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Natural Selection 2
Natural Selection 2 is an immersive, multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival. It seamlessly combines shooter and RTS/strategy gameplay.
A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!
About Natural Selection 2
- Released
- October 2012
- Developer
- Unknown Worlds Entertainment
- Engine
- Spark
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
Where to get it
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From the developers
Official announcements, newest first. Posted on Steam.
- Community AnnouncementsUnknown Worlds Entertainment ceases active development of Natural Selection 210 years since its official release and over 117 updates later, active development of Natural Selection 2 has ended. Our team and this community have provided many years of passion and support for this game. Over the years we had the opportunity to meet and collaborate with so many of you whether at an expo, live tournament, Discord or playing on a server. We thank you for your support and comm...
- Community AnnouncementsHOTFIX Update 344Greetings! We just deployed a hotfix to the game that resolves several issues with skill values not updating in certain cases. Your game version number will increase to reflect 344 after you receive the update from Steam. Please allow time for the server operators to update their servers to the latest version as well. Thanks to everyone for providing the useful data that led to these fixes! Cha...
- Community AnnouncementsMatched Play v1.0 Released!Matched Play v1.0 is officially released! We have made several changes and fixes to the system over the last few months, but our official release includes improved regional servers with more dedicated power for a better performing experience. Our programmers have been hard at work behind the scenes working on new and improved bots. Bots have been reworked from the ground up to provide a much mo...
- Community AnnouncementsMatched Play Beta 4 - Update 342 ReleasedChangelog Tweaks / Improvements Added a Top Bar UI toggle to the advanced options menu. The Observatory’s scanned Status Effect icon will always show for Aliens within range, regardless of HUD detail settings. (Similar to the Parasite status effect icon for Marines.) Re-added the Railgun Exo’s target outline HUD effect on all Aliens and resolved the performance issues when looking at something...
- Community AnnouncementsUpdate 341 Released!Update 341 is now available on steam and includes multiple updates to maps and a bunch of bug fixes and tweaks to both the game and matched play. There are also additional updates to the balance which you can find in the in-game menu. Remember all sales of NS2 and DLC directly affect our development budget and allow our team to continue work on NS2. Changelog Tweaks / Improvements Death screen...
- Community AnnouncementsNew Year Balance UpdatesThis set of changes is targeted at refining some aspects of game pacing, making some quality of life improvements, and adds some new Matched Play exclusive changes that will only be employed when playing the Matched Play game mode. One of the key changes that will apply to both player counts is the reduction of p-res per tick. Now that servers have been playing with 10 versus 10 for some time,...
- Mods indexed
- 1.6k
- Versions
- 0
- Newest tracked
- none yet
- Most disruptive update
- No breakage data for this game
of 2.9k on Steam Workshop
Most downloaded
Measured from the source's own counts, summed across every release.
- Match Play Balance ClientJust for changelog to be available at main menu105.2k downloads
- NSL BadgesThis mod is for updating the NSL tournament victors.96.2k downloads
- Matched Play HotfixPost-344 Matched Play changes60.5k downloads
- Matched Play BalanceBalance changes for Matched Play AND Live, some changes are only for matched play.53.2k downloads
- UWE ExtensionOfficial Extension of Unknown Worlds Entertainment We use this extension to publish hotfixes and minor changes directly to all clients between normal updates. For further details please join our discord server36.3k downloads
- UWE Hotfix 344Resolves the following main menu issues: - Removes crashed servers from the community server list - Display steam news in main menu instead of no longer available uwe website news - And more ..32.1k downloads
- Organic Alien OverhaulThis is a complete Alien Texture Overhaul. Vers.: 1.1 allready implemented: Buildings: - Alien Infestation (improved) - Cysts (finished) - Harvester (finished) - Hive (wip) - Egg (allmost finished) - Whip (finished) - Clog (wip) Charackters: - Skulk (finished) - Gorge (wip) - Lerk (finished) - Fa...25.4k downloads
- Combat Pistol 'Spitfire' CommandoAs requested, the black version of the Spitfire. Skin by SiniStarR ver. 1.0 If you have any problems let me know!19.0k downloads
- Red Eclipse RifleThe long awaited Red Eclipse Rifle is out, first I'd like to apologize to all of you who have been waiting for this, this was one of the hardest things I've had to do cause the file was really screwed up, but I'm glad I got it done, hope you guys like it. Now with Red ammo display17.7k downloads
- Minimal Alien VisionMinimal Alien Vision Mod mod makes alien and marine players and structures glow, while leaving everything else the same. A small amount of edge highlighting makes navigating pitch black rooms a snap. If you connect to a server that isn't checking consistency on shaders/DarkVision.fx, you will get...16.7k downloads
- Kouji San's Crosshairs #2My crosshairs are tiny and handy for getting some bullets or projectiles on target. This version has evolved from my #1 Crosshair mod. I've improved the Flamer/Para+Spike and Gorge Spit . And slighty modified the General Crosshair as well. - Crosshairs #2 - Crosshairs #313.2k downloads
- NS1 KnifeRemodelled and reanimated a knife based on the design of the original Natural Selection 1 Knife. Reskinned masterfully with two alternate blade skin options by EZJamin! *!!!!!!!!!!!!New World model added, but due to consistency errors, it must be loaded as a seperate mod. Please download this mod...10.3k downloads
- Blood OnosBloody demon version of the Onos. Comments and suggestions appreciated! UPDATED 11/9/2012: Now has slightly smaller eyes that glow in the dark, red illumination map for low light situations, and fixed MIP map issue where skin would show up as black if graphics in-game were set to medium or low. P...10.1k downloads
- Manly Moustaches 2019 EditionYou would expect the manliest of marines to be sent against the alien scum, but what's a manly marine without his manly moustache? This mod aims to fill the skin coloured void above the marine's lip with a moustache suitable for any gentleman of war. Only affects marines without face guards, as r...9.7k downloads
- RED ECLIPSE MEGA PACKIMPORTANT MESSAGE: This mod was made over a year ago as of when im posting this little alert. Ive noticed that with all of thier patches and updates they have butchered this mod a bit. The rifle isnt the same and it seems the deluxe marine doesnt show correctly anymore. It still mostly works to a...9.5k downloads
- Gunslinger 5th Recon Bn #1The furious lunatics of the 5th TSF Recon batillion join the fight. They were the first to encouter the Alien species and they are known for mercyless, drastic action. This mod Includes: - ALL Marine structures. - Arc & Mac. - Builder, Nanoshield, Powerwave and Phaseportal now red. - Some visuals...8.8k downloads
- NS2 Eclipse BetaSteam work shop isn't working %100 at the moment for NS2, so please download the latest version from link at the bottom. Remake of Eclipse by me. Subscribe and the map will automatically download the latest version whenever I update this map on Workshop. Please leave any feedback on my thread on...8.3k downloads
- Blood FadeThe Blood Fade: Cyber hell spawn with custom demonic vortex and bubble included. (This one makes me want to say "my beautiful, beautiful baby"- Alien Resurrection) Comments and suggestions are appreciated as always! UPDATED 11/13/2012: Custom alpha channel layer for front teeth has now been remov...8.3k downloads
- ns2_cagedMod ID: 63c559c This was a custom map, but has since been released with Natural Selection 2. Go to the official map instead!8.0k downloads
- NS1 FadeWith inspiration taken from the original fade concept by Cory Strader, the classic fade has been re-imagined to fit in with the NS2 cast. Brought into the current generation the fade now combines high resolution albedo, normal, specular, gloss and emmisive mapping for a more dynamic look and feel...7.8k downloads
- Gunslinger Overhaul 2 Marines -NEEDS FIXING HAVE NO TIME-This is the second part of my overhaul. Fitting to the scheme of the buildings from the first part. Including: - Standart Marine - Special Edition Marine - Limited Edition Black Marine - Exo - Medpacks - Ammopacks7.6k downloads
- Terran Republic MarineThis is the empire from which the story begins. Having existed for 1,112 years, it is the originator of all three empires. The Terran Republic was officially established with the ratification of the Declaration of Constancy by nations weary of nearly two hundred years of war. They brought order o...7.5k downloads
- ns2_agora**********ABANDONED PROJECT******************** do with it as you wish. I wanted to making an outdoors map with a marine bunker in the middle - this is out it ended it up :) This is the first beta version so its still go some ugly parts and overall the lighting needs a redo but its all enough to...7.2k downloads
- Shine AdministrationShine is a modular administration mod for Natural Selection 2 and NS2: Combat. It aims to be easy for admins to use and provide an easy to use framework for plugins. For server owners, the Mod ID is: 706d242 Documentation (and the source code) can be found here: If you find bugs or have problems,...7.1k downloads
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Why is a mod listed as broken when it works for me?
Compatibility depends on your exact game version and the rest of your load order. A mod marked as broken in one release may work fine on an older one, which is exactly why the version is recorded next to the claim rather than a bare yes or no.