Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Interface: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Multiplayer: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 2k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise10% are divided30% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Depending on your chosen path, your ethical choices, your research direction and your custom ship designs, you can choose peaceful, violent, subversive or a combination of methods to conquer a galaxy with a large number of customisation options.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In spite of its age - over 10 years old it still has reasonable graphics.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Its depth comes with a steep learning curve, and new players may find themselves overwhelmed by the number of systems at play.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Beside from the skirmish scenarios you also got non-linear story driven campaigns, which is nice.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There's a ton of customability, moddability, tools to create your own planetary buildings, ships, technology, weapons, and more.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The UI is good and the soundtrack doesn't put me to sleep like in Endless Space.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay55 reviews
Graphics32 reviews
Difficulty30 reviews
Story19 reviews
Combat16 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs50% still recommend
Players complain
Interface55% still recommend
Crashes59% still recommend
Multiplayer75% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Family Sharing
- Playable without Timed Input
- Save Anytime
- Stereo Sound
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$9.99
The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.
6 points recordedtoday · $9.99
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