What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~257,374
(P10–P90: 102,950 – 566,223)
Gross revenue: ~$6,329,290
($2,531,726 – $13,924,443)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 71% positive across 300 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).
Story & writing61% positive · 61 mentions
“Probably the best platform fighter at the moment. A listening dev team, very well-balanced and diverse roster, quality rollback netcode which isn't 100% reliable but still rarely causes actual issues. The game is genuinely easy to play and…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 1074 h played
Gameplay & mechanics61% positive · 46 mentions
“Play the game people! The gameplay is crisp af, the community is lovely and the dev team is dediacted to make the best competitive platform fighter that has ever existed.”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 148 h played
Multiplayer & community48% positive · 31 mentions
“Probably the best platform fighter at the moment. A listening dev team, very well-balanced and diverse roster, quality rollback netcode which isn't 100% reliable but still rarely causes actual issues. The game is genuinely easy to play and…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 1074 h played
Difficulty & balance72% positive · 25 mentions
“Probably the best platform fighter at the moment. A listening dev team, very well-balanced and diverse roster, quality rollback netcode which isn't 100% reliable but still rarely causes actual issues. The game is genuinely easy to play and…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 1074 h played
Performance & stability43% positive · 23 mentions
“the game is fun and is probably the best platform fighter besides smash, however it still has some issues. specificly the online and how the game feels. online feels slightly delayed and while it is much better than smash online it still…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 2 h played
Price & value58% positive · 19 mentions
“Anyone who is a fan of the platform fighter genre should consider giving Rivals of Aether II a chance. The way the developers treat this game is second to none in the fighting game community. Since launch they have been dropping two…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 572 h played
Visuals & audio65% positive · 17 mentions
“Roa2 is a HUGE step up compared to the first game, though i do understand some peoples problems with it. Roa1 is more close to a party game with friends due to the workshop and Roa2 is more close to a fighting game than anything, Roa2 is…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 7 h played
Controls & UI53% positive · 17 mentions
“the game is fun and is probably the best platform fighter besides smash, however it still has some issues. specificly the online and how the game feels. online feels slightly delayed and while it is much better than smash online it still…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 2 h played
Content & longevity75% positive · 16 mentions
“Probably the best platform fighter at the moment. A listening dev team, very well-balanced and diverse roster, quality rollback netcode which isn't 100% reliable but still rarely causes actual issues. The game is genuinely easy to play and…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 1074 h played
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