play 2D space shooter about fighting the Invaders. You destroy enemy waves and bosses while dodging bullets and lasers across 30 story missions. Daily challenges give all players identical missions, with global leaderboards ranked by completion time.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy short sessions focused on improving your performance
  • +you like collecting ships and learning different playstyles

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer slower combat with fewer attacks to dodge
  • −you want cooperative missions or direct multiplayer battles

What players say

70% of 265 reviews are positive

Players praise the simple controls and fast action. Complaints center on microtransactions and the ship-mod system added in an update, which players describe as pay-to-win. Players also criticize resource-heavy upgrades and progression tied to daily missions.

Screenshots and trailer

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Phoenix 2 system requirements

Minimum: 4 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Phoenix 2?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Any 64-bit CPU that supports SSE3 and F16C (Intel Ivy Bridge or newer, AMD FX or newer)
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
500 MB available space
Notes
Internet connection is required to play.

Recommended

Notes
4k display.

Does Phoenix 2 have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Phoenix 2 run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, In-app purchases
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Thai, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Phoenix 2 use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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