No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

Developers
	Grasshopper Manufacture
2022 - Present	XSEED Games
Windows	Engine Software
Publishers
	XSEED Games
	Marvelous
Release dates
Windows	June 9, 2021
Reception
OpenCritic	79
IGDB	79
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person, Side view, Scrolling, Top-down view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Hack and slash, Quick time events, Mini-games
Vehicles	Robot
Art styles	Stylized, Pixel art, Anime
Themes	Contemporary, North America
Series	No More Heroes

No More Heroes
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes	2019
No More Heroes	2021
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle	2021
No More Heroes 3	2022

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle is a singleplayer third-person, side view, scrolling and top-down view hack and slash, quick time events and mini-games game in the No More Heroes series.

The PC port is based on the Nintendo Switch version (released on October 28, 2020), which was in turn based on the original Nintendo Wii version (released on January 26, 2010). The PC port of the game was lambasted by the community for issues regarding achievements, animations, audio, button layout still showing Switch glyphs and more.

XSEED Games announced on October 12, 2022 that since launch in-house work was performed to develop patches to address issues with the pc port. The patch was released on April 7, 2025 and fixed various issues, added support for offline mode, and support for keyboard & mouse.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

The Internet connection requirement was removed on April 7, 2025.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\NMH2\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1420300/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\NMH2\saves\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1420300/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Game sets itself to the monitor's native resolution. Mini-games are pillarboxed to a 8:7 aspect ratio.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Aspect ratios wider than 16:9 are pillarboxed to a 16:9 aspect ratio.
4K Ultra HD		See Game resolution is locked to 720p if the game does not display in 4K. FMV cutscenes are upscaled to 1920x1080 from their original resolution of 720x480.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Window can be resized by dragging edge.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Options for FXAA and MSAA (2x-8x) are available.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Limited to 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Gamepad settings

Ectasy mode trigger isn't listed in the launcher for Gamepad and Keyboard, nor is it explained in-game. For gamepad is "select" and for keyboard is "7" in the numerical keys, NOT in the numpad. (this only works in both cases, when ectasy bar is full, meaning when Tiger is red and roaring).

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Keyboard & mouse support was added on April 7, 2025.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		A mouse is required to navigate the external launcher.
Controller remapping		Controller remapping was added on April 7, 2025.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

Generic/other controllers		Nintendo Switch Pro Controller is supported via Steam Input.
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings

In-game general settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sliders for Sound and Music.
Surround sound		Stereo only.
Subtitles		Toggleable from the external launcher and the in-game options.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Spanish

Issues fixed

Game resolution is locked to 720p

Set scaling in Windows to 100%
Right-click on the desktop and select "Display settings". Under "Scale and layout" set the scale to 100%. Notes Exact steps vary slightly depending on the Windows version. The above is for Windows 10.

Change high DPI compatibility settings
Right-click the game executable or desktop shortcut. Select Properties. Go to the Compatibility tab. Click "Change high DPI settings". Check the box for "Override high DPI scaling behavior". Make sure "Application" is selected in the drop-down menu. Press OK.

Loud audio

The game's default audio volume may be too loud, resulting in sound effects peaking or clipping.

Reduce the in-game BGM and SE settings by five steps or lower to correct the volume

Jagged lines through text when MSAA is enabled

Set the Anti-aliasing option in the external launcher to FXAA.

Stuttering on a high refresh rate monitor

Set the refresh rate to 60 Hz.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	WebM

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	8.1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-4460		Intel Core i5-4670
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti DirectX 11 compatible		Nvidia GeForce GTX 970