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Guacamelee! 2

Seven years after defeating Carlos Calaca, Juan Aguacate is forced to don his luchador mask again to face a new threat - this time to the very fabric of space and time. Punch your way through a whole new…

84 21 August 2018 from $4.99

Guacamelee! 2 is an adventure developed by Drinkbox Studios, released 21 August 2018 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $4.99 at GOG. The main story takes about 12.9 hrs to finish.

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What Guacamelee! 2 is

Guacamelee! 2 is an adventure game developed by Drinkbox Studios and released in 2018. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Seven years after defeating Carlos Calaca, Juan Aguacate is forced to don his luchador mask again to face a new threat - this time to the very fabric of space and time.
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 49 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Guacamelee! 2 holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. That places it above 81% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 15 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 105 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 12.9 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 18 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $4.99, that works out to about $0.39 per hour of the main story, or $0.28 per hour if you finish everything.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2 Ghz+, 1 GB RAM and Shader Model 5.0 (DX11 support required), 2 GB available graphics memory. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $4.99 at GOG, 75% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Guacamelee! 2 launched on 21 August 2018, within three weeks of Marvel's Spider-Man, Marvel's Spider-Man, Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition and Dead Cells. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Marvel's Spider-Man, Marvel's Spider-Man, Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition, Dead Cells.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Guacamelee! 2 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Guacamelee! 2 — frequently asked questions

When did Guacamelee! 2 come out?
Guacamelee! 2 was released on 21 August 2018 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does Guacamelee! 2 cost?
The cheapest current price for Guacamelee! 2 is $4.99 at GOG, which is 75% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Guacamelee! 2?
At minimum, Guacamelee! 2 needs 2 Ghz+, 1 GB RAM, Shader Model 5.0 (DX11 support required), 2 GB available graphics memory graphics, 2 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Guacamelee! 2?
The main story of Guacamelee! 2 takes around 12.9 hrs, or 18 hrs for 100% completion.
Is Guacamelee! 2 worth it?
That depends on what you want from it, so here are the numbers rather than an opinion: the cheapest price we track today is $4.99, and the main story takes about 12.9 hrs, which works out to $0.39 per hour of play. Our cost-per-hour tool compares that with other games.
How many GB is Guacamelee! 2?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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