Distant Worlds 2

Distant Worlds 2 is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game.

Distant Worlds 2 is a strategy, simulation and 4x game developed by CodeForce and published by Slitherine Ltd..
Released on March 10th 2022 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 3,046 reviews of which 2,157 were positive and 889 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.9 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 24.49€ on Steam and has a 50% discount.

The Steam community has classified Distant Worlds 2 into these genres:

Strategy Simulation 4X Grand Strategy Sci-fi Space 3D Singleplayer Procedural Generation Combat Early Access Real-Time with Pause

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 10 (64-bit only) and 11 (64-bit only) (The game will run on Windows 7 and 8, but these operating systems are not officially supported)
Processor: 4+ Physical Core CPU @ 2.5GHz (e.g. Intel: Core i3-8100, Core i5-750, Core i7-920 / AMD: Athlon 64 FX-8100, Athlon II X4, Phenom X4, Phenom II X4, Ryzen 3 1200, Ryzen 5 1400, Ryzen 7 1700)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVidia GTX 760-equivalent or better, 2+Gb VRAM, DirectX 11 compliant
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 20 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 11 compatible sound card
Additional Notes: Screen Resolution: 1024x768 minimum but not ideal for best UI experience

Reviews

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Oct. 2024

I held off on trying DW2 for a long time. DW1 is one of my favourite games of all time, and I wasn't sure whether the depth of that game would fully translate to the sequel. DW2 is a thoughtful iteration on the mechanics of the first game, and while I think the first game does some things better (pirates are more fleshed out, for example), at this point of the development I think DW2 is the superior title. Give it a try if you want to try a space 4x with a compelling and dynamic model of galactic economy, lots of room for experimentation in combat, and the ability to fine tune what parts of the enormous empire simulation you are controlling at a given time. DW2 still has its rough edges, the most obvious being in the presentation of flavour text. You can tell it's developed by a tiny team, but that makes it even more of a triumph in my eyes.

Oct. 2024

Only 70% positive? Seems awesome to me. One of the best 4X games out there, and certainly the most unique in the way you can automate as much or as little as you like. I rarely finish a Stellaris game because it becomes a pain later game, but with the automation tools here I don't see why I wouldn't finish DW2 games. So far no bugs. Still learning but that's all part of the fun. *Finished multiple games. Looking forward to some Shakturi in the next one.

Sept. 2024

On release I put about 125 hours into the game and have recently returned to the game (as of late 2024) The game shines in that you can set up auto-matic realm management. You can either have the AI Do tasks without notifying you OR suggesting and then auto-executing OR Suggesting and then not doing anything unless you approve OR Disabling Automation for manual mode. All aspects of the game can be automated in this way. From taxes all they way down to the lowly constructor ship and on up to entire fleet creation. It is reminiscent of Sim City games where the city council would suggest you build power poles in the city to supply power. You would then manually have to go and place those poles to provide power to specific areas on the map. In Distant Worlds 2 you don't have to bother with that granularity of completing a suggestion manually (unless you want to) because in the game as soon as a suggested pop-up happens and you approve it the AI takes over and completes the task without your further intervention. You can sit back and tend to other tasks or just watch as your approved orders are carried out. The gameplay happens when your orders encounter speed bumps such as hostiles, TECH walls, Fleet logistics, ETC... You can fiddle while Rome is burning or you can lead a valiant flight of handcrafted fleets into battle and smash the hordes of barbarians at the gate. It is all up to you in this well-crafted sandbox.

Sept. 2024

I've played galactic strategy games for as long as PC's have been around and this is my favorite, by far. It's a very deep game and creates a very satisfying experience. Also, at the tougher settings, it's a very challenging game - which I much prefer over the "follow the story line and win every time" type game. The options and flexibility of the set up make for great replayability.

Aug. 2024

The most realistic space faring 4X game out there. I love how the private economy basically manages itself and you have the option of automating the entire game, essentially making it an auto4X game if you want. But you can turn all that off and micromanage every aspect of the game as you see fit (outside of the private economy). You can, however, greatly influence the private economy through how you setup your form of government at the start of the game and through various tech paths (which there are tons of) as you play. The game is also extremely well optimized, I had an empire with over 250 planets, a population of 2.5 trillion, and over 2000 warships which made up over 200 fleets and was still getting 70+ FPS in massive fleet battle scenes. You can customize your ship load outs how ever you want, and tweak your fleet and individual ship behavior to your liking, tons of possibilities and replay-ability. Each race also have story lines that play out if you choose to turn them on. It's not as deep and rich as something in Stellaris but it's good enough. The scope is far more massive than any other space 4X out there, highly recommended if you want to sink hundreds of hours and fulfill your empire ruling fantasies.

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-50% 48.99€ 24.49€

6.9

2,157

889

Online players

204

Developer

CodeForce

Publisher

Slitherine Ltd.

Release 10 Mar 2022

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