No More Room in Hell 2

About No More Room in Hell 2

No More Room in Hell 2 is the sequel to No More Room in Hell, the 2011 Source mod that became a free co-op zombie favourite. Torn Banner Studios put it out in Early Access on PC on October 22, 2024, and the full 1.0 release came on August 11, 2026, on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S at once. Green Man Gaming Publishing handles the Xbox version, and cross-play puts everyone in the same matches. Up to eight players deploy as emergency Responders into the north-east coast of the United States, on maps that run from the streets of Lewiston, Maine, and Broadway in New York to Beaulieu Hospital and a government bunker.

In Scenario mode the team journeys into the outbreak, arms itself, completes objectives and extracts with supplies. The horde reacts to what you do: the dead keep their senses, so a gunshot or a shout in the dark can bring a crowd down on the group. Ammunition is scarce and weapons range from professional to improvised, so much of the fighting is a crowbar or an axe at close range.

The tension comes from what is at stake. A bite infects you and twists your mind, and you race to find pills or a gene therapy cure before your body rises against your friends. A Responder who dies is lost for good, along with their progress, while each successful extraction earns better starting gear.

Version 1.0 brought a lot. There's a new objective map, Raven Rock, set in a wrecked military bunker. Insider Gaming's reviewer played it alone and still needed over an hour on the easiest difficulty. There's also a wave-defence Survival mode, where you get a short breather to restock between waves before it turns chaotic again, plus a solo mode, a tutorial and more customisation. A normal match lasts around 40 minutes by Game Rant's count, less if your group knows the map. Much of that goes on restoring power at points of interest so you can get into their supply rooms.

Opinion is still divided. Steam reviews sit at Mixed overall, though the last month is kinder at 66 percent positive. Critics are warmer: Metacritic shows 79 from seven reviews, and Insider Gaming gave it an 8 while admitting the zombies clip through things and react oddly to hits. Players on Steam praise the atmosphere, and some call it a proper co-op Resident Evil, while others complain of bugs and crashes that cost characters, and of teammates who rush ahead.

It suits a group of friends who want slow, punishing zombie survival with permanent stakes, rather than Left 4 Dead's run-and-gun.

How to play No More Room in Hell 2

1. Get No More Room in Hell 2 on Steam, the Epic Games Store, PS5 or Xbox and join a team of up to eight, ideally friends on voice chat.
2. Pick a mission in Scenario mode and deploy with your Responder's gear.
3. Move quietly and together: the horde hears gunfire and voices.
4. Share ammunition and supplies, and treat bites at once with pills or a cure.
5. Complete the objectives and reach extraction before your Responder is lost.

Tips

• Save your bullets; use melee on lone walkers and keep guns for emergencies.
• Stay with the group; a Responder who wanders off alone is the one who dies for good.
• If you are bitten, tell your team and find pills fast, before you turn on them.
• Your inventory is small, so agree with the team who carries what before you loot a supply room.
• Points of interest stay locked until you restore their power, which takes about 5 to 10 minutes each, so pick the ones the team needs.

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