Is Samurai Shodown! 2 on Steam?

No. Samurai Shodown! 2 is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.

What platforms is Samurai Shodown! 2 on?

Samurai Shodown! 2 is available on Neo Geo Pocket Color, Nintendo Switch.

When did Samurai Shodown! 2 release?

Samurai Shodown! 2 was first released on April 30, 1999.

Samurai Shodown! 2

Apr 30, 1999FightingNeo Geo Pocket Color Nintendo Switch

Samurai Shodown! 2 — frequently asked questions

Is Samurai Shodown! 2 on Steam?: No. Samurai Shodown! 2 is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
What platforms is Samurai Shodown! 2 on?: Samurai Shodown! 2 is available on Neo Geo Pocket Color, Nintendo Switch.
When did Samurai Shodown! 2 release?: Samurai Shodown! 2 was first released on April 30, 1999.

About Samurai Shodown! 2

Samurai Shodown! 2 is a handheld game in SNK's Samurai Shodown series of fighting games. Unlike its predecessor, it was released on the Neo-Geo Pocket Color system, so its graphics were no longer monochrome. It was designed as a conversion from the most recent game in the Samurai Shodown series, Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage, and almost all of its story events, endings and cutscenes are derived from its arcade cousin. Almost all of the characters from Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage are included (the sole exception being Hanma Yagyu). It also re-added two series favorites who were not in the arcade, Charlotte and Yagyu Jubei.

Summary via IGDB.

Samurai Shodown! 2 on Wikipedia

Samurai Shodown! 2 is a handheld game in SNK's Samurai Shodown series of fighting games, released on the Neo-Geo Pocket Color in 1999. Unlike its predecessor, which was released for the monochrome Neo Geo Pocket, it features full color graphics. It was designed as a conversion from the most recent game in the Samurai Shodown series, Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage, and almost all of its story events, endings and cutscenes are derived from its arcade cousin. Almost all of the characters from Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage are included. It also re-added two series favorites who were not in the arcade release, Charlotte and Yagyu Jubei.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).

Game details

Publisher: SNK
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Series: Samurai Shodown

Details via IGDB.

Collector value & authenticity

Neo Geo Pocket Color · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-08-07

Loose

$32

Complete

$160

Sealed

$435

Region: NA+EU+JP
Released: 1999
Authenticity: High

On NEOGEO POCKET COLOR SELECTION Vol. 1 (Nintendo Switch) — the cartridge is now a collectibleHigh counterfeit risk

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A launch-window fighter that still holds up, and one of the best-value entries in the SNK handheld catalogue.

Samurai Shodown! 2 was one of the six titles on shelves for the North American retail launch on 6 August 1999, and it is a much better game than a launch fighter usually is. The weapon-based combat translates cleanly to two buttons, the sprites are chunky and readable, and the rage mechanic gives it a shape that survives the compression.

It is one of the cheaper marquee fighters on the platform in English, which makes it the natural first fighter for anyone who does not want to start at Match of the Millennium prices. It is on NEOGEO POCKET COLOR SELECTION Vol. 1 for the Nintendo Switch.

Before you buy

The Japanese release is titled Samurai Spirits! 2, so an English-labelled cartridge that boots into a Japanese title screen is a relabelled import — this is one of the easiest relabelling checks on the platform, because the two names are visibly different.