Sins of a Solar Empire II

Buy84%

Very Positive · 9k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Ironclad Games Corporation · Space · Aug 15, 2024

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Price
$49.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
72
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio1 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy Sins of a Solar Empire II?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 9k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 277 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
46% of themes are praise27% are divided27% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
48 of 277 sampled reviews raised it
A lot of the gameplay systems have been streamlined and most of the tedium has been removed.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
18 of 277 sampled reviews raised it
Performance-wise, it's excellent—even on max graphics in a 10-player FFA, my setup handled it perfectly with zero lag.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
13 of 277 sampled reviews raised it
I don't have any issues with AI regarding difficulty...seems balanced to me (then again I don't play on extreme difficulties).
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
10 of 277 sampled reviews raised it
There aren't any syncing issues anymore with multiplayer and the interface in which you can upgrade and control fleets has significantly improved.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
9 of 277 sampled reviews raised it
It is a very good game, with better combat mechanics and graphics then its predecessor.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay48 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Difficulty13 reviews
Multiplayer10 reviews
Combat9 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
33% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Players complain
Story
78% still recommend
Monetization
0% still recommend
Crashes
40% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • LAN Co-op
  • LAN PvP
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Color Alternatives
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Save Anytime
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$49.99

The lowest we've tracked is $24.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $49.99

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