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Grid 2

Be fast, be first and be famous as the race returns in GRID 2, the sequel to the BAFTA-award winning, multi-million selling Race Driver: GRID.

81 27 May 2013

Grid 2 is an arcade developed by Codemasters Southam, released 27 May 2013 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 30 hrs to finish.

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What Grid 2 is

Grid 2 is an arcade game developed by Codemasters Southam and released in 2013. It was published by Codemasters. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Ego Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Grid 2 is a 2013 racing video game developed and published by Codemasters for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360. It is the second game in the Grid series. Feral Interactive released the Reloaded Edition for OS X in September 2014. A sequel, Grid Autosport, was released in 2014. The game's online servers were shut down on 16 March 2026.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 60 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Grid 2 holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 80% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 11 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 77, across 179 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 30 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4Ghz or AMD Athlon X2 5400+, 2 GB RAM and Intel HD Graphics 3000 / AMD HD2600 / NVIDIA Geforce 8600. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 15GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Grid 2 launched on 27 May 2013, within three weeks of The Last of Us, Metro: Last Light, Trine 2: Complete Story and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: The Last of Us, Metro: Last Light, Trine 2: Complete Story, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Characters

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Quick answers

Grid 2 — frequently asked questions

When did Grid 2 come out?
Grid 2 was released on 27 May 2013 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Grid 2?
At minimum, Grid 2 needs Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4Ghz or AMD Athlon X2 5400+, 2 GB RAM, Intel HD Graphics 3000 / AMD HD2600 / NVIDIA Geforce 8600 graphics, 15 GB HD space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Grid 2?
The main story of Grid 2 takes around 30 hrs, or 34 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Grid 2?
The PC version needs about 15 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("15 GB HD space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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