Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion

Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion

Ironclad Games Corporation · June 12, 2012 · Management, Diplomacy, Online Co-Op, Multiplayer, Singleplayer

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Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion price by region

Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion costs £3.19 in the United Kingdom, €3.72 in Europe (EUR), $4.23 in the United States, $4.80 in Georgia (USD), CA$5.76 in Canada, A$6.84 in Australia, NZ$7.44 in New Zealand, zł16.26 in Poland and R$18.77 in Brazil right now.

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United Kingdom £3.19 −76% £4.26 £3.19 14
Europe (EUR) €3.72 −76% €4.92 €3.72 16
United Statesyour region $4.23 −76% $4.80 $4.23 14
Georgia (USD) $4.80 −76% $4.80 — 9
Canada CA$5.76 −76% CA$5.76 — 9
Australia A$6.84 −76% A$6.84 — 9
New Zealand NZ$7.44 −76% NZ$7.44 — 8
Poland zł16.26 −76% zł20.40 zł16.26 10
Brazil R$18.77 −72% R$18.77 R$22.10 10

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About Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion

✦ AI summary

Build your solar empire and wage war across the galaxy in this standalone RTS-4X hybrid that blends real-time tactical combat with deep strategic empire building. Play as loyalist or rebel factions within three warring civilizations, each with unique units, technologies, and paths to victory through military might, diplomacy, research, or sheer occupation.

The Next Installment to the Award-Winning RTS.
While many were hopeful that diplomacy would finally end the war, differing opinions on what should be done, along with the depleted power of the controlling factions, has led to a splintering of the groups involved.

The loyalist members of the Trader Emergency Coalition adopt a policy of isolation, focusing on enhanced defenses to ride out the rest of the war. Those who rebel against the coalition take on a purely militant view, coming to the opinion that the only way to bring peace is by ultimately crushing all who oppose them - especially xenos.

For the first time in their history, the war creates a schism in the Advent Unity. The loyalists seek to continue their policy of revenge against the Traders, and to assimilate all others to the Unity’s influence. However, others amongst the Advent suspect that a corrupting influence from within has diverted the Unity from its proper destiny.

The divide created in the Vasari Empire is less pronounced, but just as severe to their people. With the Vasari now practically frantic to move on to new space, the loyalist faction abandons cooperation and decides to take the resources they need by any means necessary. Having accepted the need to work together, the rebel faction feels that their best chance for survival is to work with the other races and bring them along to flee the approaching enemy.

Take the battle for galactic supremacy to its ultimate level in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion – a standalone RT4X game that combines the tactics of real-time strategy with the depth of the 4X genre (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate).

Key features:

  • New Factions: Decide whether to play as a Loyalist or Rebel – each unlocks new technologies, ships and play styles for each race.
  • New Titan Class Warships: Mighty titans enter the fray of the war to tip the scales of power. Each faction may field their own unique titan, drawing upon unique strengths and abilities on the battlefield.
  • New and Updated Capital Ships: A new capital ship joins the fleet for each race to offer even more tactical options. Additionally, all existing capital ships have been upgraded to four levels for their abilities, allowing players to focus their ships along specific strengths.
  • New Corvette Class Ships: Small and maneuverable, each faction has developed a new light attack craft to harass enemy forces.
  • Updated Visuals: Updated graphics, particle effects, lighting and shadows, race specific UI and other enhancements make the Sins’ universe look better than ever.
  • New Victory Conditions: Take multiple paths to victory including – Military, Diplomatic, Research, Last Flagship Standing, Last Capital Standing and Occupation.
  • New Audio: More than 60 minutes of original music, countless new sound effects and dozens of new voice overs help bring the drama of battle to new levels of immersion.
  • Tutorials: New and updated tutorials make it easy for both experienced and new players to quickly start building their own solar empire.
  • Plus, a number of optimizations that provide better performance than ever before!

Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Player modes
Single-player, Online PvP, Online co-op, LAN
PC Game Pass
Not included

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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Players praise this as an excellent, polished space strategy game with tight mechanics, significant depth, and strong replayability across three unique factions, with the added bonus of running on modest hardware and benefiting from an active mod community. The main appeal seems to be its engaging gameplay that keeps veterans returning years later, though some mention it primarily for card drops rather than extended play.

Recommended Sep 1, 2026
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion is one of those games that I keep coming back to years after first playing it. On paper, it sounds like a fairly straightforward space RTS: build your empire, research technologies, expand across planets, build fleets and eventually crush whoever stands in your way. In practice, there is a surprising amount of depth hiding underneath that simple formula. What I love most is the scale. You aren't controlling a handful of ships in a small battlefield — you're managing an entire space empire while huge fleets move between planets, pirates harass your territory, allies make demands, and enemies are constantly looking for an opening. You can spend several minutes quietly developing your economy and technology, only for everything to suddenly explode into a massive fleet battle. The combat is probably the biggest reason I keep returning to it. Watching capital ships and enormous fleets clash is incredibly satisfying, especially when you've spent half the match building that fleet. Capital ships feel important rather than disposable, and leveling them up gives you another reason to care about individual units. Eventually you start developing your own fa…
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Recommended Sep 3, 2026
very fun
Recommended Sep 3, 2026
A good strategy game
Recommended Aug 31, 2026
Something about a rebellion in space and tons of planets everywhere.
Recommended Aug 29, 2026
This hands-down is one of the best RTS games I've found. Especially the Sins of The Prophets mod. The Sins of The Prophets mod, in my opinion, the best representation of the wider Human-Covenant War. The AI can be adjusted on difficulty, depending on how easy you want your experience to be. Overall, it's a good game, and if your a fan of RTS games, you should give this one a try.
Recommended Aug 28, 2026
Great game! Been playing it for decades. It never gets old and is very stable.

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