Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Combat: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 23k 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
58% of themes are praise17% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
74 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The asymmetric factions are a highlight – playing as the tech-rushing Sophons, the vine-spreading Unfallen, or the self-cloning Horatio delivers wildly different experiences each time, with unique mechanics, heroes, quests, and lore that make every empire feel alive.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The UI is clean and intuitive for juggling galaxy-scale decisions, visuals pop with stunning planetary renders and customizable ship designs, and those real-time space battles are epic (even if a tad hands-off).
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Close to 300 hours and the game keeps getting better esp, when you play on higher difficulty.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Endless Space 2 is an absolute must-play for 4X fans who value atmosphere, narrative, and incredibly distinct faction mechanics.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound design in the game is incredible, the music is bold and astounding, you feel the vastness of space just listening to the bold brass instruments in the soundtrack.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If they made mutiplayer games start with a team of say 5 players all controlling heroes with different jobs it would be pretty epic and enjoyable with alot of mechanic changes specialized for co-op/pvp/.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay74 reviews
Graphics30 reviews
Difficulty21 reviews
Story17 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Multiplayer8 reviews
Co-op6 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface67% still recommend
Characters100% still recommend
Players complain
Combat73% still recommend
Bugs23% still recommend
Crashes25% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- Online PvP
- PvP
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Workshop
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$39.99
The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.
6 points recordedtoday · $39.99
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