Released Aug 22, 2013 $24.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Skullgirls 2nd Encore

By Hidden Variable Studios · published by Autumn Games

Fighting2D Fighter Indie Hand-drawn Female Protagonist Multiplayer Competitive Stylized AnimeLocal MultiplayerControllerSingleplayer

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Reviews 23,170 Very Positive

Players yesterday 112 at the busiest moment

Owners 2M–5M estimated

Skullgirls 2nd Encore is a game tagged Fighting, 2D Fighter and Indie by Hidden Variable Studios, released Aug 22, 2013. It has 23,170 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 2M–5M owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Parable Academy, Battle Fantasia -Revised Edition- and GUILTY GEAR XX ACCENT CORE PLUS R.

--Main Stage Game at Evo 2022!-- The ultimate Skullgirls experience: Featuring 14 hand-animated characters, fully voiced story mode, countless palettes, and unparalleled GGPO-based multiplayer netcode.

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Parable Academy 80% match · Fighting, 2D Fighter, Female Protagonist
Battle Fantasia -Revised Edition- 77% match · Fighting, 2D Fighter, Competitive
GUILTY GEAR XX ACCENT CORE PLUS R 73% match · Fighting, 2D Fighter, Multiplayer
Pocket Bravery 72% match · Fighting, 2D Fighter, Hand-drawn
GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2 72% match · Fighting, 2D Fighter, Multiplayer
Blade Arcus from Shining: Battle Arena 72% match · Fighting, 2D Fighter, Female Protagonist
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend 71% match · Fighting, 2D Fighter, Multiplayer
Arcana Heart 3 LOVEMAX SIXSTARS!!!!!! XTEND 71% match · Fighting, 2D Fighter, Female Protagonist
5 Force Fighters 70% match · Fighting, 2D Fighter, Indie
Guilty Gear Isuka 68% match · Fighting, 2D Fighter, Anime

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Everything Steam lists for Skullgirls 2nd Encore · record updated 17 hours ago

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Overview

App ID245170

Release dateAug 22, 2013

Last change number39511510

Last record update17 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Hidden Variable Studios
Publisher: Autumn Games
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Metacritic: 83
Website: skullgirls.com
Links: X YouTube Discord

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes		Yes
Italian	Yes		Yes
German	Yes		Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes		Yes
Japanese	Yes	Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes		Yes

Windows macOS Linux

Steam Deck: Verified
Controller: Full support

Single-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/split screen PvPSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on phoneRemote Play on tabletRemote Play on TVRemote Play TogetherFamily SharingFull controller supportPlayStation controllersXbox controllersPlayStation controller Bluetooth

Prices

Price · US$24.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$24.99Oct 26, 2026

Checked20 hours agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
14696341	public	Jun 12, 2024

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Games	Price (US)
541914	Skullgirls 2nd Encore	1	$24.99
20187 Bundle	Skullgirls 2nd Encore + Season 1 Pass	1	$53.98

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Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
228982	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
228988	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
228990	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
245171	—	Windows	7.08 GB	2.42 GB	7674229589914061281
245172	— DLC 245172	All	622 B	288 B	4234916077718988265
245173	— DLC 245173	All	433 B	256 B	9098211972451137830
245174	— DLC 245174	All	349 B	256 B	6047595701248718486
245175	— DLC 245175	All	349 B	256 B	2586848906650081175
245176	— DLC 245176	All	309 B	256 B	7757926796996542187
245177	— DLC 245177	All	351 B	256 B	4059970546666524603
245178	—	macOS	7.09 GB	2.42 GB	3419761312144215843
245179	—	Linux	7.10 GB	2.41 GB	5068278219318766856
245180	—	Windows	—	—	8318245595517878491
245181	—	macOS	—	—	7030741289285662247
245182	—	Linux	—	—	4515492633692693441
447510	— DLC 447510	All	54 B	112 B	214482973284726938
1549100	— DLC 1549100	All	8.62 GB	8.44 GB	8133640707689963864
1557980	— DLC 1557980	All	664 B	256 B	3428004433720784348
1557981	— DLC 1557981	All	435 B	304 B	4034091366760361162
1744550	— DLC 1744550	All	757 B	256 B	670422371761875821
2086220	— DLC 2086220	All	884 B	272 B	705634777621933420
2659510	— DLC 2659510	All	703 B	272 B	9067940643988654458

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	14696341	Jun 12, 2024	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Skullgirls

Executable	Systems	Description
Skullgirls.exe	Windows	Skullgirls
Skullgirls.app	macOS	Skullgirls
Skullgirls.x86_64-pc-linux-gnu	Linux · 64-bit	Skullgirls

Space per player9.5 MB

Filesup to 1

Save locations0

Achievements

Achievements450 hidden

Most unlocked27.5%Breaking the Cycle

Rarest0.3%Funded!

Breaking the Cycle Retaliate against repetition. 27.5%
Prolix Words are fun - expand your vocabulary. 7%
Threads of Fate Follow all threads of fate to their inevitable conclusions. 6.9%
Call the Wardrobe Department Make dozens of costume changes. 4.7%
The Beast Within My, your skeleton is looking positively punishing today! 4.7%
Sküllgirls Graduation day has arrived at last! Mrs. Victoria’s so proud of you. 4.5%
A Normal Life "Painwheel?" Must be foreign. 4.4%
Instant Hair Dash Let your parasite feel the wind between his tendrils. 3.6%
Nadia Fortune and the Mystery of the Missing Fishfolk They already took one family from her, and like hell she's going to let them do it again. 3.6%
Real Circus Damage And now, for the main attraction... Grappling! 3.4%
Happy Birthday You got a present! 3.4%
Until You Next Awaken It would appear they've become quite inseparable. 3.3%
World Warrior Princess Wander the world... unintentionally. 3.2%
And It's All Thanks To You Poor Ms. Fortune. 3.2%
Training the Next Generation One sister's safety dooms another. 3.2%
Not What It Used To Be -- But Neither Am I This city and he, they've been through a lot. 3%
Lab Monster Get out of the Training Room and fight! 2.8%
Me and My Shadows Tag-team your opponent all alone. 2.8%

All 45 achievements

Picking Up Where Marie Left Off Bloodying mafia fools? What a hoot! 2.7%
Let Them All Bathe In My Glory It is time for a new kingdom, and a new age! This world so badly needs a wake-up call. 2.7%
Command Override Does he really think he can control her...? 2.6%
Good Hunting, Commander A good commander knows how to wield her forces effectively. 2.5%
Getting A Head In the Game Sometimes you just need to relax and take the weight off your shoulders. 2.5%
Kind of an Idiot, But Not a Bad Guy Hope you can rest in peace, big guy. Or this piece of you can, anyway. 2.4%
My Pain Will Be Visited Upon You Sometimes you can take it, and sometimes you just want to lash out. 2.2%
Prima Donna Sopranos should always be center stage. 2%
Days of Future Cats It is for your own good, BEEP BOOP MEOW. 2%
Deeper Into Enemy Lines Nothing more than a pawn. 1.8%
The Other Candidates Will Be Consumed As she denied her purpose, they denied her continued existence. 1.6%
April Fact's Day The joke is that she's not a joke. 1.5%
Museum of Unnatural History A gallery of strange and peculiar things awaits. 1.4%
An Ensemble Cast There may be no I in “team,” but there is in “variety.” 1.3%
Independent Study Before you can hope to master others, you must master yourself. 1.3%
Toil and Trouble A sesquidecemvir of seven simulacra synergizing simultaneously. 1.2%
The Kitchen Sink Throw everything at them, including... 1.1%
Beau-coup de Grâce You get a Blockbuster! Everyone gets a Blockbuster! 1.1%
Medical Board Will Be Notified Your opponents aren’t the only ones under the knife. 1%
Survival Serenity Survival is no horror. 1%
By the Scruff of Their Necks Just give me five minutes of peace, you unruly Wulfamaniacs! 1%
Foreshadowing and Cymbalism The crash of cymbals, the sound of failure... for your opponent. 0.5%
Two Weeks Will Squigly decide on her choice and move towards the changing winds? 0.3%
Overruled! The prosecution rests, your honor. 0.3%
Conqueror No challenge is too great, no obstacle too high. 0.3%
Still "Alive" WHY - WHY WAS I PROGRAMMED TO FEEL PAIN? 0.3%
Funded! A heartfelt thanks to everyone that believed in Skullgirls and made this happen. 0.3%