StarDrive 2

StarDrive 2

Zero Sum Games · April 9, 2015 · Strategy, Indie, Space, Sci-fi, 4X

Buy the StarDrive 2 key for Steam from Kinguin at $9.64 — the cheapest of 6 stores we compare.

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StarDrive 2 price by region

StarDrive 2 costs £6.93 in the United Kingdom, €7.99 in Europe (EUR), $9.64 in the United States, $9.64 in Georgia (USD), CA$32.99 in Canada, NZ$35.99 in New Zealand, zł38.83 in Poland, A$42.95 in Australia and R$54.47 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest StarDrive 2 offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £6.93 −70% £22.99 £6.93 4
Europe (EUR) €7.99 −71% €27.99 €7.99 5
United Statesyour region $9.64 −68% $29.99 $9.64 6
Georgia (USD) $9.64 −33% $14.49 $9.64 6
Canada CA$32.99 CA$32.99 — 1
New Zealand NZ$35.99 NZ$35.99 — 1
Poland zł38.83 −64% zł107.99 zł38.83 3
Australia A$42.95 A$42.95 — 1
Brazil R$54.47 −3% R$55.99 R$54.47 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About StarDrive 2

✦ AI summary

StarDrive 2 is a turn-based 4X strategy game where you build a galactic empire across procedurally-generated space, diplomats with alien races, and engage in spectacular real-time tactical battles to expand your dominion. With hundreds of technologies to research, custom ship design, unique heroes, and dozens of mysteries to uncover, every playthrough offers a completely different journey through the cosmos.

StarDrive 2 is an exciting and evolutionary step forward for the StarDrive franchise. In this eagerly anticipated sequel, the core mechanics have evolved to incorporate a turn-based strategic layer, featuring spectacular realtime battles. As the galactic ruler of your race you will lead your people into a procedurally-generated galaxy, exploring and expanding your space empire to greatness. Exploit planets, navigate asteroid belts and overcome deep space dangers while handling interspecies relations to gain the upper hand. Conduct diplomacy and espionage, make alien friends that will deliver thriving trade treaties – or enemies that will seek to exterminate you at all costs. Research new technologies and design powerful warships to defend your claims. Discover the extensive lore of the StarDrive universe by encountering many dozens of anomalies, heroes, and galactic mysteries that will ensure no two games will ever play the same.

FEATURES
  • Turn-based 4x strategy, featuring real-time tactical space combat and turn-based ground combat.
  • Build a space empire turn by turn in an immersive, living galaxy filled with 9 alien races, pirate factions, galactic lore and mystery.
  • Hire unique heroes to govern your worlds or to command your mighty fleets in battle.
  • Populate the universe and colonize planets, moons, asteroid belts, gas giants, and more!
  • Research hundreds of technologies, including technologies that are unique to your race. Find even more technologies through in-game events and galactic exploration.
  • Build your own ships in the custom ship design mode and take them into real-time battles featuring stunning visuals and sound effects.
  • Enter a Battle Arena mode for quick-fix battles against cunning AI opponents. In this mode, you will earn rewards as you fight through the challenges, allowing you to unlock new weapons, ship hulls, and ship modules to upgrade your ships and to purchase new ships to add to your fleet.
  • Created with the Unity engine for simultaneous release on PC, Mac and Linux.

StarDrive 2 — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes
Single-player
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

StarDrive 2 is a space 4X strategy game that draws strong praise for its ship building and customization system, with some players comparing it favorably to Stellaris as a more affordable alternative, though it requires using the test version to run on modern PCs. The primary complaints center on perceived anti-player AI design with unfair mechanics like unlimited enemy fleet spawning and resource generation, coupled with poor feedback systems in combat and research that make gameplay feel tedious and unrewarding.

Not recommended Jul 30, 2026
Since I can't play this game on modern pc's I want a refund.
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Not recommended May 28, 2026
I have played for over 500 hundred hours. This game is ♥♥♥♥ dont buy it. Game is buggy and have a ♥♥♥♥ ton of anti player mechanics design to slow you down and ♥♥♥♥ you over. Why do the master fleets only target the player? Why do enemy races suddenly ally themselves to each other when the player is winning? All "random" events just ♥♥♥♥ you over. All "diplomacy" ♥♥♥♥♥ you over. You think your winning? A master fleet spawns on the opposite of your empire and blows up everything causing you to lose money like crazy and your ships abandoning you or joining enemy empires. Ai has no range limit like the player who is limited by fuel. Think your system is safe far from the front lines? Ai suddenly appears with a giant ass fleet ready to ♥♥♥♥ you over. The ai cannot run out of money and can produce huge fleets with no economy. If they are near broke they are gifted 100 gold+ per turn. The ai empires cannot have their planets starved to death like yours can. If you go over the command points cap you lose hundreds of gold per turn. The ai doesnt care about the cp cap because they dont lose money from going over their cap. ♥♥♥♥ this game and ♥♥♥♥ the greedy ass abandonware creator. 4x games…
2 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 25, 2026
If you don't want to pay 5 gorillion Dollar for Stellaris and wanna play singleplayer then this is digital Crack.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 4, 2026
MUST USE TEST VERSION TO PLAY ON NEWER MACHINES! after doing so enjoy! this game is quite similar to stellaris and Masters of orion. The BEST feature in my opinion is the ship building aspect and how its visually represented. super fun game, glad people kept it alive.
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Not recommended Sep 5, 2026
I have been trying to like this game for a decade, in-between straight up theft and the key i bought for this at the cost of a special needs hamster, and i'm going to be real - it's just ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. There is not a single reedeming thing about this game, barring *wanting* to like it beause the ship designer is neat unfortunately, the things surrounding the ship designer, from combat - events - research - anything just lack any and all feedback, be it positive or negative you sit on your imaginative laurels passing endless turns while (not interesting, mind) things #happen in the background and the moment is here, combat, finally. Then you watch your ships just kinda circle around shooting things at the enemy, and your only feedback is a generic font of damage numbers and individually clicking vessels to see what state of damage they're at... you will 90% not know why or how things played out for you to win or lose. I am simply convinced anyone that genuinely likes this unfinished game, birthed from an even more abandoned game, is suffering from stockholm syndrome. For what it's worth, at least the damn thing runs on windows 10 just fine - anyone that is running windows 11 must hav…
Recommended Aug 28, 2026
Excellent Game!

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