Axiom Verge 2

Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.

Axiom Verge 2 is a action, adventure and metroidvania game developed and published by Thomas Happ Games LLC.
Released on August 11th 2022 is available on Windows and Linux in 9 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Spanish - Latin America.

It has received 660 reviews of which 540 were positive and 120 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 5.03€ on Steam and has a 70% discount.

The Steam community has classified Axiom Verge 2 into these genres:

Action Adventure Metroidvania Platformer Action-Adventure 2D Platformer Pixel Graphics Side Scroller 2D Sci-fi Female Protagonist Indie Hack and Slash Nonlinear Story Rich Singleplayer

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Requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Pentium E2180 2.0 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4400
Storage: 500 MB available space
Additional Notes: XInput or controller recommended.

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS
Processor: Intel Pentium E2180 2.0 GHz
Memory: 500 MB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4400
Storage: 500 MB available space

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Aug. 2024

Sideways thumb. It has some really nice music, varied environments and you find a lot of upgrades early on. On top of regular metroidvania abilities, you acquire skillpoints that you can put into things like HP, weapon damage and perhaps most interestingly: Hacking. You can hack enemies to take control of them or bosses to disable much of their weaponry. Despite all these positive factors, i felt very take or leave it with the game (and am leaving it). Kinda how I felt with games like MindSeize and Vision Soft Reset. It's hard for me to pinpoint anything specific that leaves me feeling this way about it. Navigation has the potential to get a little confusing and that is definitely one factor.. Perhaps i'm just not enraptured enough with its level design.

May 2024

Despite all the warnings and cautioning, I absolutely LOVED this game. Beat it a few minutes ago with 98% map and all weapons and all arms. In some ways I love it even more than the first one. The world is a lot more open ended where the first felt a bit constrained. I LOVE how the huge bosses are entirely optional which to me gives a lot more of a realistic vibe to it. Also, there was that huge worm thing in the water that I really felt bad putting down, it's just so cute. I didn't really like the protagonist though and the whole narrative seemed a bit jumbled, though it was interesting and seemed like a prequel to Axiom Verge. Proto-Xedur variants and all that, even... but no, no spoilers. The world building was impeccable and the overlay of Kiengir, the Breach and the Overworld and how they interact and how you explore all three was again genius. The visuals I really like, especially how varied the Breach is and how mind-bending the Overworld is. I also loved how combat was de-emphasized and how I managed to rely on the hacking mechanism a whole lot more. This made exploration so much more enjoyable to me with creative items that make the traversal really interesting rather than just another big gun whoopdy-f-doo. I didn't even mind that the little combat that remained was primarily made melee. I didn't use it all that much anyway. Finally, the music. The music is extremely amazing this time around as well and even better than the first game. Just take a listen to the track titled Monsoon with a good headset or sound system. All in all this is a very solid 9/10 for me and I highly recommend it to whoever like the first one.

May 2024

I really enjoyed Axiom Verge and was excited to find out there is a new one to play. Surprisingly, the game is very different from AV1 apparently due to being based off of Castlevania instead of Metroid. TBH I hated it at first, but decided to push on because I was curious if it was going to get better. Well it did. I'm not sure exactly what made it really endearing to me but around 3 hours in it just sort of clicked, and I really started to love it even more than the first one. There is a scene where you stand at the edge of the world near an ocean, and you can really see how bizarrely the world is structured. There is a song that plays in this area called "White Sand City." Hearing and seeing that at the same time hit home to me that this isn't just a sequel to AV1, its an evolution of that game's soul. Moments like that are special in gaming. If you know, you know. The music and art design work together fantastically to communicate an odd feeling that you can't really put into words but permeates both Axiom Verge games. The story is somehow even more strange than the first game and even more bold in the big-brain sci-fi ideas department. The beginning is difficult, but just like in AV1 you end up horrendously overpowered very quickly and the abilities are far more interesting and useful than in AV1. That is NOT a diss on AV1. Go into this one with an open mind and some patience and you will be rewarded.

Feb. 2024

This is a great metroidvania. Stellar exploration. Two overlaid fully fleshed out maps to jump back and forth between. Much, much, much better than the first game's obtuse level design. Sublime. Stellar music. Hopping from zone to zone with quick travel and the music evolves abruptly and seamlessly. Combat exists is easy and is not a focus. Frankly, I wish more modern metroidvanias toned down the combat in favor of puzzles/exploration. Story/Lore: its a hot mess. Main protagonist feels like she's a protagonist from an Ayn Rand novel, some of the writing in the English version clearly wasn't edited by a native English speaker.

Dec. 2023

For as long as it lasted, I was completely absorbed in this game. One after another, perhaps in unintended order you unlock new systems and movement options. You have time to learn them, combine them and then mercilessly exploit them and reach places and upgrades that were supposed to be out of your reach. There is great emphasis on exploration and experimentation, so if that interests you then you should definitely try this one out. Just beware of possible softlocks if you have a strange brain (like I do)

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-70% 16.79€ 5.03€

7.7

540

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Developer

Thomas Happ Games LLC

Publisher

Thomas Happ Games LLC

Release 11 Aug 2022

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