RAGE
RAGE
Game
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RAGE 2
Developer id Software, Avalanche Studios
Rage 2 is a 2019 first-person shooter video game developed by Avalanche Studios in conjunction with id Software and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game is the sequel to the 2011 game Rage. The game was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on May 14, 2019. It received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its combat but criticism for its story, characters, and open world gameplay. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
328 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
66
Fresh
137 positive · 71 negative
95% range 59–72%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 137 | 71 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 22 | 5 | 79 |
| Mastodon * | 3 | 1 | 10 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
5,230 of 8,036 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
67% recommend · 134 yes, 67 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 201 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (10,822 of 17,080 positive).
Players praise the combat as fantastic and the best part of the game. [1][2][3] Many find the open world boring and repetitive, with little to explore. [4][5][6] Some reviewers criticize the DLC being locked behind premium currency. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [7]
A WARNING TO PEOPLE WHO BUY THE DELUXE EDITION: The Deluxe Edition DOES NOT include the second DLC: Terrormania. I only found that out after looking closely at the really scummy way they structured the Steam Page, checking in game, and seeing other people confirming it online. The second DLC can only be bought in the ingame store for 500 Rage Coins, so if you plan to buy this game as a complete package the Deluxe …
- [11]
Despite its many problems, I fondly remember Rage 1. A solid FPS that had the misfortune of being more of a tech demo than a true game. Despite that, it had rock solid shooting, entertaining levels and a good variety of enemies. Sadly it was let down by a generic post apocalyptic world and a miserable attempt at having a semi-open world. Rage 2 looked at that and full-on doubled down on the insipid open world and …
- [4]
This game got bombed because of the open world, everything about this game is on par or better than anything that released back then. The open world ruined it, there is nothing but empty wasteland and nothing to explore. Its just a pain that didn't need to exist, its there only to tick a box. If this was a linear game it could be GOTY material the gunplay is actually insane.
- [3]
Rage 2 is a underrated gem but also a pretty mediocre ass game Pros - Combat. This game has some of the most fun gunplay I've ever experienced and it single handedly carried me throughout the entire game and its basically not even worth playing if It wasn't so amazing. The guns feel great, some aren't as good as others but each have a somewhat interesting design that make them unique from each other and there's a …
- [14]
It took a couple attempts to get into it, but turns out Rage 2 is pretty awesome. The first 1-2 hours are unimpressive, and my "open-world chore-list" fatigue kicked in early, but once you settle into the groove of "drive here, shoot stuff, drive there, shoot more stuff, etc" it starts to feel real good. The story is pointless and skippable, but the gunplay is fantastic. It's like mid to close range combat and it …
Summarised from 34 of the 297 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 9, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
67% of the 201 Steam reviewers we collected recommend RAGE 2. The complaint that keeps coming up: open world is empty and lacks interesting content. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
On release, Rage 2 received "mixed or average reviews" according to the review aggregator website Metacritic. Daniel Tack from Game Informer rated the game a 7/10, praising the game's shooting mechanics and music but criticized the visuals, open-world and characters. Dan Stapleton from IGN gave a rating of 8/10, comparing the game to 2016's Doom, praising the game for its gunplay and the open-world gameplay as well as the abilities and the visual style, but felt bemused about the use of microtransactions as it featured no co-op or multiplayer. Michael Higham from GameSpot gave the game a 6/10, praising the game's combat and abilities, but criticized the humor, short length, narrative,…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 328 · most liked firstbig fan of videos that are like "this OBSCURE old game can't POSSIBLY have music THIS GOOD????" and it's like Streets of Rage 2
neutral · AI labelView post →The elevator in stage 7 of Streets of Rage 2 is a mountain to climb, but the boss can be trivialized; all of their normal attacks are coded as weapons, and the game only has 6 weapon slots to work with!
neutral · AI labelView post →STREETS OF RAGE 2 ANCIENT/SHOUT!/MNM 1993 SEGA GAME GEAR
neutral · AI labelView post →Hello, I'm Acke! ⭐ I'm Lead Quest Designer on Star Wars Outlaws at Ubisoft Massive. ⭐ Solo developer of short first person point+click game What Never Was. ⭐ Previously a level designer, worked on games like The Division and Rage 2. Misc: I'm part of the 501st and I love The Legend of Zelda.
neutral · AI labelView post →Streets of Rage 2 (Mega Drive, Ancient, 1992) Who would expect a hidden extra life right at the beginning of the game
neutral · AI labelView post →Massive development in video game preservation: the canceled, unfinished '90s game Primal Rage 2 is now "playable' via emulation. I've played this game at Chicago's Galloping Ghost, and it deserves wider accessibility than a single arcade. So cool.
neutral · AI labelView post →Lacks substance but I had a great time. The combat of Doom with Cyberpunk upgrades in a Borderlands meets Max Max (game) world.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game got bombed because of the open world, everything about this game is on par or better than anything that released back then. The open world ruined it, there is nothing but empty wasteland and nothing to explore. Its just a pain that didn't need to exist, its there only to tick a box. If this was a linear game it could be GOTY material the gunplay is actually insane.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My list of favorite video game songs. First up, we've got Streets of Rage 2 - Go Straight #ChacloVGM
neutral · AI labelView post →Time for our weekly retro game recommendation. It’s Streets of Rage 2 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis! Hailed as one of best street brawlers ever made, it also features a wild soundtrack for the hardware. Followed up by the 3rd game in the series, many still claim this as the best. #retro
neutral · AI labelView post →Throwback to that time I saw a "Guess this video game sound effect" blog ask for submissions and I knew exactly what I had to do: Submit the Streets of Rage 2 "food eating" sound effect, which sounds almost exactly like Pac-Man eating a fruit.
neutral · AI labelView post →A WARNING TO PEOPLE WHO BUY THE DELUXE EDITION: The Deluxe Edition DOES NOT include the second DLC: Terrormania. I only found that out after looking closely at the really scummy way they structured the Steam Page, checking in game, and seeing other people confirming it online. The second DLC can only be bought in the ingame store for 500 Rage Coins, so if you plan to buy this game as a complete package the Deluxe Edition only contains ONE out of the TWO DLCs released for the game. Don't make…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I apparently owned and played this game for 19 hours and I don't remember any of it so that means it was just that forgettable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Happy 37th anniversary to the Mega Drive, home of one of the best games of all time, Streets of Rage 2 🔥 It also have a really good Castlevania game (Bloodlines), which means it is a really good console.
neutral · AI labelView post →my top ten game soundtracks (no order) Phantasy Star Online Phantasy Star II Chrono Cross Streets of Rage 2 SOTN R4 Final Fantasy Tactics Metal Gear Solid Final Fantasy VIII Parasite Eve
neutral · AI labelView post →I came so fucking close to 1CCing Streets of Rage 2 just playing this game on a whim. No continues all the way up to literally Mr. X and I only used one life after that. I, I wanna do it. I can do it. I'm gonna do it.
positive · AI labelView post →It's 2025 and I can say it's a pretty good game that was overhated.If you look what garbage we have to play these days this is a gem
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just can't get into it, the first Rage is one of my favourite FPS games... But this just feels so hollow and lifeless. The shooting is enjoyable, but it isn't enough to save it. I made the mistake of going back to the first Rage while playing the sequel, and I was immediately reminded why this is the lesser game of the two. I'd argue that the first game even looks better in some aspects, the skybox and character models being two examples. Feels like a waste of money even at $10... I let…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Definitely underrated. Not a masterpiece, but a damn good game that deserved more attention.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is my Far Cry A meh story in a whatever world But id absolutely cooked with the combat here. Probably in the top 10 best feeling FPS games of the PS4/Xbox One generation. If you're looking to clear camps in an open world filled with goons and muties to put bullets in, you'll have a great time here.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DLC for this game is only purchasable in-game using premium currency ($$$$$). Total Fortnite move.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I enjoyed the first Rage game, so that might be flavoring this review. Rage 2 is a strange game. It's like "Doom Cry" (Doom and Far Cry), but there is something missing. The shooting feels good...but only with a handful of weapons (shotgun and rocket launcher were my go-to's). The other weapons are just kind of boring. There is a big open-world map to explore, but there is not really anything interesting to explore on the map. Every mission and every location is just "kill everyone and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Despite its many problems, I fondly remember Rage 1. A solid FPS that had the misfortune of being more of a tech demo than a true game. Despite that, it had rock solid shooting, entertaining levels and a good variety of enemies. Sadly it was let down by a generic post apocalyptic world and a miserable attempt at having a semi-open world. Rage 2 looked at that and full-on doubled down on the insipid open world and generic post apocalypse. The core mechanics in this game are still rock solid.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm doing four artists and four video game soundtracks cos I don't really have favourite bands lol -Depeche Mode -Muse -Chvrches -The Stupendium -Rez -Any Sonic game -Streets of Rage 2 & 3 -Jet Set Radio Future
neutral · AI labelView post →I just played Streets of Rage 2 for an hour or so - and despite having played it dozens of times in the 30-odd years since release, I'm still impressed by how good it feels. The amount of options it gives you is unreal. So many great moments, set-pieces- and that music? A wonderful game. Top 5 stuff
positive · AI labelView post →This game is absolutely atrocious, no cohesive story, millenial writing, absolute nothing burger of a game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game 327: Streets of Rage 2 Easily one of the best beat 'em ups of all time, it wasn't the first game in the genre that I played, but it was definitely the one that ignited my passion for it. The combat feels amazing, it looks really slick, and dude, THAT SOUNDTRACK!! I just love this one.
positive · AI labelView post →I feel bad giving Rage 2011 a bad review now after playing this "sequel". It's not too bad and even fun at times but there are a lot of issues. Also game is getting repetitive quickly and becomes a boring chore. The level design is low effort. Right from the start during the intro it feels like the level was put together by an amateur. You can clearly see the reused prefabs put on top of an existing terrain. It's often the case in other games but it's not as noticeable as here. Floaty…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is really unfun for the first few hours, but once you get some of the fun weapons and abilities the game really opens up and is really good. Gotta give it a negative however because of the game breaking bugs. I got the the second to final mission and the game bricked itself on the signal. 6 years later and the game still has multiple game breaking issues that'll softlock you.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is open world DOOM. With all the systemic problems of open world games, and all the gameplay goodness of a modern doom game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game: Streets of Rage 2/Bare Knuckle 2 Developer: Ancient Composer/s: Yuzo Koshiro, Motohiro Kawashima Song: SOR Super Mix Year: 1992
neutral · AI labelView post →Is there a better 16 bit beat em up game? I mean, there is Streets of Rage 2...but Turtles in Time is iconic.
neutral · AI labelView post →On this day 12 years ago, it was announced that a prototype version of the canceled Primal Rage 2 had been installed by The Galloping Ghost Arcade, making it the only possible location to play the game. The full video can be watched with the link below: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMyn...
neutral · AI labelView post →My top video game sequels: - SSX Tricky - Streets of Rage 2 - Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back - Bloody Roar 2
neutral · AI labelView post →Mon: Streets of Rage 2! Big beat 'em up mood and this is one of the coolest! Tue: Game Masters on GDQ Hotfix Mystery Retro Game Challenge gameshow! Please cheer me on! Thr: Power Blade! Boomerang weapons are my favorite! Sun: Bonk's Adventure! I've never played any Bonks, until this Sunday!
neutral · AI labelView post →Generic shooter, ♥♥♥♥ story, but the gameplay is fun. Wanted to play the DLC, but even after all these years, it's still gated behind "Rage Coins," which is stupid enough, but also, of course, the denominations are such that you'll over-spend. Game is good for 1 playthrough on sale, but I'm not screwing with this Rage Coin crap. If I'd know they did that in advance, I may have reconsidered, even on a really cheap sale.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gameplay RAGE 2 is a sandbox FPS game set in a post-apocalyptic world, similar to Mad Max and Fallout. You play as the last ranger. Your goal is to destroy the general and his army, who attacked your base at the start of the game, and bring peace and order to the Wasteland. There are also different bandit factions in the game, and you can make the region safe by destroying their bases. You can find special places called Arks, which give your character cool powers and weapons. You can drive…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rage 2 is a underrated gem but also a pretty mediocre ass game Pros - Combat. This game has some of the most fun gunplay I've ever experienced and it single handedly carried me throughout the entire game and its basically not even worth playing if It wasn't so amazing. The guns feel great, some aren't as good as others but each have a somewhat interesting design that make them unique from each other and there's a decent amount of variety but I wish there was a little more here. Abilities are…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am legit trying to figure out why people hate this game. It is just a big dumb open world FPS that is tons of fun to play. Nothing beats power slamming a group of dudes into the ground and then juggling them with a shotty when they bounce up towards the clouds. Or...just straight up force pushing them into a wall and watching them explode to the side of it guts and all. It reminds me of watching 80s action movies. Turn the brain off....and enjoy the carnage. Good stuff and more fun than the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a Rage original lover, this game is appalling. Not even close to the original and the tone is completely lost. Crazy to even call this a sequel. It should be a seperate franchise of game honestly and if it were, it might actually be ok. The DLCs are also manipulative, Deluxe Edition doesn't even include all the DLC, Cult of the Death God is a bait to OG players and don't even get me started on how rage coins are even a thing... Aside the above, the only good recommendation for this game is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have officially never lost a game of Primal Rage 2 to @hellpockets.bsky.social and he and I both know my record against him will stay perfect forever
neutral · AI labelView post →Finished Streets of Rage 2 on Mania setting. If I had to pick a favorite game in the beat-‘em-up genre, it’s a dead heat between Streets of Rage 2 and Turtles in Time SNES. Capcpom’s D&D coin-op beat-‘em-ups are up there… as is Batman Returns SNES.
positive · AI labelView post →It's #ScanlineSunday time! 💖 This week I'm posting some Streets of Rage 2 -- a game which is often on my mind!
neutral · AI labelView post →9.5! I LOVE THIS GAME!! I dont write many reviews- but this is my kinda game. I played Mad Max and Rage 1, they were similiar games and both good time killers/long gameplay games. Ive had a few errors but all in all this game ROCKS! Love the open world, search and find kinda games- not TOO many keybindings, which I hate in newer games- thety req using all ten fingers and some toes to use items. There is some searching online to find "how to"s, still a few things I cant figure out but Im old…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Which game is this for you? I did not expect to like Rage 2 at all, but some of the environment art it about the best I've seen ... a thread 🧵
positive · AI labelView post →TBH, this is a Mixed Bag. I liked the gameplay style, 1) Kill 1st, Loot Later, 2) Explore it now, complete it now 3) A variety of action to take, from outpost, to gas station, to Ark What i don't like, 1) Boring Car Combat, it would have been better if it play like Boderlands or Ori Rage 2) Boring Open World 3) Expensive DLC in game store, I brought the Deluxe Edition and Yet i am missing out some of the DLC. 6/10, Wait for a sale
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like the game overall: fun gunplay and abilities, meaningful progression, challenging enemies, quests and environments. The only thing I don't like and that kinda ruins it all: it is buggy. I mean like game-breaking-restart-your-whole-playthrough-from-scratch buggy. Especially maddening when it happens on the last mission. UNACCEPTABLE CONDITION.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →7. non-boss battle theme I mean the whole game is a battle but Expander from Streets Of Rage 2 because I didn't know the Mega Drive could make noises like this www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRDK...
neutral · AI labelView post →It took a couple attempts to get into it, but turns out Rage 2 is pretty awesome. The first 1-2 hours are unimpressive, and my "open-world chore-list" fatigue kicked in early, but once you settle into the groove of "drive here, shoot stuff, drive there, shoot more stuff, etc" it starts to feel real good. The story is pointless and skippable, but the gunplay is fantastic. It's like mid to close range combat and it feels so good. You never have to worry about stealth, or inventory management,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →And now, actual in-game music and SFX. Each area has a song name referenced. Work Harder from Lisa the Painful and Go Straight from Streets of Rage 2. It's not limited to video game songs either with Mike's apartment called "Positive Contact" from Deltron 3030. #PanicAttackRpg, #indiegame, #rpg
neutral · AI labelView post →🎮 Choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. 1 game per day for 20 days. 06/20 - Streets of Rage 2 Arguably Sega's greatest 16-bit game, and arguably best scrolling beat em up of all time. They're arguments I have with myself regularly #gamechallenge #promosky #gamedev #retrogaming #videogames
positive · AI labelView post →In one hour (9pm EST) Streets of Rage 2! I've played this game a little but I've never finished it. It's time to beat 'em up! Soon, on: Twitch.tv/GammaChris
neutral · AI labelView post →Also not one but TWO prototype games are up for sale. A Marble Man (Marble Madness 2) and Primal Rage 2
neutral · AI labelView post →I won a copy of Rage 2 on VicariousNick’s livestream. I finished the main story in about 7 hours on Hard, with very few powers and weapons unlocked. After that, I finished the Ghosts DLC, which was only about 45 minutes long. Then the game becomes mostly side content. There are around 100 side missions, but most of them feel like copies of only four mission types: Kill everyone. Activate an antenna and kill everyone. Kill everyone and destroy fuel. Kill all mutants. The game is separated…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →8.4/10 I played and beat this when it came out in 2019 I remember thinking it was pretty "meh" not bad, but not great (probably because I enjoyed the orginal Rage a lot).. Then a month ago I saw the deluxe version on sale on Steam for $7. I grabbed it. I felt like doing some shooting so I installed this today (Me and a buddy have been playing Guild Wars 1 Reforged - not much shooting going on there..) I installed this and let the shooting commence. I just played for 2.5 hrs and was…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Now that I’ve finished Rage 2 and its DLCs, I can say I’ve spent a lot of time with this game. I wouldn’t call it bad - in fact, I’d give it a thumbs up on game play alone. But I’m reluctantly keeping my rating as “Not Recommended” for one key reason I didn’t cover before. The combat remains the best part. It’s fast, satisfying, and fluid. Weapons hit hard, powers chain together nicely, and moment-to-moment gunfights are some of the most fun I’ve had in a shooter. If that’s what you’re after,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →To me RAGE 2 feels like Mad Max but sci-fi. The wasteland setting, vehicles, and raiders give it that Mad Max vibe, while the futuristic weapons, cybernetic enemies, and fast gunplay sometimes feel like a more chaotic version of Cyberpunk 2077's combat. Mad Max + Cyberpunk + crazy FPS combat = RAGE 2. Definitely worth playing if you enjoy this kind of stuff.😋
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked the first Rage, it was unique, this game feels like a mix of everything and not in a good sense. It's full of bugs, if you die by falling of the map it respawns you 2000m away and it's a pain to get back... 3/10 would not recommend
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ok I was really hyped for this game and I think it still has a lot of potential but it lacks a lot of things and I really hate to not recommend this game but I have to I'm gonna start by why you shouldn't play this game: 1- The game Crashers and I mean alot, Idk why but when doing some things makes the game to stop working, for example in my case throwing Wingstick most of the times makes the game physics go boom and crash my game or rarely when I'm driving or shooting enemies some parts of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →GAME BREAKING BUG NOT FIXED! For some players, the final mission will not trigger and remains on "work with your allies to get project dagger operational" this has not been fixed and the only solution is to restart your playthrough and hope it doesn't happen again. Ridiculous from the devs to leave a game in such a state, what a waste and money.
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