Buy it if you like
- Graphics: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Multiplayer: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 650 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
42% of themes are praise16% are divided42% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you're comfortable with the graphics, it's more than worth your money.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As for the actual gameplay, while the various races are diverse and fun to play, diplomacy can be underwhelming.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Another thing the game does well is the mission system, as well as the plot missions for the human faction.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat while (again) simple at first has tactical depth to it and becomes very interesting with tech advances.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A 4X game that works, with some nice music and sound effects and overhauled graphics.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Graphics44 reviews
Gameplay36 reviews
Story20 reviews
Combat19 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance100% still recommend
Co-op67% still recommend
Players complain
Multiplayer70% still recommend
Difficulty89% still recommend
Bugs70% still recommend
Interface75% still recommend
Crashes100% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Multi-player
- Online PvP
- PvP
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$9.99
The lowest we've tracked is $2.49.
6 points recordedtoday · $9.99
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