Natural Selection 2
Natural Selection 2 is an immersive, multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival. It seamlessly combines shooter and RTS/strategy gameplay.
Natural Selection 2 is an indie developed by Unknown Worlds Entertainment, released 30 October 2012 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Natural Selection 2 is
Natural Selection 2 is an indie game developed by Unknown Worlds Entertainment and released in 2012. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Spark.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Natural Selection 2 is a multiplayer video game which combines first-person shooter and real-time strategy rules. It is set in a science fiction universe in which a human team fights an alien team for control of resources and territory in large and elaborate indoor facilities. It is the sequel to Natural Selection.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, horror, science fiction and stealth. There are 137 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Natural Selection 2 holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 85% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 15 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Dual-core processor 2.4 GHz (Intel Core 2 Duo, i3), 2.6 GHz (AMD Athlon or FX), 6 GB RAM and DirectX 11 compatible dedicated video card with 2 GB VRAM. An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 13GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Natural Selection 2 launched on 30 October 2012, within three weeks of Dishonored, Hotline Miami, XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Assassin's Creed III. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Dishonored, Hotline Miami, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Assassin's Creed III.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Natural Selection 2 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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