Squid Game Season 2 made its way on Netflix on December 26, 2024, and it’s garnering impressive responses from both the critics and the general audience. The positive reviews have led to strong Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores.

More than three years after becoming a global sensation on Netflix, Squid Game finally returned for Season 2 on Dec. 26. Did all that anticipation pay off? According to many critics, yes. But not all reviewers are enthusiastic about returning to the game.

After three years, Squid Game is back with more deadly games to play. The seven-episode second season premieres today on Netflix. By all accounts, it's just as good as the show's first outing. However, this is not a retread of season 1, and that's due to Seong Gi-hun's (Lee Jae) return to the gauntlet that nearly killed him.