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In this science fantasy RPG, choose between Claude or Rena, play through their perspectives, and unlock various endings. Recruit allies and defeat foes in fast paced real-time battles.

STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R is a rpg, jrpg and pixel graphics game developed by Square Enix, Gemdrops and Inc. and published by Square Enix.
Released on November 02nd 2023 is available only on Windows in 9 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 3,371 reviews of which 3,183 were positive and 188 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 49.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 22.17€ on K4G.

The Steam community has classified STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R into these genres:

RPG JRPG Pixel Graphics Action RPG Action PvE Story Rich 2D Multiple Endings 2D Platformer Fantasy 1990's Space Remake Singleplayer Retro 2.5D Anime Sci-fi Female Protagonist

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows® 10 / 11 64-bit
  • Processor: AMD A8-7600 / Intel® Core™ i3-3210
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon™ RX 460 / Intel® Arc™ A380 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 Ti
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 20 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Expected framerate: 30FPS with 1280x720 resolution and default graphics options

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June 2025
cant wait to finish this and catch up on my game catalog but for the love of god please bring Star ocean 3 till the end of time, the most goated game and arguably for whatever reason my number 1 i dont know why but i need it.
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April 2025
This plays amazing on the Steam Deck. I'm a few hours in and having just as much fun with this version of the game as I did on my old trusty PSP. If Square Enix is reading this please release the rest of the Star Ocean games on Steam.
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March 2025
I can finally enjoy the game my friend's dad would only let us watch him play on Playstation. This is how they should have remastered Final Fantasy VII
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Dec. 2024
Got an infinite money by buying a stupidly expensive grape juice and selling it to the same bloke that sold it to me for double the price, repeatedly. Obliterated everyone on the highest difficulty by maxing one skill immediately and save scumming to craft an endgame sword early in the game. Making my character smarter by making him read his own book that he himself wrote. Craft an armor that makes you unkillable as long as you are alive and equipping a stat that gives you life steal, giving you permanent god mode. This is an RPG game where your goal is to break it as early as possible.
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Sept. 2024
If you have fond memories of the original, this game is an easy recommend. This is a top-tier remake that clearly understands what was good about the original, but is also not afraid of streamlining some of the 25+ year old cruft and making a few welcome modernizing changes. Judged purely as a remake, it may be the best one I've played, and as game on its own merits, I think it is great. If you are not familiar with the original game, then it becomes a much less clear-cut a recommendation. For all that I just described it as great, Star Ocean 2 is not particularly good on the traditional axes of evaluation. The plot is mediocre in the extreme. The characters are alright, but their interactions are often awkwardly written. Even with a couple tweaks, the combat is pretty bad by modern standards. So what does this game have to recommend it? In the context of a console RPG from 1998, it is filled with a ridiculous amount of stuff around a skill and crafting system, creating a game that clearly wants to be broken over your knee. You can often craft gear way more powerful than what you will get from chests or shops, or items with wild effects completely out of line with the mundane story. It feels intentional that you spend 30-50% of your first playthrough messing around in menus. It is possible to get arguably the best weapon in the game (before the post final-boss content) around 40% of the way through the game. You can collect royalties on books you published. You can forge a document that lets you tell an inn-keeper that you get to stay at their inn for free for the rest of the game. As might be concluded from the previous paragraph, the difficulty of the game can be uneven. If playing on a higher difficulty, and particularly at the beginning of the game, it can be easy to completely steam roll random encounters, and then get destroyed by the next boss. Don't be afraid to turn the difficulty up and down. When you fail an encounter, the game gives you an opportunity to change gear/party, as well as the difficulty. As mentioned above, this game is a remake of a game that is now more than 25 years old. It has made a lot of good changes to modernize the game, but at its core, it is still a game from 1998. There are a lot of reasons to give this game a pass. It truly isn't for everyone. But if all my warnings haven't scared you away, check it out. I have difficulty thinking of games that do the same sorts of things as this game; it truly sets itself apart.
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STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R is currently priced at 49.99€ on Steam.

STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 49.99€ on Steam.

STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R received 3,183 positive votes out of a total of 3,371 achieving an impressive rating of 9.06.
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STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R was developed by Square Enix, Gemdrops and Inc. and published by Square Enix.

STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R is playable and fully supported on Windows.

STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R is not playable on MacOS.

STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R is not playable on Linux.

STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R is a single-player game.

STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R does not currently offer any DLC.

STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R does not support Steam Remote Play.

STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R PEGI 12
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