Shank 2

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• PlayStation Portable

• Linux

Genres

• action game

• beat 'em up^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• PlayStation 3^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  2^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

• ESRB · PlayStation 3^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Localized titles

• Shank 2

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*
• Indie^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Co-op^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Steam Leaderboards^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

Community tags · historical

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  153^*

• Beat 'em up^*

  Votes · historical

  126^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  91^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  85^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  71^*

• Local Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  71^*

• Side Scroller^*

  Votes · historical

  63^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  59^*

• Platformer^*

  Votes · historical

  58^*

• Gore^*

  Votes · historical

  52^*

• Hack and Slash^*

  Votes · historical

  38^*

• Mature^*

  Votes · historical

  27^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  26^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  26^*

• Controller^*

  Votes · historical

  24^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  23^*

• Stylized^*

  Votes · historical

  22^*

• Violent^*

  Votes · historical

  18^*

• Difficult^*

  Votes · historical

  16^*

• Cartoon^*

  Votes · historical

  10^*

System requirements

• Linux · Unspecified tier^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.4 GHz^*

  Memory

  1.5 GB Video Card: 256 MB VRAM, NVIDIA Geforce 6800 Ultra or ATI Radeon X1950 PRO, or greater^*

• macOS · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or later^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.4 GHz^*

  Memory

  1.5 GB Video Card: 256 MB VRAM, NVIDIA Geforce 6800 Ultra or ATI Radeon X1950 PRO, or greater^*

• Windows · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Pentium 4 (or equivalent) running at 2.4GHz or greater; AMD Athlon 64 (or equivalent) running at 2.4GHz or greater^*

  Memory

  1.5 GB or greater Hard Disk Space: 1.5 GB Video Card: NVIDIA Geforce 6800 Ultra (256MB) or ATI Radeon X1950 PRO (256MB) or greater Sound: 100% DirectX9.0c compatible sound card and drivers DirectX®: DirectX June 2010^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Pentium 4 (or equivalent) running at 2.4GHz or greater; AMD Athlon 64 (or equivalent) running at 2.4GHz or greater^*

  Memory

  1 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  19^*

  Community confidence

  moderate^*

Developers

• Klei Entertainment

Publishers

• Xbox Game Studios
• Klei Entertainment^*
• Electronic Arts^*

• 2012-12-19

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2012-02-07 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2012-02-07^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

• 2012-02-07 · PlayStation 3^*

  Release date

  2012-02-07^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  PlayStation 3^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Feb 7, 2012^*

Detailed specifications