Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition

Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition

Steam Deck Unsupported

Kerberos Productions · Strategy · Nov 30, 2012

It depends on what you're after.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $4.99.

44%
Mixed
958 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 88 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 58 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 51 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 958 player reviews · updated 7 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
10% of themes are praise30% are divided60% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Yes, it can display some very pretty and entertaining visuals and doesn't do too badly handling most of the strategic- or combat- layer graphics that make the game fun.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love1 theme
Graphics46 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay51 reviews
27%
Story and characters19 reviews
47%
Multiplayer13 reviews
46%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes88 reviews
24%
Bugs58 reviews
26%
Combat51 reviews
59%
Interface38 reviews
26%
Optimization9 reviews
22%
Performance6 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
44%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
14
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.