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Guacamelee! 2

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Guacamelee! 2
Guacamelee! 2 cover
Developers
DrinkBox Studios
Release dates
Windows August 21, 2018
Reception
Metacritic 84
OpenCritic 86
IGDB 84
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions Finite spend, Unlock
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Side view, Scrolling
Controls Direct control
Genres Brawler, Metroidvania, Platform
Art styles Cartoon, Stylized
Themes Comedy, North America, Supernatural
Series Guacamelee!
Guacamelee! 2 on HowLongToBeat
Guacamelee! 2 on IGDB
Guacamelee! 2 on MobyGames
Guacamelee! 2 on Wikipedia
Guacamelee!
Guacamelee! Gold Edition 2013
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition 2014
Guacamelee! 2 2018

Guacamelee! 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer side view and scrolling brawler, metroidvania and platform game in the Guacamelee! series.

General information

Official Discord server
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
Game can be run directly from the "Game64.exe" executable[1]
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Guacamelee! 2 - Complete also available.
Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Xbox Play Anywhere.
Guacamelee! 2 - Complete also available.
Windows
Steam
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Guacamelee! 2 - Complete also available.
Windows

Monetization

Type Notes
DLC Both DLCs include new characters and gameplay mechanics.
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions Game does not contain any microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
The Proving Grounds (Challenge Level)
Windows
Three Enemigos Character Pack
Windows

Microtransactions

Type Notes
Finite spend The Three Enemigos Character Pack can only be purchased once.[2]
Unlock The Three Enemigos Character Pack is a real money purchase that unlocks three exclusive playable characters: El Muñeco, Uay Pek, and Jaguar Javier.[2]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Guacamelee2Settings\LOCALSETTINGS.DAT
Epic Games Launcher %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Guacamelee2_EGS\LOCALSETTINGS.DAT
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/534550/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Guacamelee2\SAVE.DAT
Epic Games Launcher %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Guacamelee2_EGS\SAVE.DAT
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\DrinkboxStudios.Guacamelee2_n8jvyy2pw6mya\SystemAppData\wgs
Steam <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\534550\remote\SAVE.DAT
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/534550/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

General settings
General settings

Ultra-widescreen

Fix aspect ratio[3]
  1. For Steam version, unpack Guac2.exe or Guac2_64.exe using Steamless.
  2. Using a hex editor such as HxD, patch the following bytes: 39 8E E3 3F8A E3 18 40.

Input

Keyboard controls
Keyboard controls
Gamepad controls
Gamepad controls

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Sound Effects
Surround sound
Stereo[4]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Co-op
LAN play
Online play
4 Co-op
Use Parsec.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) 2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
Shader model 5.0 support


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/534550/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (534550) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Dribbleondo on 2023-06-15
    Initially crashed when testing this, but it now works. Played for 5 minutes and suffered no issues.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Guacamelee! 2 - Three Enemigos Character Pack on Steam - last accessed on 2020-04-24
  3. Widescreen Gaming Forum • View topic - Guacamelee! 2 Ultrawide help - last accessed on 9 June 2023
  4. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-24
    Tested with Special K.