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Natural Selection 2: Combat

Critic score2 critics
First release
Sep 05, 2014
Engine
Spark
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Shooter · Action, Science fiction

NS2: Combat pits aliens against space marines in a fast paced, action-packed struggle for survival. Part twitch-shooter, part stealth crawler, design your own tech tree, choose your own style of play, and control one of seven different life forms. Try unique abilities such as 'Devour', where the largest alien eats her enemies, or pilot the hulking mechanised 'Exo Suit' and punch aliens in the face. NS2: Combat offers ranked servers supporting casual and competitive play.Choose your play style Build your dream loadout with a slew of unique abilities and specialisations. Become a jetpack-wielding, grenade-launching marine; or a heavily armored, super-charged alien who enjoys eating marines for breakfast. Whether you're building sneaky teleporters in remote locations or devouring every marine in the room, this game has something for everyone.

Also known as NS2: Combat, ns2combat.exe

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Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 05, 2014
Game modes
Multiplayer
Perspective
First person

At a Glance

Critic Score
65

How it plays

Features

Steam features

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud saves
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Family Sharing
Steam · recorded 16 Oct 2026

Demos and free play

  • Free to play
Steam · recorded 16 Oct 2026

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