Natural Selection 2
Moderate overall intensityWhat's in it
Team-based combat where the player fires guns at human marines and melees or shoots alien creatures; hits produce blood spatter on characters and surfaces, with no dismemberment or gore focus.
Matches play out in dark, atmospheric space-station corridors where alien creatures lurk and ambush, giving an unsettling tone, but nothing is scripted to frighten and the player is always armed and fighting back.
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What it is
Natural Selection 2 is an online multiplayer game that blends first-person shooting with real-time strategy. Two teams face off on large maps set aboard space stations and ships: human marines with guns and alien creatures called the Kharaa who attack with claws and bites. One player on the human side takes an overhead commander role to build structures and direct teammates, while the aliens coordinate to grow their hives and evolve into larger forms. Combat is the core activity and produces blood effects when characters are hit, but there is no dismemberment or graphic gore. The game is played entirely against other people, with voice and text chat, community-run servers, and Steam Workshop support for custom maps and mods; there are no in-game purchases.
How it's framed
The game frames its content as a two-sided survival contest for territory and resources, with no story-driven emphasis on distressing subject matter. Violence is presented as fast, tactical team combat between marines and an alien species rather than as cruelty, and success is measured by eliminating the opposing team's ability to respawn.
Details
- Developer
- Unknown Worlds Entertainment
- Publisher
- Unknown Worlds Entertainment
- Released
- Oct 30, 2012
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