Endless Space 2
In Endless Space you play the role of the leader of one of the many intelligent beings of a galaxy at the beginning of the space age. Very quickly, you discover the remnants of an older civilization. That civilization called themselves the Endless, among their ruins, a matter called Dust with amazing proprieties is found. It shapes into whatever its user thinks of, it gives a reality to dreams… dreams that lead to the extinction of the Endless. Since then that matter became the most precious matter of the universe, and therefore the universal currency… but in front of the power of the Dust it is hard, even for the purest beings, not to fall under its charm… We want the players to live an experience that goes beyond just strategy. You will live your own story of space conquest, with your own randomly generated galaxy full of civilizations, lifeforms, technologies and unknown worlds for you to conquer.
What it feels like
Discovering alien worlds, civilizations, and remnants of the mysterious Endless fosters a sense of cosmic wonder.
What it's about
Sweeping interstellar empire-building across a galaxy full of alien civilizations and cosmic mystery drives the narrative and setting. A far-future setting extrapolated from space-faring technology and the fictional Dust resource grounds the worldbuilding. The Dust's seductive power and the temptation to dominance mirrors the corruption inherent in pursuing universal conquest.
How it plays
The core gameplay loop of exploring, expanding, exploiting, and exterminating across a randomly generated galaxy is definitional to Endless Space 2's identity as a 4X strategy game. Steering civilizations across diplomacy, economics, military, and technology at historical-galactic scale is central to the experience. Densely interlocking systems of diplomacy, economy, technology, and exploration produce emergent civilizational outcomes.
How it's structured
Players pursue a bounded story arc of civilizational conquest and dominance with defined victory conditions and endpoints. The game is designed as a single-player experience, though multiplayer exists as an addition. Randomly generated galaxies, multiple civilizations, and procedural elements ensure meaningfully different playthroughs across runs.
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