Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes

January 25, 2024FightingESRB T

Available on

PC PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Nintendo Switch

Genres

Fighting Arcade Action

Overview

About Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes

The first in the series to include rollback netcode, prepare for blistering online matches. New moves and new battle systems have been added to further evolve the battle. Experience high-octane battles with ultra high definition pixel graphics. The tale of the Hollow Night is about to reach its climax...!

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At a glance

Released: January 25, 2024
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Genres: Fighting, Arcade, Action
Play modes: Single Player, Multiplayer, Split-Screen
Age rating: ESRB T
Time to beat: 6 hours
Multiplayer: By platform

Media

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Playtime

How long to beat

Player-reported completion times for Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes.

Typical: 6hoursStory plus some extras

Playing together

Multiplayer by platform

How Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes supports playing with other people, broken down per platform.

Multiplayer capabilities for Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes by platform. Capabilities with no published information are marked "not documented".
Platform	Local	Online	LAN	Split-screen	Co-op campaign	Drop-in/out
PlayStation 5	Yes, up to 2 players	Yes, up to 2 players	No	No	No	No
Nintendo Switch	Yes, up to 2 players	Yes, up to 2 players	No	No	No	No
PC	Yes, up to 2 players	Yes, up to 2 players	No	No	No	No
PlayStation 4	Yes, up to 2 players	Yes, up to 2 players	No	No	No	No

Supported (a number is the player cap)
Not supported
Not documented for this platform

Content

Age ratings

How rating boards around the world have classified Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes. Open a board for its content descriptors.

CEROB

Sexual Content
Violence
Crime

ESRBT

Language
Mild Blood
Violence
Suggestive Themes

GRAC12+

Violence

PEGI12

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Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes is not the easiest game on this list to get into. The GRD cycle is its core trick: a momentum meter that changes based on who is attacking, blocking, and challenging in neutral. You are not just fighting for health; you are fighting for the right to be the one pressing buttons. That extra strategic layer is what keeps it in the ranking. Once it clicks, the system depth is genuinely satisfying in a way the broader anime fighter genre often promises but does not deliver. Niche, yes. But niche with a clear identity, and that is better than generically approachable with nothing to say.

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