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Endless Space 2 is a Strategic Space Opera set in a mysterious universe. Your story unfolds in a galaxy that was first colonized by God-like beings known as the “Endless”, who rose and fell eons ago. All that remains of them are mystical ruins, powerful artifacts, and a strange, near-magical substance known as Dust. Endless Space 2 takes the classic “one more turn” formula to new heights. You will explore mysterious star systems, discover the secrets of ancient races, build colonies on distant planets, exploit trade routes, develop advanced technologies of unthinkable power; and, of course encounter new life forms to understand, to court or to conquer.
Steam User 83
This is a time machine that warps you to 3 am.
Steam User 90
ssseth brings us all together through universal pursuit of fish women
Steam User 20
Not sure why i haven't reviewed this game up until now, ive been playing it on and off for years now and i absolutely love it. Keep in mind i am someone who NEVER plays 4x games or any strategy games especially turn based ones i almost exclusively play fast paced shooters because i have the attention span of a lobotomised chimpanzee, tbh im not sure why i even got this game in the first place but im glad i did. For a game so deep its incredibly intuitive and user friendly. The UI is masterfully crafted and very easy to navigate (you literally only need your mouse). I can spend days on a single play through and its incredibly satisfying to build your empire and smite all others. I like to play this game like a dictator staring at his war board with a coffee in hand, smashing my desk and cursing the AI at every betrayal or move against me, taking each slight against me personally and plotting my revenge (a favourite of mine is playing as the vaulters and TPing my obliterator close to their border then destroying their home system).
All in all its an incredibly fun game and one id recommend to anyone, strategy enjoyer or not.
Steam User 31
You start with the intention of focusing on every detail and planning out your strategy based on your location, based on the systems in your vicinity, on your fraction and resources.
Every moment you`re about to hit the "end turn" button you ask yourself if you have covered everything, if you haven`t missed anything or forgotten something.
By the 50th turn you just don`t care because there is just so much going on and you`re just glad to be involved.
10/10 Best turn based strategy
Steam User 32
You might be wondering how I can churn thru 1,100 hrs of a game and then finally decide to review it. The fact is that I have a real love-hate relationship with ES2, and it's almost intolerably bad without mods. Miraculously, that actually seems to be changing as the studio hired some of the brightest minds from the modding community to help fix the game, and their work so far has finally compelled me to give a thumbs up review for the game. Unfortunately the programmers are on a limited contract, but I hope they are re-hired till such time as all of the horrible bugs and design choices that have inexplicably remained in the code for years are fixed. Amplitude completely lost my trust with how the release and post-release development was shoddily managed, especially with money-grab DLC content dropping while leaving so many bugs intact. This latest move is a major positive step and I hope they continue.
Now what I do love about the game, vanilla or modded, is the general atmosphere and very laid-back feel, beyond the typical vibe a turn-based 4X game like Civ. The music is fantastic (I even play some of the tracks on road trips), it's visually beautiful, and involves creative and thoughtful planning throughout. The negatives with this game are impossible to ignore, especially if you have experience with other 4X games. Civ 5 is my favorite in the genre, as I find the overly complex Civ 4 and Civ 6 to get far too tedious when you start scaling up your empire and have to deal with district placement across 30 cities, for example. Playing this game feels like I'm on a wave shifting between satisfaction and frustration. The UI is terrible and there are basically no hotkeys so it's almost entirely a mouse-only game. I could go on for a long time regarding things in the game that just piss me off to no end.
Currently I own the first 2 DLC, but refused to buy the last two based on Amplitude not addressing game-breaking bugs (especially in multiplayer which is way worse). If they continue to clean up the game as they have been with paid community help over the past few months, then I will almost certainly buy the other 2 because there really is a lot to love in the universe of ES2, and the mitigation of the bugs will allow us to feel far more immersed in that world, instead of troubleshooting another desync.
Steam User 25
For a person who doesn't really like 4x and grand strategy genre, somehow, this game ticks all the boxes with me, one of which is having combat not being imposed on me
Steam User 40
Minus a bad DLC or two this game is a fantastic 4X game for people not autistic enough for Stellaris, probably the best in recent years.