Zombies are frightening enough when there are hundreds of them coming for you. They become considerably worse when one of your own team could turn against you at any moment. No More Room in Hell 2 is built around exactly that kind of pressure.
Following two years in Early Access, the hardcore co-op survival horror experience has now reached its full 1.0 launch on Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Play Anywhere.
Priced at £24.99, the full release marks the game’s arrival on consoles while also bringing a substantial overhaul to the PC version that first entered Steam Early Access in 2024. With new modes, additional maps, revised difficulty, quality-of-life improvements and full cross-play between PC, Xbox and PlayStation, this is intended to be the definitive version of Torn Banner Studios’ particularly nasty take on the zombie apocalypse.
At A Glance
- Game: No More Room in Hell 2
- Developer: Torn Banner Studios
- Publisher: Green Man Gaming Publishing
- Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC, Play Anywhere, PlayStation 5
- Price: £24.99
- Genre: Survival Horror / Co-op
- Players: Up to 8-player co-op
Eight Players, One Very Bad Night
No More Room in Hell 2 isn’t interested in making you feel like an unstoppable zombie-slaying hero. You play as an emergency Responder heading into infected locations with a simple job – complete objectives, find resources and help humanity survive. The problem is that the undead have rather different plans.
Up to eight players can join forces, using proximity voice chat to communicate as they explore. Resources are deliberately limited, so deciding who gets the ammunition, medicine or other useful supplies can become almost as important as knowing when to run. And sometimes running is exactly what you should be doing.
The horde reacts to what players do, with noise capable of turning a quiet search into an outright disaster. Different zombie types add further complications, while getting surrounded can quickly leave even a well-equipped squad fighting for its life.
The Most Important Person On The Team Might Be You
Every Responder comes with their own progression, abilities and equipment, but the big catch is permadeath.
If your character becomes infected or is killed during a mission, that can be the end of that Responder. Any progress associated with them is put at risk, turning seemingly routine decisions into something considerably more meaningful.
Do you risk yourself to save another player? Do you push deeper into an infected building for better supplies? Or do you decide that discretion really is the better part of valour?
The 1.0 Version Adds More Ways To Survive
The full launch isn’t simply the Early Access version receiving a new number.
No More Room in Hell 2’s 1.0 update introduces new ways to play, including Survival Mode, where teams must defend strategic speaker towers against an ever-growing horde while precious time is bought for civilian evacuations.
There’s also a new Solo Mode, giving players a much safer environment in which to learn the maps and understand the game’s systems without the usual threat of permadeath. For newcomers, that’s a welcome addition to a game that could otherwise be rather unforgiving from the outset.
Four new environments also join the launch package, including Flooded, NOTLD and Lighthouse for Survival, alongside the Bunker objective map. And then, the difficulty structure has been reworked too, with Beginner and Normal providing more accessible entry points before Hard and Nightmare turn the screws considerably further.
Six Maps And A Lot Of Reasons To Keep Moving
Scenario Mode remains at the heart of the experience, sending Responders into six crafted locations across the northeastern United States.
You’ll discover the opportunity to take in everything, from urban environments in Maine and New York to industrial locations, a hospital and a government bunker, with different objectives and times of day helping to change the feel of each deployment.
And whilst searching, you’ll need to search for equipment, complete critical tasks and recover supplies while attempting to restore some semblance of infrastructure in a world that has already started falling apart.
The further you progress, the better your chances of surviving future deployments become. Successful missions can provide upgraded starting equipment and perks, although the ever-present possibility of losing a Responder means there is never quite a guarantee that your progress is safe.
A Zombie Game That Wants You To Think
The arsenal covers everything from professional firearms to improvised weapons, but ammunition is deliberately scarce. Sometimes a crowbar is a better option than wasting your final shotgun shell, while explosives and Molotov cocktails can help when the numbers become overwhelming.
Of course, weapons can also be upgraded with attachments such as sights, scopes and suppressors, while Responder skills develop over multiple missions.
Then there is the infection system. Getting bitten isn’t simply a matter of watching a health bar disappear. Infection can develop into a race against time as you search for pills or gene therapy before your character becomes another member of the horde.
The Apocalypse Is Better With Friends
There is no shortage of zombie games, but No More Room in Hell 2 is taking aim at a very particular kind of horror. This isn’t about mowing down endless waves with an oversized arsenal and celebrating a kill count. It’s about communication. Scarce resources. Bad decisions. Making too much noise. Getting separated from your team. Hearing something moving in the darkness and wondering whether you should investigate.
The move to 1.0 gives No More Room in Hell 2 a chance to put its Early Access years behind it and offer its full vision to a much larger audience. With eight-player co-op, permadeath, cross-play, new modes and a considerably expanded launch package, there’s plenty here for zombie survival fans who prefer their apocalypse to feel dangerous rather than empowering.
No More Room in Hell 2 is available now on Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Play Anywhere, priced at £24.99 from the Xbox Store. There’s a Deluxe Edition for £37.49 too. That includes four DLC packs, each otherwise priced at £4.19 – Veteran Survivor Pack, First Responder Pack, Punk is Life Pack and Surplus Officer Pack.
