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Endless Space 2

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Endless Space 2
Endless Space 2 cover
Developers
Amplitude Studios
GOG.com General Arcade[1]
Publishers
Sega
Engines
Unity[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows May 18, 2017
macOS (OS X) May 18, 2017
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, Expansion pack, DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Point and select
Genres 4X, TBS
Themes Sci-fi, Space
Series Endless
Endless Space 2 on MobyGames
Endless Space 2 on Wikipedia
Endless
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Endless Legend 2014
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Endless Zone 2020
Endless Dungeon 2023

Endless Space 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view 4X and TBS game in the Endless series.

General information

Official forums
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Collector's Edition, only released in Europe.
Windows
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Definitive Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
Definitive Edition also available.
Windows
Humble Store
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Definitive Edition.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Windows
Steam
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Definitive Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store (unavailable)
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Deluxe Edition and Collection also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Version differences

The Definitive Edition includes the base game and all DLC.
The digital artbook and soundtrack are only available on Steam.
The Microsoft Store version is missing the latest DLC (Dark Matter) and does not feature the newer franchise branding, implying a possible outdated build as well.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Awakening
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Penumbra
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Celestial Worlds
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Harmonic Memories
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Supremacy
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Untold Tales
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Lost Symphony
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Vaulters
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Dark Matter Unavailable on Microsoft Store.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Renegade Fleets Free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Stories Free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Guardians & the Galaxy Update Free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Target Locked Update Free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Little Grin Man Update Free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Galactic Statecraft Update Free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Stellar Prisoner Update Free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Endless Day Update Free
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the -novideo command line argument

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Endless Space 2\Users\<user-id>\Registry.xml
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/392110/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Endless Space 2\Save Files
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/392110/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Video settings
Video settings
Game settings
Game settings
UI settings
UI settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
UI scale can be set manually.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Animated backgrounds are Vert- and cropped (load screen, cutscenes, dialogue, etc.), but actual game UI scales properly.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Grouped into quality preset.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Grouped into quality preset.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Half Refresh Rate (1:2) option available
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
FPS can be set from 20 to 200
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Color blind mode
Empires color palette option.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Audio

Sound settings
Sound settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, music, SFX, GUI
Surround sound
5.1 only
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Toggleable
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Hungarian
Fan translation
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
12 Versus
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[3]

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Wwise

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3 4th generation / i5 2nd generation / A6 series
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 550 Ti
AMD Radeon 5800 series
DirectX 10 compatible
A 64-bit system is required.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.11
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5 2.7 GHz
System memory (RAM) 6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 775M
AMD Radeon HD 6970
Intel Iris Pro Graphics
Other 1280x720 resolution
A 64-bit system is required.


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 5.5.1p4[2]
  2. 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/392110/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (392110) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. ENDLESS™ Space 2 | General Arcade - last accessed on 2023-07-07
  2. Endless Space 2 - Unity Connect - last accessed on 2018-05-18
  3. Catalina 64-bit Compatibility - Google Docs - last accessed on 5 May 2023