Star Ruler 2

Released Mar 2015

Massive scale 4X-RTS set in space. Control hundreds of planets, manipulate galactic politics, research numerous advanced technologies, and command thousands of units and hundreds of planets in your quest for galactic dominance.

81% positive · 720 reviews

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All announced content has been released

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Evaluation

Star Ruler 2 launched out of Early Access on March 27, 2015 after an extensive beta period during which Blind Mind Studios shipped regular feature updates. The game received one paid expansion — Wake of the Heralds — which released on April 22, 2016, alongside a major v2.0.0 base game update. That expansion is the only DLC listed on the store, and it is fully released. No additional DLC or expansions have been announced or listed. Developer news posts end with the Wake of the Heralds release in April 2016; there have been no developer communications since then. The store description contains no language indicating future content, seasons, or ongoing updates. With a single shipped expansion, no announced or unreleased follow-up content, and a developer communication record that concluded in April 2016, the game appears to have wrapped up its content cycle at that point. It launched as a feature-complete product and received one expansion that concluded its post-launch content.

Evidence

Wake of the Heralds, the sole expansion for Star Ruler 2, released on April 22, 2016. No additional DLC or expansions are listed on the store.

dlc listing · Apr 22, 2016 source content shipped

high

Wake of the Heralds release announced alongside a major v2.0.0 base game update. This is the last developer news post on record.

news post · Apr 22, 2016 source content shipped

high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Released

Star Ruler 2 - Wake of the Heralds

Apr 2016

Media

Details

Developer

Blind Mind Studios

Publisher

Blind Mind Studios

Achievements

Platform

Windows, Linux

Controller

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Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

Strategy Space 4X Sci-fi RTS Indie

About this game

Star Ruler 2 is a massive scale 4X/RTS set in space. Explore dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of systems in a galaxy of your choosing, expand across its planets, exploit the resources you find, and ultimately exterminate any who stand in your way. The fate of your empire depends on your ability to master the economy, field a military, influence galactic politics, and learn what you can about the universe.

Galactic Economy

Colonize planets, each with one of dozens of resources, working in unison to create bustling centers of production. The resources you choose matter, and will guide your empire and its conflicts throughout the entire game.

Custom Ships

Design ships that fit your needs, strategies, and tactics using our new 'blueprint painting' approach to ship design. Quickly and intuitively lay out the armor, weapons, engines, and internals of your vessels.

Politics with Power

Diplomacy and influence gathering are reinvented as a core mechanic of the game, giving meaningful alternative options to players and serving as a platform of interaction both between players and AIs as well as humans in multiplayer. Harness your influence to annex territory, spy on enemies, aid allies, and more! You truly have the opportunity to affect the political landscape.

Massive Scale

Running on our internally developed Starflare Engine, Star Ruler 2 is able to make full use of multi-core cpus, and runs on both 32 bit and 64 bit machines. The size of a galaxy is only limited by your hardware and ambitions!

Intricate Research

Expand your knowledge through a grid of numerous technologies, big and small. Improve nearly every aspect of your empire.

Complete Moddability

You can modify the gameplay, graphics, interface, and virtually every other facet of the game through scripts and data files, giving unprecedented freedom to the modding community to implement any feature they want. Use the in-game mod editor to add or change most content, and upload your mod to the Steam Workshop!

Full Multiplayer

Star Ruler 2 features complete multiplayer support with up to 28 players and AIs in the same game.

Games above 8 players or in galaxies of several hundred systems may exceed the capacity of a typical home connection. Consider playing very large games on LAN.