Overview
- The sequel from Cold Iron Studios and Daybreak Game Company is available on PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X|S and expands squads to four players with a new customizable Specialist class.
- Early player feedback and critic previews describe a launch dominated by technical problems such as frame drops, PC port issues, connectivity failures, and mission‑blocking bugs that interrupted progress during play.
- Reviewers find the core shooting and visual presentation satisfying, but they say a 15‑mission campaign, repetitive mission objectives, and slow meta‑progression make gameplay feel monotonous.
- Developers have publicly committed to post‑launch patches, a compensation plan for owners of the prior cloud Switch port, and a promised native Switch 2 release that players are watching closely.
- The sequel’s ability to keep players will depend on fixes to stability and progression systems because the crowded co‑op shooter market rewards long‑running polish and replay value.