Standoff 2

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7.2~~/10~~

Our score

★ 4.3 Google Play·100M+ installs

Reviewed by Editorial Team, ScoredApps editorial · updated 2026-09-06

Screenshots

Three weapon skins displayed as promotional art

First-person view down a rifle on a sunlit map

Three operators posed together before a match

Scoreboard showing a five to three round lead

Firefight beside crates with an enemy in the open

Lobby with a squad assembled and a play button

About Standoff 2

A tactical five-on-five shooter in the Counter-Strike mould: buy a weapon, plant or defuse, win rounds. It has twelve million Google Play reviews, an esports scene built into the client, and a skin economy of cases and spins. Apple lists loot boxes and advertising at 13+, and the install is 2 GB. Google Play rates it 4.3.

Game information

DeveloperAXLEBOLT LTD

Version0.39.2

Size1.52 GB (Android) · 2.0 GB (iOS)

Price / In-appFree

Contains adsYes

In-app purchasesYes

Content rating13+

Requires (Android)Android 7.1+

Requires (iOS)iOS 15.0+

Offline modeNone — every match runs on a live server

Interface languagesEN, FR, DE, HI, ID, IT + 12 more

Store rating (Google Play)4.3 from 12,067,887 ratings

Installs100M+

Updated by developer2026-07-10

Data checked2026-09-07

Specs come from the official store listings and were last checked on 2026-09-07. Developers change pricing and requirements — check the store page before installing.

Standoff 2 Review: 12 Million Reviews, Cases and Spins

Rounds, Economy, Defuse

The format is the one every competitive shooter borrows: two teams of five, a bomb site, a round-based economy that rewards saving after a loss, and a scoreboard tracking who is winning the buy. Maps are compact enough for a phone without becoming corridors, spray patterns are consistent enough to learn, and headshots do what you expect. It plays quickly — the store screens show a match at five rounds to three — and the shooting itself is precise enough that losing feels like a mistake rather than a technical failure.

The Skins Are the Culture

Weapon finishes are the reason a large share of the playerbase opens the app: cases with graded rarities, a spin mechanic, trading between accounts and an inventory that people treat as a collection with value. That layer is cosmetic in effect — a painted rifle shoots the same as a plain one — and enormously significant in practice, because it is what the community talks about. The lobby exists to show it off before a match, with friends invited into a squad from the same screen. Trading also happens outside the app, which is where the scams and the account thefts that follow any skin economy live.

Twelve Million Reviews and a 2 GB Install

Google Play records 12 million reviews at 4.3 stars on 100 million installs, with an advertising badge alongside the purchases — one of the largest review counts of any game in this catalogue. Apple shows 4.4 from 135,000 ratings and rates it 13+, listing frequent weapons, loot boxes, advertising and user-generated content. Purchases run from a $1.99 gold pack to $32.49, with case combos at $2.49 to $13.99 and spin coins at $4.99. The install is 2 GB and the last Play update recorded is 9 July 2026.

Pros

Precise shooting with learnable recoil patterns
Round economy and defuse rules faithfully implemented
Skins are cosmetic and do not affect performance
Esports structure built into the client
Twelve million Play reviews at 4.3 stars

Cons

Cases and spins are loot boxes by Apple's own label
A 2 GB install before seasonal content
Advertising badge on top of the case economy
Skin trading attracts scams outside the app

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Verdict

The most credible tactical shooter on a phone: the economy, the defuse rules and the recoil are all implemented properly, and twelve million reviews at 4.3 say the audience agrees. Skins stay cosmetic, which is the right decision. What you accept is a case-and-spin economy that Apple correctly labels loot boxes, plus advertising on top of it.

Gameplay8.0A faithful round-based tactical shooter with real economy decisions.

Controls7.5Touch aiming is workable and still the ceiling on how good you can get.

Replay value8.0Ranked seasons, an esports ladder and a skin collection that never ends.

Graphics & sound8.0Clean maps and convincing weapon audio at a size that explains the 2 GB.

Monetisation5.0Cases, spins and advertising, though nothing bought improves accuracy.

7.2out of 10 · weighted average of the five scores above

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Frequently asked questions

Can it be played offline?

No. Every mode is played against other people on live servers, and the inventory is held on the account. There is no offline range or bot practice to fall back on when the connection drops mid-round.

What does it sell?

Gold from $1.99 to $32.49, case combos between $2.49 and $13.99, and spin coins at $4.99. Everything bought is cosmetic — weapon finishes, gloves, charms — but Apple lists loot boxes, because cases and spins deliver random results.

How much space does it need?

2 GB and a phone capable of holding a frame rate in a firefight. It is designed to scale down to mid-range Android hardware, which is where most of its hundred million installs live, though competitive play rewards a better screen and touch response.

Can you play with friends?

Yes — squads are assembled in the lobby and queue together into ranked or casual matches, with voice chat available. Team play matters more here than in most mobile shooters, because the round economy rewards coordinated buying and saving.

How long is a match?

A full competitive match runs several rounds and takes a solid stretch of attention; casual modes are shorter. Nothing pauses, and leaving a ranked match penalises your account, so it needs an uninterrupted block rather than a bus stop.