Reviews

• Cheychey

  Nov 30, 2021

  Thank you SsethTzeentach
• gamedeal user

  Nov 27, 2022

  good lord this game is addictive
• unicore

  Nov 28, 2022

  I guess my objection to this game is it seems like the exact same thing as the normal formula for 4X/Civ games but individual elements are often worse. Individual combats are uninteresting with no individual pieces to move like other games. Technology and empire building advance too slow, nothing ends up being very memorable. The RNG maps are dull and generally unfair. Nothing feels polished or well thought out, for example I was told something about a civilization I was in contact with but before I could click on them they ceased to exist. On the other hand if you have exhausted popular 4X games and just need more of the same go for it.
• gamedeal user

  Dec 3, 2022

  This is a good strategic space game. Closer to Civilization than Stellaris and a solid basic game with a good quest structure and interaction with other empires. The tech tree is also large enough to sustain the whole game. Basic game mechanics are simple and good, from space fleet combat to planet invasions. The fleet designing is also a bit easier than Stellaris, thou I still prefer the Stellaris realism here. A downside are that alliances between AI players do not change throughout the game. The trade system is a bit broken, mostly due to a persistent bug that prevents you from getting a good overview. I still prefer the Stellaris system of trade that allows more freedom; well except for the intolerable space pirates in stellaris that are much more elegantly handled here where they have planets and when they are destroyed they do not come back. However there are a few negatives as well -the DLC's. It seems like the creators left the DLC's to others as they are very poorly adapted: • Behemoths can create great unbalance with their planet destructive powers. • Don't get me started on the hacking DLC. That is completely useless and invokes more grief than anything. I consistently stick to defending my outer planets and that is it. It is like a minigame completely out of context. • The Academy DLC works fine until you are forced to destroy it. After that it becomes a nuisance. As long as it is funded it continues to spit out endless fleets to harass everything. If you then conquer their planets, the fleets appear from nowhere. Overall a very good game with some DLC problems. I would probably just buy the basic game.
• Andy™

  Dec 4, 2022

  It's addictive and it has ruined my sleep.
• Anonymium

  Dec 26, 2022

  add posadism to this game and the game will be top notch
• G-Draken122

  Dec 30, 2022

  Hey hey people. Got this game four days ago, started playing the beginner mission. 19 hours later, I win.
• gamedeal user

  Dec 31, 2022

  🌸 🌸 🌸　　🌸 🌸 🌸 <⭕️> Leonardo da Vinci's Level <⭕️> Perfection! <⭕️> Beautiful <⭕️> Good <💮> <🖼️> Decent <⭕️> Acceptable <⭕️> Bad <⭕️> "Blyatiful" <⭕️> I don't know what I'm looking at (💮: Objects/Models) (🖼️: Environment) ----------------------------------- ⚔️ ⚔️ ⚔️　　⚔️ ⚔️ ⚔️ <⭕️> Masterpiece <⭕️> Very good <⭕️> Good <✔️> Acceptable <⭕️> In the nutshell <⭕️> Please don't <⭕️> Garbage/Rubbish ----------------------------------- 🕹️ 🕹️ 🕹️　　🎮 🎮 🎮 <⭕️> All Hotkeys/buttons can be customize <⭕️> Nearly all Hotkeys/buttons can be customize, but some are fixed <⭕️> Controller buttons are fixed but PC hotkeys can be customize <⭕️> PC hotkeys are fixed but controller buttons can be customize <⭕️> All Hotkeys/buttons are fixed <⭕️> Not support PC hotkeys but support Controllers <✔️> Not support Controllers but support PC hotkeys. <⭕️> Only Click and Click ----------------------------------- 🔊 🔊 🔊　　🔊 🔊 🔊 <⭕️> Extremely Good <⭕️> Very good <✔️> Good <⭕️> Fine <⭕️> Bad <⭕️> New level of torturing ----------------------------------- 🎶 🎶 🎶　　🎶 🎶 🎶 <⭕️> Through your soul <⭕️> Extremely Good <⭕️> Very good <✔️> Good <⭕️> Fine <⭕️> Bad ----------------------------------- 👪 👪 👪　　👪 👪 👪 <⭕️> Adults <⭕️> "Rated M for Matures" <✔️> "Rated T for Teens" <⭕️> Everyone <⭕️> Family friendly ----------------------------------- 💻 💻 💻　　💻 💻 💻 <⭕️> Ask NASA if they have a spare computer <⭕️> Rich azz <⭕️> Fast and Furious <⭕️> Decent <✔️> Potato <⭕️> Check if your PC can run Calculator ----------------------------------- 🎲 🎲 🎲　　☠️ ☠️ ☠️ <⭕️> 2020 <⭕️> Nightmare <⭕️> NO TIME TO DIE <✔️> Need to think twice, maybe triple. <⭕️> Normal <⭕️> Easy <⭕️> Press "Enter" to Skip Cut Scenes ----------------------------------- 🎰 🎰 🎰　　🎰 🎰 🎰 <⭕️> Too much "grindy" <✔️> Grind is necessary <⭕️> Average grind level <⭕️> No need to grind much to progress. <⭕️> Nothing to grind ----------------------------------- 📚 📚 📚　　📚 📚 📚 <⭕️> Giant library of lore <✔️> A lot of lore <⭕️> Good <⭕️> Average <⭕️> Japanese/Korean TV drama style <⭕️> Some lore <⭕️> Nearly non-exist <⭕️> No Story ----------------------------------- 🕰️ 🕰️ 🕰️　　🕰️ 🕰️ 🕰️ <⭕️> Till the end of life (Online games won't die, unless the dev die) <🏆> Extremely Long (1+ months) <✔️> Very Long (3+ weeks) <⭕️> Long (1-2 weeks) <⭕️> Average (1 - 3 days) <⭕️> Kinda Short (under 12 hours) <⭕️> Short (few hours) <⭕️> Long as drink a cup of tea (You know how it is) (✔️: Play time) (🏆: Achievement) ----------------------------------- 🐞 🐞 🐞　　⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️ <⭕️> 2020 <⭕️> Just uninstall the game <✔️> Can get annoying <⭕️> Minor bugs <⭕️> Not a single one ----------------------------------- 🔁 🔁 🔁　　🔁 🔁 🔁 <⭕️> Must Replay! A lot! <✔️> Should replay few times. <⭕️> Replay for the Achievements hunt. <⭕️> "Only should play once" experience <⭕️> Replay once after few weeks/months/years <⭕️> Please don't! ----------------------------------- 💲 💲 💲　　💲 💲 💲 <⭕️> Worth the full price <⭕️> Acceptable <✔️> Wait for Sales <✔️> Cheap <⭕️> It's Free <⭕️> Must Refund "Real Quick" <⭕️> Overpriced! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ✍🏻 My Personal Score for this game is: 7.5/10 ✍🏻 🧬 Base on my rating ladder, this game Rank will be: 👍🏼 Good 👍🏼 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📝 📝 📝 Notice 📝 📝 📝 - This game makes me easily get addicted and it also have alot of lores with laws. - Even though this game have alot of bugs but the "hit or miss" addicted gameplay, makes me ignored about all of those annoyed bugs. - I got this game and all of it DLCs at once on sales and its really worth it, 313.000 vnd, its around 13 $ - If u play with ESG mod, the game will be fixed, but the achievement system will be off, but i think the game itself is fine enough for me.
• Werlo13

  Dec 31, 2022

  Checks all the boxes for a turn aced sci-fi strategy game. I might be a little psychotic but I love completely eradicating a species. Don't judge me I work for Exxon.
• charlietakethetrench

  Jan 1, 2023

  I recently binged Endless Space 2 and Stellaris over this 2022 winter holidays. Mostly playing ES2 on the steam deck and Stellaris at my computer. ES2 is very playable on steamdeck, but Stellaris is difficult and clunky to control and it wasn't an enjoyable experience. That being said, I was having a great time with ES2 UNTIL the DLC's went on sale and I scooped most of them up. Hacking is a weird side game that I really would rather not be bothered with. Behemoth's were interesting, but then became this weird unbalanced and high level nuisance for me and my enemies that really didn't enrich the game for me. The barrage of requests and objectives laid out by the Academy, I don't even get WTF the academy is and I don't want it. The DLC's made everything worse, not better. Originally I had a very satisfying game loop going and an addictive 'just one more turn' vibe going as I explored the different factions and playstyles, but now my enthusiasm is fading and I wish the DLC's had been more worth it. As for Stellaris, I find it goes into very granular detail, which isn't always good, but the exploration and making contact with aliens and archaeological dig sites and plot lines are all very interesting, dynamic, and fairly realistic. I don't enjoy the planet management system at all and much prefer the Civ/ES2 version which is a lot simpler. Another gripe I have with Stellaris is that I'm CONSTANTLY pausing the game, it might as well be a turn-based game because I'm pausing the game every month or two as it is as technologies get researched or events happen and you need to make decisions. I'm torn because the technology system in ES2 is kind of boring in that you can see everything laid out in front of you, but the Stellaris system has it's own issue of not being able to focus your scientists to tech development you're going for and instead playing a weird luck game, the best option would be a combination of both systems. That being said, I really like the empire development, combat fleets, storylines, race flexibility and advancements, and the more organic flow of the game in Stellaris. It also has a better end game with Galaxy shaking crisis' that add a layer of challenge to the entire arena. In conclusion, if you want to play on steamdeck I recommend Endless Space 2 and wouldn't bother with the DLC unless they're on a massive sale and even then you may want to go into the advanced settings when starting a game and really tailor what you'll be using. If you're playing on PC I'd go with Stellaris, the DLC are nice to have, but it can be a lot even if they are discounted. I'm a big fan of Paradox games, but if you're just getting into a game it's a little overwhelming to be looking at hundreds of dollars in DLC content. At some point they should start just integrating older DLC into the base game, because how can you expect someone to pay $300+ for 1 game (right now on steep sale the entire thing is just shy of $200 CAD). The additional races and options really do make a difference in the game, so maybe try the base game and then pick up some DLC when they're on sale. Both games look great and have good visuals. Both games ran great, both on PC and on Steamdeck. I get about 2 hours of play time of ES2 on steamdeck per battery charge.