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Game App 4920

Natural Selection 2

Unknown Worlds Entertainment · published by Unknown Worlds Entertainment, KRAFTON, Inc. · released Oct 31, 2012

A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!

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Price
$4.99
US store
Reviews
85%
8,653 · Very Positive
Playing now
74
sampled 16h ago
24h peak
74
all-time seen 81
Followers
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Steam community hub
Owners (est.)
~519K
260K – 831K
Revenue (est.)
~$1.4M
gross, lifetime · how
YouTube activity
2
videos · 30 d
26
creators
77.4K
views · 1 y
Twitch activity
2
avg viewers · 30 d
221
hours watched · 30 d
6
streamers · 30 d

Product info

from Steam's PICS · read 12h ago
Change number
40,904,081 · seen 12h ago
Public build
10,231,200 · Dec 30, 2022 (3y ago)
Operating systems
windows
Architecture
64-bit
Install size
17 GB · 6.0 GB download
Install folder
Natural Selection 2
Controller support
—
Metacritic
80
Release state
released
Community
hub · Workshop · stats

Steam Deck

Playable

Tested Jul 26, 2022 on build 8,148,100

  • !Default controller config not fully functional
  • !Controller glyphs do not match deck device
  • !Text input does not automatically invokes keyboard
  • ✓Interface text is legible
  • ✓Default configuration is performant

Branches · 4

every build Steam serves for this app
BranchBuildUpdatedDescription
public 10,231,200Dec 30, 2022 · 3y ago
beta 26,638,397Nov 13, 2026 · 12h ago Beta Branch
build_344 10,231,200Dec 30, 2022 · 3y ago Archieved Build 344
linux 3,957,883Sep 18, 2019 · 7y ago (obsolete)

Build history

every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)
BuildBranchReleasedFirst seen
26,638,397beta Nov 13, 2026 07:3812h ago
26,611,542beta Nov 12, 2026 07:411d ago
26,610,218beta Nov 12, 2026 06:041d ago
26,568,521beta Nov 10, 2026 15:033d ago
26,542,840beta Nov 9, 2026 15:243d ago
10,231,200build_344 Dec 30, 2022 23:393d ago
10,231,200public Dec 30, 2022 23:393d ago
3,957,883linux Sep 18, 2019 18:303d ago

Depots · 6

content of the public branch
DepotNameOSLanguageDLC / sharedSizeDownloadManifest
4921 all 17 GB5.8 GB 3248496261334878068
4924 windows 121 MB43 MB 2326392348881274973
4932 all DLC #4932 221 MB210 MB 736376647959871829
228985 windows shared from #228980 ——
228988 windows shared from #228980 ——
228990 windows shared from #228980 ——

Launch options · 1

ExecutableOSDescription
x64/ns2.exe windows 64-bit

Languages · 10

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
Czech ✓—✓
French ✓—✓
German ✓—✓
Polish ✓——
English ✓✓✓
Finnish ✓——
Russian ✓——
Spanish ✓——
Swedish ✓——
Romanian ✓——

Packages · 4

all packages
SubNameBillingPrice
16496Natural Selection 2 - Deluxe Edition Store $9.99
17843Natural Selection 2 Store $4.99
17844Natural Selection 2 - 4-pack Store $15.99
25983Natural Selection 2 Deluxe Edition Upgrade Store $9.99

Bundles · 0

all bundles
Not part of any bundle we know.

DLC in product info · 25

includes DLC not sold separately

Change numbers

all changes
#40,904,081 · 12h ago#40,863,461 · 1d ago#40,861,331 · 1d ago#40,797,862 · 3d ago

Updates · patch notes

Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed
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WhenNoteBuildUpdate size
Dec 30, 2022 HOTFIX Update 344
Greetings! We just deployed a hotfix to the game that resolves several issues with skill values not updating in certain cases. Your game version number will increase to reflect 344 after you receive the update from Steam. Please allow time for the server operators to update their servers to the latest version as well. Thanks to everyone for providing the useful data that led to these fixes! Change
10,231,200 15.9 GB total
Aug 17, 2021 Update 338 - Matched Play BETA
https://2i1suz1s0n5g1i6ph4z0sw1b-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/ns2/files/2021/08/338.jpg Update 338 includes fixes found with the initial release of MATCHED PLAY (read more here). MATCHED PLAY lobbies are once again active and ready for use. Some additional regions have been added/removed based on performance feedback. Your continued use and feedback on the system while in BETA will help us refine featu
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Aug 4, 2021 Update 337 - Matched Play BETA
https://2i1suz1s0n5g1i6ph4z0sw1b-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/ns2/files/2021/08/blog_337.jpg The Development team never stops and although at times some updates don’t seem as full of changes, there is always behind the scenes efforts being made. One of those biggest efforts over the last year has been our new Matched Play system, code named Thunderdome. Update 337 is our big unveiling to the general pu
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Oct 28, 2020 UPDATE 335 - HIVE SKILL 3.0 Released!
https://unknownworlds.com/ns2/files/2020/10/blog_335_flat.jpg October is always an exciting time of year for our Natural Selection Development Team, and this year is no exception. 18 years ago a totally unique and amazing new mod for half-life hit the interwebs and for many us, changed our lives. Fast forward to today, and its sequel Natural Selection 2 is celebrating eight years since release. Ou
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May 8, 2020 Upcoming Balance Patch Notes
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/2256926/599c883c3083e7d0f47e0df9d4a71f832ebf9ecf.png ------------------------------------------------------------ Here is a snippet of what's in store for Patch 332, which is coming soon! This changelog contains the Balance Patch Notes, there is much more in the full changelog which will be released when the build goes live. GENERAL ● The health and armor status (hp bar) has bee
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