High On Life 2 is launching on February 13, 2026
Squanch Games made their presence known at gamescom 2025, showing off a metric ton of all-new High On Life 2 stuff. And no, it wasn't just a bunch of boss fights, smarty pants. The team gave select attendees a chance to play the gameplay demo, learn about the new cast of talking guns, and discover what makes High On Life 2 a worthy successor to its best-selling predecessor. PLUS, they announced its release date! It's February 13, 2026, baby!
February 13 is special for several reasons: First, it's Friday the 13th, which is obviously cool. AND, it's Valentine's Day Eve. Kick off everyone's favorite holiday in style by blasting alien creeps to rescue your sister. Romantic ... ? Anyway, High On Life 2 has a little something for everyone! Snuggle up with your sweetie in your matching gaming chairs, smooching and killing aliens while laughing your asses off! Or maybe sitting on the floor in your completely empty apartment alternating between squeals of pure joy and sobs of utter loneliness is more your style. Sounds great!
And yes, that date is for all the platforms – we're talking Xbox Series X|S and Xbox PC – day one on Game Pass! – PlayStation 5, Steam, and the Epic Games Store. Absolutely everyone will be happy! Oh, if you'd like to see it elsewhere, please send us a devkit! Thx
High On Life 2 is set five years after the first game, where you're reaping the rewards of being the most well-known bounty hunter in the universe after successfully saving humanity from being harvested as a smokable drug by a nefarious intergalactic cartel. You're on your way to a celebrity-endorsement event when a new bounty alert pops up on the network – for your sister, Lizzie. She's been busy, too, building up her reputation as a freedom fighter/terrorist, depending on your perspective. After some secret things happen, you're now the bad guy. Fortunately, you're armed with an arsenal of talking weapons, which are a mix of new and returning favorites including Knifey (Michael Cusack), Sweezy (Betsy Sodaro), Gus (JB Smoove), and, making his debut at gamescom, Sheath (Ralph Ineson).
This will make way more sense in mid-February, trust me!
