Natural Selection 2
Team-based sci-fi shooter mixing marine-alien combat with real-time strategy
Unknown Worlds Entertainment · Published by Unknown Worlds Entertainment, KRAFTON, Inc. · Released Oct 30, 2012
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 85% of 13K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 15 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 19
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 3 years ago
- Dec 30, 2022
Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)
What is Natural Selection 2?
Natural Selection 2 is a team-based sci-fi shooter and real-time strategy game in which human marines battle alien Kharaa in online matches. Most players fight in first person with marine weapons or alien lifeform abilities, while each team's commander directs teammates from above, places structures, and manages resources and research.
For you if...
- +you enjoy coordinated, competitive matches with different team roles
- +you like combining first-person combat with real-time strategy
Not for you if...
- −you prefer solo play to online team matches
- −you want straightforward shooting without team strategy
What players say
85% of 13,372 reviews are positive · 86% of 15 in the last 30 days
Players praise the mix of first-person combat and commander-led strategy, especially the teamwork and different marine and alien playstyles. Many say the small player base makes populated servers hard to find and that experienced regulars are unwelcoming to newcomers.
Screenshots and trailer
Natural Selection 2 system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- 7 64-Bit (SP1) or Windows 10 64-Bit
- Processor
- Dual-core processor 2.4 GHz (Intel Core 2 Duo, i3), 2.6 GHz (AMD Athlon or FX)
- Graphics
- DirectX 11 compatible dedicated video card with 2 GB VRAM
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 13 GB HD space
- Notes
- Broadband Internet connection
Recommended
- OS
- 7 64-Bit (SP1) or Windows 10 64-Bit
- Processor
- Quad-core processor 3.2 GHz (Intel i5, i7) or 3.6 GHz (AMD Ryzen, FX or Athlon)
- Graphics
- DirectX 11 compatible dedicated video card with 4GB VRAM
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 13 GB HD space
- Notes
- Broadband Internet connection
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 137
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Finnish, Romanian, Swedish, Czech.
Tags
- Multiplayer
- Strategy
- FPS
- Team-Based
- Action
- Sci-fi
- RTS
- Aliens
- Indie
- Competitive
- Shooter
- Co-op
- Tactical
- Moddable
- First-Person
- Space
Recent updates
- Dec 30, 2022 · HOTFIX Update 344
- Dec 9, 2022 · Matched Play v1.0 Released!
- Jun 27, 2022 · Matched Play Beta 4 - Update 342 Released
- Feb 3, 2022 · Update 341 Released!
- Dec 16, 2021 · Update 340 - Matched Play Beta v2
10 DLC available.
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