No More Room in Hell 2 Review — Should You Play It?

The verdict on No More Room in Hell 2

The clearest post-1.0 verdict comes from Jerry Plays' "No More Room in Hell 2 Review 2026 — Should You Play It After the 1.0 Update?" (239K+ views), and it lands on a nuanced recommendation: the game's atmosphere and co-op tension make it worth playing, held back by inconsistent melee, repetitive objectives and solo limitations.

What reviewers praise

Tension is the biggest strength. As Jerry Plays frames it: you aren't just shooting everything that moves — you manage supplies, stay aware of your surroundings, and work with the team, because dying isn't a minor inconvenience. The moments that sell the game are "the lights are low, the zombies are closing in, the team is trying to finish the objective, and everyone suddenly realizes the extraction point is much farther away than expected."

• Permadeath matters: losing a character can wipe their level, skills, gear and currency — making progression meaningful. The 1.0 addition of rescue beacons as a safety net was welcomed.
• Atmosphere does the heavy lifting: lighting, fog, dark interiors and sound design create old-school zombie horror — "it just needs to make you nervous about opening the next door."
• 1.0 delivered: a major round of fixes and optimization, plus official Steam Deck support.
• Gunplay is solid with balanced ammunition — enough to handle situations without turning every room into an ammo warehouse.

What gets criticized

• Melee inconsistency: some attacks feel like hits don't connect or zombies fail to react — manageable one-on-one, frustrating when surrounded and every hit matters.
• Repetition: some objectives repeat within a mission — holding a location while a progress bar fills, then doing something similar several more times, or searching for specific items repeatedly.
• Solo limitations: Solo Training Mode lacks character progression and permadeath, so solo players don't get the full experience.
• No big story campaign: narrative comes through situations and radio instructions — reviewers mostly call this a strength, but story-first players should know.

Community sentiment

The r/nmrih "Should I buy this game?"-style discussions and the post-1.0 console threads ("just dropped on PS5") show a community that's largely bought in — with the dev's 1,000,000-player milestone and a 16,330 all-time concurrent peak backing the engagement numbers (see player count).

Bottom line

If you want co-op survival horror where getting separated is dangerous, death matters, and atmosphere does the talking, there's a solid experience here. If you need deep story or flawless melee, temper expectations. For score tracking see our Metacritic page; for buying, the price page.