Space Empires II
Malfador Machinations · 2020 · Strategy, Base Building, Exploration, Management, Turn-Based Strategy
PC
Mixed56% · 16
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About Space Empires II
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Build custom starships from modular hulls, weapons, and shields, then explore the galaxy to colonize planets and outmaneuver rival factions in this classic 4X strategy game. Deep ship design mechanics and tech progression create endlessly varied tactical options as you expand your empire across the stars.
Released in 1995 for Windows 3.x using native UI elements, the second chapter of the saga introduced many improvements like the ability to design your ships, choosing from different hulls, weapons, shields, and several devices. This strategy game evolved so you can explore the galaxy, discover and colonize new planets to acquire enough resources. Be prepared, other AI or human players will compete with you.
One of the best aspects of this 4x strategy game is the ability to design your ships, choosing from different hulls, weapons, shields, and several devices. Once you advance with technologies, new systems will be available, and you will have to update your designs. You will need to explore the galaxy, discover and colonize new planets to acquire enough resources. Other AI or human players will compete with you.
Terrific gameplay, try it, and you won't regret it.
One of the best aspects of this 4x strategy game is the ability to design your ships, choosing from different hulls, weapons, shields, and several devices. Once you advance with technologies, new systems will be available, and you will have to update your designs. You will need to explore the galaxy, discover and colonize new planets to acquire enough resources. Other AI or human players will compete with you.
Terrific gameplay, try it, and you won't regret it.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
I own The original game and that version makes this look like an Atari 400 game. very poor game style and graphics.1 found this helpful
This is an old game and was released in 1995. I discovered this title from old shareware disks with games magazines, and as such, never played the full game until this last play-through. While I have recommended this game and this title introduced a 4-player hotseat, which was quite innovative for the time, my recommendation only extends to fans of the 4x genre and collectors of historic games. For everyone else, the entry point into this series would be Space Empires 4 or 5.
I really enjoy this game. I played it years ago and now have 77 hours in the steam version. It has plenty of bugs, and once you figure out how to beat the computer you can always beat the computer even on hard mode, but its still fun to play offline. I would recommend especially when it goes on sale!
Buggy. One bug is game-breaking. In the tactical board, during the movement phase enemy ships will disappear and you have to click around to make them reappear in their new position. At other times, it would duplicate both your ship and the enemy ship like apparitions in an old position. Occasionally certain combat animations would freeze the game I would have to restart. This was annoying, but I could work around it. However, something gamebreaking occurred around the time when the enemy unlocked battleships and both Combat Sensors 2 and ECM 2 were in play. Combat worked reasonably well, and then suddenly the ability to hit anything broke. I thought maybe it was because I had Combat Sensors 1/ ECM 1 and teched up, but then attack-retreated to get six rounds of battle at range four with my Disrupters. In those six rounds, five of the rounds absolutely nobody hit. Not me, not the enemy. Only one round (the second) both my ships and one of the enemy's had a round of hits where we damaged each other. All the other times, there would be animations both of misses and of striking the shields, but once the attack phase resolved, none of ships had any damage to shields, and the ship I t…
fun and relaxing for a strategy game
Only buy this if you are interested in the dark ages of technology, when gaming was a niche hobby for a reason.
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