Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition

Wait44%

Mixed · 959 player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

Kerberos Productions · Strategy · Nov 30, 2012

Player review score
44%
Mixed
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
14
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 82 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 78 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 51 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 959 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
25% of themes are praise8% are divided67% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Yes, it can display some very pretty and entertaining visuals and doesn't do too badly handling most of the strategic- or combat- layer graphics that make the game fun.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The factions all still have a completely different feel and the graphics are decent even in 2020.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While this approach adds replayability and tension, it also contributes to the game’s steep learning curve, as planning several steps ahead becomes more about strategic flexibility than optimization.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Combat49 reviews
Graphics41 reviews
Difficulty14 reviews
Divided opinion
Co-op
33% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
29% still recommend
Crashes
23% still recommend
Bugs
25% still recommend
Interface
29% still recommend
Multiplayer
46% still recommend
Optimization
13% still recommend
Story
33% still recommend
Performance
40% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Multi-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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