High On Life 2
High On Life 2
Game
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High On Life
Developer Squanch Games, Inc.
High on Life is a 2022 comedic first-person shooter game with action-adventure and Metroidvania elements. It takes place in a science fiction world which features talking guns. It was created, developed and published by Squanch Games. The game was released on December 13, 2022 for Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. It was later ported to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on July 22, 2023, to Nintendo Switch on May… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
490 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
85
LovedLoved
290 positive · 51 negative
95% range 81–88%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 290 | 51 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 35 | 7 | 60 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 0 | 45 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
15,802 of 17,794 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
86% recommend · 223 yes, 35 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 258 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (22,994 of 25,840 positive).
Players praise the game's humor and voice acting, especially for fans of Rick and Morty. [1][2][3] Some find the gameplay repetitive and the comedy wears thin over time. [4][5][6] A few report game-breaking bugs that hinder progress. [7]
Liked
Representative posts
- [7]
The game is great fun, but it has a game breaking issue that the devs are seemingly not interested in addressing - I say that because there is not even a way to report a bug for this game on Steam, not even on the devs own website. The game breaking issue is that you lose the ability to equip and use all of your hard-earned weapon upgrades after a certain scene well into the game. It is unavoidable, it happens to …
- [8]
I actually had a great time with the game. I needed something to just turn my brain off to, and this did the job. The humor, the character designs, the gameplay, it's all great. Straight up single player adventure with no multi-player or microtransactions and that is why I will praise and support this game. Looking forward to High On Life 2.
- [12]
High On Life is the kind of game you boot up when your brain wants a snack, not a full meal. The jokes come flying fast some land perfectly, others politely miss but the overall vibe stays fun. The combat is simple in a good way, easy to pick up for a quick session when you just want to relax and shoot weird things. It’s not trying to be deep; it’s just trying to make you laugh, and honestly, it succeeds more often …
- [2]
You can buy this game but you can't buy a sense of humor. I pity the people who do not think this game is funny as heck, to each their own I guess. While the combat is basically what you'd typically expect from a FPS game, the real selling point is the humor and heart from the people who worked on this game Overall 9/10 experience, encountered some bugs during my playtime but none of them were game-breaking. Writing …
- [15]
A very mid game, which is a passing grade for recommendation. The gameplay is fine, a standard first person shooter with all the regular bells and whistles - collectibles, platforming, backtracking, upgrades, jetpacks, etc. The whole niche of this game - the jokes - rarely land though. Like sometimes I register that it's supposed to be funny, but its rarely actually funny. A lot of it is just gross out "humor". A …
Summarised from 34 of the 400 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
86% of the 258 Steam reviewers we collected recommend High On Life. The complaint that keeps coming up: gameplay becomes repetitive and boring over time. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
High on Life received "mixed or average reviews" by critics and "generally favorable" by users according to review aggregator website Metacritic. The game's crude and absurdist humor proved polarizing. In a positive review, IGN called it "an irreverent, absurd shooter that manages to shine with its outrageous humor, silly setting and story", while Eurogamer criticized that the writing "too often settles into edgelord cynicism and the same tedious, punchdown humour as South Park." The Guardian noted that "the line between entertaining and excruciating here is down to how you feel about listening to a game-length version of Rick and Morty's Interdimensional Cable ad-libs". Reviewers also…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 490 · most liked firstI reviewed High on Life 2, which looks and feels like it got carved down to a sliver of what it was planned to be. Some nice ideas and a better script are held back by softlocks, unimproved gameplay, and the fact it's half a game. Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/high-on...
negative · AI labelView post →I actually had a great time with the game. I needed something to just turn my brain off to, and this did the job. The humor, the character designs, the gameplay, it's all great. Straight up single player adventure with no multi-player or microtransactions and that is why I will praise and support this game. Looking forward to High On Life 2.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is great fun, but it has a game breaking issue that the devs are seemingly not interested in addressing - I say that because there is not even a way to report a bug for this game on Steam, not even on the devs own website. The game breaking issue is that you lose the ability to equip and use all of your hard-earned weapon upgrades after a certain scene well into the game. It is unavoidable, it happens to everyone and is easily reproduced. Yet nothing but crickets from the devs.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Whew... this month has been *nuts* for games. Nioh 3, Menace, Romeo Is A Dead Man, Crisol, Mewgenics, High On Life 2, Reanimal, Styx 3, The Killing Stone, Paranormasight 2, Star Trek Voyager, Love Eternal, Horsey Game, Ys 10, Demon Tides, Towerborne and Resident Evil 9. And so many other wild indies
neutral · AI labelView post →'High On Life' 2 and Spencer’s did an official collab 🎮 • One of the main item stores in the game is a Spencer's • Official merch for the collab has been released online 🤝 @highonlifegame.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →'High on Life 2' has been officially released 🎮🛹 Available on PS5, PC, and Xbox — including Game Pass
neutral · AI labelView post →An excellent game from the co-creator of Rick and Morty, so if you’re going to play it, expect humor similar to the show.. lots of nonsense and some darker jokes and scenes, although still funny. One of the coolest aspects is that the entire game revolves around obtaining talking guns with different types of ammo and special attacks while defeating intergalactic alien drug traffickers as you work as a bounty hunter.. and honestly, the guns are really cool and charismatic, each with its own…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In 1 hour of playing High on Life 2, I: -Got drunk with a new alien gun named Travis -Circumcised a giant alien phallus with a laser -Stole the fedora from the 1996 movie Dunston Checks In -Attempted to solve a murder mystery game My new preview on IGN: www.ign.com/articles/hig...
positive · AI labelView post →'High On Life 2' demo is now out on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC 🛹🎮 • Includes ~1 hour of gameplay • Players who purchase after playing the demo can pick up right where they left off. No replay needed Full game releases on Nintendo Switch 2 on July 1 🤝 @squanchgames.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →High on Life is set in a colorful, absurd world with lots of entertaining dialogue, including quirky talking guns. However, the guns and gameplay quickly become repetitive and aren’t very satisfying for a first-person shooter game. The writing has hits and misses, though the game still has enjoyable moments. 🎚️ Difficulty 🔲 My grandma could play it 🔲 Easy ☑️ Normal 🔲 Hard 🔲 A challenge to be reckoned 🔲 In the heat of confrontation, (Only PVP games) 🗺️ Graphics 🔲 MS…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got hands on with High On Life 2 if you love to laugh, then you’ll love this game #Gamescom
positive · AI labelView post →I can say, with some confidence, that High On Life 2 is the best game I've ever played in which the actual, no screwing around John Waters voices an alien who runs a Spirit Halloween in space. www.avclub.com/high-on-life...
positive · AI labelView post →The best game for people who don’t have time. Maximum nonsense per minute. You drop into an adventure for 20 minutes, talk to a gun, ignore a psycho knife, watch enemies tell each other to frak off, and leave. Absolute fire.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have mixed feelings. High On Life is a game that relies heavily on its writing, but if you're not a fan of the Rick & Morty "everyone sounds awkward" style of humour, there's not much else to be found here. I ended up using Gus for most of the game because JB Smoove had the least annoying voice.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game, people who dont take their time in exploring or dont care about environment exploring will likely not enjoy the game much because its a big part of it imo
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can only describe this game as taking acid, while watching Rick and Morty and your brain is very quickly deteriorating.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Coming soon to Game Pass news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0... Standard: -High on Life -RoboCop: Rogue City (7/17) -Farming Simulator 25 (8/1) Ultimate: -My Friendly Neighborhood (7/17) -Back to the Dawn (7/18) -Abiotic Factor (7/22) -Wheel World (7/23) -Wuchang: Fallen Feathers (7/24) -Grounded 2 (7/29)
neutral · AI labelView post →Ooohhh High On Life 2 has a murder mystery segment. An alien murder mystery segment set on a cruise liner. This game was made specifically for me, I'm afraid.
positive · AI labelView post →I really do not want to be hearing that High on Life 2 is a good game
negative · AI labelView post →Coming to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate: • Today | High On Life • Jul 17 | RoboCop: Rogue City • Jul 17 | My Friendly Neighborhood • Jul 18 | Back to the Dawn • Jul 22 | Abiotic Factor • Jul 23 | Wheel World news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...
neutral · AI labelView post →Once the comedy wore off there wasn't a lot left to this game. Bosses provide a challenge but the repetitive gameplay loops make this a bore to play. I have no intention to return to this game after I finish it. It's not a bad game by any means, it just gets boring after a while.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This week on Get Played we chat with Narrative Director and Writer of High on Life 2 Alec Robbins and Julian Shine about their new game! Listen wherever you get your podcasts headgum.com/get-played Or ad-free with our entire back catalogue + DLC at Patreon.com/getplayed
neutral · AI labelView post →Coming soon to Xbox Game Pass: High on Life 2, Madden NFL 26, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, and more! news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
neutral · AI labelView post →High On Life is the kind of game you boot up when your brain wants a snack, not a full meal. The jokes come flying fast some land perfectly, others politely miss but the overall vibe stays fun. The combat is simple in a good way, easy to pick up for a quick session when you just want to relax and shoot weird things. It’s not trying to be deep; it’s just trying to make you laugh, and honestly, it succeeds more often than not. A solid little dose of chaos when you need it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm actually intrigued by High On Life 2. How much of the first game's flaws were Roiland? His absence would definitely make for a better game, but to what extent?
neutral · AI labelView post →The game I've been working on for the last few years, released today!!! Please enjoy High on Life 2! Also, please enjoy the Frasier Crane Machine, my pride and joy. ♥️
positive · AI labelView post →I didn't like this game very much This is a very generic shooter. The upgrades, the traversal, the guns, none of it is anything special. All of the gameplay is by the books generic and forgettable. The shooting especially feels disappointing. There's a lack of visual feedback when you pull the trigger and it makes the guns feel un-impactful. There's 5 of them in total with each having a special power. Great variety in theory, but because of the lack of feedback stated earlier, they all still…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We're talking High on Life 2 reviews, Kratos going multiplatform, Duskblood updates, and more on Game Mess Mornings today! giantbomb.com/live/chat
neutral · AI labelView post →Playing Reanimal and High On Life 2 back-to-back was an interesting experience cause Reanimal is a game I enjoyed and would wholeheartedly recommend to everyone I know while High On Life 2 delighted me so much it hurts and I don't know a single person who I'd be brave enough to recommend it to.
positive · AI labelView post →Finished High On Life 2. Man, that was spectacular. Absolutely a better game than the first one in every way, and just a good game on its own merit.
positive · AI labelView post →High On Life 2's "character creator" is already funnier than anything from the first game.
positive · AI labelView post →'High on Life 2' launches this Winter on Xbox Series, PS5 and PC. Also Game Pass Day One. youtu.be/GtTLjkB0vbo?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Will def check out Pacman. Rick and Morty's type of humor isn't for me so High on Life will be skipping was ok when I played on Game pass. Never played the Payday series.
negative · AI labelView post →High On Life: Game of the Year Edition is the first Switch 2 physical release (non-GKC) from LRG: bit.ly/4jVYhtn #ad
neutral · AI labelView post →Nice to see High on Life come back to Game Pass today. If you didn't play it, I very much recommend it. It won't take up too much of your life and I found it to be both genuinely funny and also a solid FPS.
positive · AI labelView post →High on Life: Game of the Year Edition (Switch) & Plush up for preorder at LRG: buff.ly/oMq68Mb #ad
neutral · AI labelView post →'High on Life 2' launches February 13th on Xbox Series, PS5 and PC. Also Game Pass Day One.
neutral · AI labelView post →[two days from now] "We already released Silksong in 2022, but none of you noticed... we gave you all the clues... the game launched under the unassuming title... High on Life."
neutral · AI labelView post →High on Life - Game of the Year Edition (PS5) is $42.50 on Amazon buff.ly/QcF7teM #ad Base game $19.99 US PSN buff.ly/rjwKJh4 Steam buff.ly/CleKAL7
neutral · AI labelView post →High On Life 2 benefits from no longer being that game where a gun talks to you in the Morty voice the whole time. www.avclub.com/high-on-life...
positive · AI labelView post →Pretty meh.... giggles and laughs. Like, back and forth, neither here nor there. Kind of mid, get me.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →“I bought this game for the gameplay. I stayed because my gun wouldn’t stop talking.” Installed it thinking “haha funny alien game.” 5 minutes later I’m being emotionally manipulated by a pistol with commitment issues. Gameplay: surprisingly solid Story: unhinged in the best way My sanity: gone Every time I tried to focus, my weapon started roasting me like we’re in a group chat. At one point I paused the game just to get some silence… …the pause menu started talking too. I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can buy this game but you can't buy a sense of humor. I pity the people who do not think this game is funny as heck, to each their own I guess. While the combat is basically what you'd typically expect from a FPS game, the real selling point is the humor and heart from the people who worked on this game Overall 9/10 experience, encountered some bugs during my playtime but none of them were game-breaking. Writing this review after finishing my 100% run including DLC.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When is the last time you actually laughed when playing a game? I've enjoyed this more than I should have, based on the cartoony looks and bright colours, but....and it's one of those 'buts' that needs a big B for a number of reasons, other than the fantastic aesthetics. The Good Stuff 1. It's actually an enjoyable shooter and will challenge even seasoned FPS players. 2. It introduces upgrades and updates at a reasonable pace, with each offering extras to the gameplay. 3. It…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☐ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Trover Saves the Universe, the comedy action game from High on Life studio Squanch Games, appears to have been delisted on all platforms without warning. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/trover-...
neutral · AI labelView post →The new High on Life has a lot to like, with engaging combat and good-looking visuals. It’s a clear step up over the first game, though new image quality and performance issues annoy.
neutral · AI labelView post →Got to the bug on the 2nd boss, Krubis. Followed workarounds I saw on the internet and they didn't work. I'm not spending money on a game that has been out for 3 years and still has bugs that ruin the game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →High on Life feels like someone gave Rick and Morty unlimited budget and access to aliens, guns, and questionable life choices. Your guns never stop talking. The enemies never stop talking. The story is ridiculous, the humor is either the funniest thing you've ever heard or a crime against humanity and I spent way too much time listening to random NPC conversations instead of playing the game. 10/10. Lost brain cells, gained happiness.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought the game because I saw countless videos on youtube and thought it looked fun. Turns out the only real content this game has is stoner humor. Gameplay loop is boring. There really isn't much here. Couldn't bring myself to finish it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I didn't even know High on Life was getting a sequel. That first one looked like video game antimatter.
negative · AI labelView post →There's a bit in High On Life 2 involving a fedora and an alien circumcision laser that is a genuinely good piece of comedy video game narrative design.
positive · AI labelView post →High On Life 2 is a sequel of epic proportions. Score a deeper look at the game’s newest weapons, locations, and more #XboxGamesShowcase: news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...
neutral · AI labelView post →If you like Rick and Morty, chances are you will love this game. The voice acting is PEAK and there are countless funny moments. I think taking it slow is important as even side characters or nobody henchmen have something good to say. After this playhtrough, then I will do a Knifey only speedrun (=
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I would pay $20 for this game. Main story = 4/5 Side story = none Gameplay = 4/5 Voice acting = 5/5 Combat = 3/5 Graphics = 4/5
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some of the funniest dialogue ive ever had in a game. if you like Rick and Morty, and like first person shooters, this is the absolute perfect game for you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10/10 gameplay 10/10 humour The last few bosses were extremely fun. Don’t miss the secret route — it’s important for the ending. Great game overall
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL;DR: Funny and creative at first, but the constant fourth wall breaking and self mocking kills immersion and makes the game feel pointless the longer you play. That said, I still recommend it. It is worth experiencing, and others may not have the same reaction I did. This game is fun at first. The voices, the satire, everything clicked. It was hilarious, and the gameplay mechanics were genuinely enjoyable. For a while, it felt fresh and entertaining. The problem is that it never really…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I gave this game a try and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. As someone who's a fan of Sci-fi and the "dumb" dark humor, I have to say Squanch Games managed to fill the void in the game genre. High on life is Doom-like FPS game with platforming and a bit of explorations elements. What makes this game really unique is the comedy that is incorporated into it. Gameplay The combat is fun and each weapon is providing different kind of special abilities. The gun selection is rather small,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun action combat and an all-star cast of professional comedian voice actors make this worth every minute. Once you invest a couple of hours and pick up your first few upgrades you'll start to see that this isn't your typical FPS - each new tool dramatically changes combat and gives a little Metroidvania-like expansion of the world. The game's rewards come in the form of the extremely entertaining dialogue and writing, which will appeal to any fan of adult animation - you'll recognize…
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