Dino Crisis 2

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STORY SECTION A year has passed since the operation to retrieve Dr. Kirk.

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Developer:
Capcom
Release date:
12 February 2026
Recent Steam reviews:
Very Positive (20)
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (621)

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Description

STORY SECTION
A year has passed since the operation to retrieve Dr. Kirk.
Third Energy, both a source of "ultimate clean energy" and a potential "ultimate weapon," has proven to be dangerously unpredictable.
The government, having taken control of the project from Dr. Kirk, continued its development.
Then, the “accident” happened once again.
The research city of Edward City was completely destroyed in an explosion from the Third Energy reactor—an event far more catastrophic than the previous accident.
In response, the government launched a rescue mission to retrieve the research data and any remaining personnel.
To reach Edward City, believed to have been displaced in time by the reactor’s explosion, the government deployed an experimental, untested “time gate” device to send a rescue team back in time.
No one could foresee the consequences of this mission—except one person: Regina…

Here’s some of the adjustments we made:
Full compatibility with Windows 10 and Windows 11.
All 2 localizations of the game included (English, Japanese).
Easy difficulty, Dino Colosseum and Dino Duel included.
Improved DirectX game renderer.
New rendering options (Windowed Mode, Vertical Synchronization Control, Gamma Correction, Integer Scaling, Anti-Aliasing and more).
Improved music playback and volume scaling.
Improved item rendering and fogging.
Improved cartridge boxes alignment.
Issue-free video playback, task switching and game exit.
Support for modern controllers (Sony DualSense, Sony DualShock4, Microsoft Xbox Series, Microsoft Xbox One, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, Logitech F series and many more) with optimal button binding regardless of the hardware and wireless mode.

Graphic Option Settings Overview
"Display mode" - Provides the control over monitor resolution and refresh rate.
"Presentation" - Provides the control over presentation mode (fullscreen / windowed).
"Aspect ratio correction" - Provides the control over image aspect ratio correction.
"Scaling method" - Provides the control over image scaling mode (how image is scaled on a monitor).
"Vertical synchronization" - Provides the control over vertical synchronization (frame synchronization).
"Gamma Correction” - Provides the control over gamma correction (image brightness).
"Anisotropic filtering" - Provides the control over anisotropic texture filtering technique (texturing quality).
"Antialiasing" - Provides the control over anti-aliasing technique (3D geometry edges smoothing).

※WARNING※ The difference of each settings may be difficult to distingush depending on the environment

As is now tradition, let’s take a trip down memory lane and revisit how Dino Crisis 2 was described back in 2000:

In addition to “Regina,” the main character continues from the previous work, “Dylan” also makes an appearance
The number of weapons you can handle has increased, so use the characteristics of each to overcome difficult challenges!
More than 10 types of dinosaurs. The number of dinosaurs attacking at once has doubled!
The game takes place in the world of the Cretaceous Period...
he stage has moved from the facility-centered setting of the previous game to the world of the Cretaceous Period. Dinosaurs attack players in various scenes, including jungles, caves, lakes, and some buildings eroded by plants!

This re-released version of the game was co-developed by GOG.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS:
Windows 11
Processor:
Intel Core i5 8500 or Ryzen 3 3100 or better
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GTX 1660(6GB) or Radeon RX 5600XT(6GB)
DirectX:
Version 12
Storage:
2 GB available space

recommended*

Not specified

User reviews

Repy
Recommended | 12 Apr 2026
3.9h played

DINO CRISIS 2 ON STEAM§! HOLY SH*T! DINO CRISIS 2 ON STEAM? YES!! DINO CRISIS 2 ON STEAM AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS! Long awaited, but not forgotten. We have been begging CAPCOM to give this IP some love! Once you buy it,

Helpful: 7
Studdos
Recommended | 07 May 2026
142h played

Dino Crisis 2 is the "Resident Evil 5" of the Dino Crisis franchise. Fun, action-y, and a downright blast to those that grew up playing it - like myself - and a confusing genre jump for new players that played the first

Helpful: 2
Dante8402
Not recommended | 25 Apr 2026
6.9h played

TLDR: This is probably an unpopular opinion but I think Dino Crisis 2 is a major stepdown from its predecessor and fails to deliver on many fronts. Story has major gaps, horror is thrown out the window and action is too

Helpful: 4
Nextra
Recommended | 08 Apr 2026
9.2h played

Wow, what a game. The dino crisis series really surprised me. Yeah i sucked at them, but it is so worth it. I had a blast with this game, thank you capcom.

Helpful: 1
George.cpp
Recommended | 30 May 2026
8.0h played

Again, putting aside the fact that Capcom has introduced a malfunctioning DRM to a "retro" game. Dino Crisis 2 is to Dino Crisis what Aliens is to the original Alien movie. The first one (Alien, Dino Crisis) is a mostly

Helpful: 1
Luminoth
Recommended | 04 Apr 2026
7.1h played

Drastically different from the first game as it leans super hard into the action but does so brilliantly. The game is just super fun from start to finish with a great variety of weapons and enemies. The setting is

Helpful: 0