the soundtrack a 9/10 and stated that it was "a very cool and different kind of score. There's no orchestral or epic moment here, just pure industrial metal. It’s not great all the time, but you can’t beat the feeling you get when listening to this. It's a score that’s dying to be put inside a cool game which I think Killing Floor 2 is." Release Following PC Gamers coverage and reveal of Killing Floor 2, they announced subscribers to the US version of their magazine would receive an exclusive character skin in Issue #254. The next day Tripwire released a teaser trailer for the game. In June and August 2014, Tripwire released two videos showcasing a selection of the enemy specimens featured in the game. On July 31, 2014, Iceberg Interactive announced a partnership Tripwire to bring Killing Floor 2 to retail stores in Europe and other non-Steam digital platforms. On February 18, 2015, Tripwire released a live action short film, titled Killing Floor: Uncovered, created in collaboration with film production company Type AB. The film is set prior to the events of the first Killing Floor game and details the events that lead to the Zed outbreak. On April 10, Tripwire gave away keys for an existing beta version of Killing Floor 2 that ran until April 16. On April 21, an early access version of the game was released on Steam for Windows. Meanwhile, the full version of the game was scheduled to be released on both Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4 in 2016. The game's original soundtrack was released on the same day, under record label Solid State with songs from Living Sacrifice, Demon Hunter, and Impending Doom. A Digital Deluxe Edition of the game is available; bonus features include the soundtrack, a digital artbook, several in-game virtual items, and a copy of the original Killing Floor game. A compilation of both games, titled, Killing Floor: Double Feature was released on May 21, 2019. Killing Floor 2 was added to the Epic Games Store in July 2020, along with a update for the Steam version to allow cross-play on the Windows versions of either game. Reception Killing Floor 2 received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator website Metacritic. However, like the previous game, negative feedback from the reviewers considered that the lack of any real plot or aim for the players other than killing specimens,