The Final Earth 2

Released Jul 2022

The Final Earth 2 is a vertical sci-fi city builder. Earth is unlivable, so you decide to create a space colony. Gather resources, then build and research your way to a better future! Grow your city from an exploration ship to a huge metropolis, full of advanced technology. What will you build?

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Evaluation

The Final Earth 2 launched on July 15, 2022 and has since received a consistent series of named major updates from its solo developer, Florian van Strien. The major content releases are: Update 1 (August 5, 2022), Update 2 (October 7, 2022), Update 3 (July 3, 2023), Update 4 (August 8, 2024), Update 5 (October 19, 2024), and Update 6 (October 13, 2025). These updates have added new scenarios, buildings, gameplay systems, modding improvements, and quality-of-life changes, arriving roughly every 8–14 months. The most recent developer communication was the Update 6 post on October 13, 2025. As of today, October 8, 2026, approximately 12 months have passed since that last major release — sitting right at the upper end of the developer's established cadence window. The developer has never used "final update" language or indicated that content development has concluded. No specific future content has been formally announced, but the sustained multi-year pattern of updates with no stated endpoint supports the expectation that further updates remain possible.

Evidence

Update 6 released, adding a new Nano World free play scenario, QoL improvements, new buildings and gameplay features, and a Halloween event addition.

news post · Oct 13, 2025 source content shipped

high

Update 5 released, adding a new Hippie Commune scenario, new buildings, and modding improvements.

news post · Oct 19, 2024 source content shipped

high

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Details

Developer

Florian van Strien

Publisher

Florian van Strien

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Colony Sim Strategy Space Management Building Base Building Sandbox Space Sim Simulation Sci-fi Moddable Futuristic Resource Management City Builder 2D

About this game

Build a great city in this vertical city builder in space! Gather resources, then build and research your way to a better future! Grow your city from an exploration ship to a huge metropolis, full of advanced technology. What will you build?

The Final Earth 2 offers a relaxing, creative city building experience with exploration elements and an optional story. There's always something new to build and discover!

Features

Build a huge city with thousands of inhabitants, all fully simulated!
Over a hundred different buildings to discover!
Great, fully original music by Stijn Cappetijn!
Discover the story in scenarios, or go wild in Free Play or Creative mode
Gather, manage and balance various resources
Explore the universe with the rocket, and discover new worlds and more!
Modding support, so your can install mods from the Steam Workshop or make your own!
There might even be a secret society...

Build What You Want!

With many different buildings, you can design the city you want. Will it be a green hippie paradise full of gardens, a huge party, or one big factory? Will your colony be a single, enormous building or will you spread it out over hundreds of worlds? Does your transport consist of efficient teleporters or a chaotic mess of landing pads? It's all your choice! You can even manage multiple associated cities and send resources and people between them.

Plus, there is modding support to give you even more freedom!

Sit Back and Enjoy Your City!

After you've built a huge city, sit back and see it in action for a while. It's like watching an ant colony! You can also follow any citizen to make this even more fun. Find the person with the craziest commute, or discover hidden details like a stargazer.

Story

It's 2142, and earth is a wasteland because of devastating climate change. You built a space ship, but now your food is running out. Fortunately, you see a world just in time. It is a bit small, but certainly better than nothing. You build some farms and houses, and fulfill the basic needs of your citizens. Then, it's time to build the true city of the future! Research advanced technology and make your city grow to a huge metropolis. When your tiny world gets too small, fly to other worlds with space ships, or even build teleporters.