Freespace 2

FreeSpace 2, the follow up to the classic Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War is ready to engage you in the second round. Follow the Grand Terran Vasudan Alliance further into the mysteries of the Shivans. Get your flight stick and hit the flight deck. The last time was just a warm up.

Freespace 2 is a space, sci-fi and action game developed by Volition Inc and published by Interplay Corp.
Released on June 06th 2014 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 301 reviews of which 237 were positive and 64 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 7.99€ on Steam and has a 20% discount.

The Steam community has classified Freespace 2 into these genres:

Space Sci-fi Action Simulation Classic Space Sim Moddable Singleplayer Flight Multiplayer Epic

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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

OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor: 1Ghz
Memory: 254 MB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 7 Compatible Video Card
DirectX: Version 7.0
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 2490 MB available space
Sound Card: Sound Blaster Compatible

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Dec. 2024

Although this game came out a long time ago, it really challenges your brain, hand eye coordination and strategic abilities. Graphics are above par for those times. You are the squadron leader, so you can give out orders and lead, or just fight as a disorganized group :D

Oct. 2024

You need to play this with Open Source project if you want to play on modern systems. If you like space, sci-fi this game is amazing still.

Oct. 2024

On all accounts an upgrade of Freespace 1. When you're looking for something quite similar to Wing Commander. Although you won't find any character defining on carrier banter between pilots in this game, FS2 is extremely focused on space dog fighting against small and big foes alike. And it excels in them. With a gripping story, diverse mission objectives and plenty of spectacle. Just an fantastic game all around that has withstood the test of time. Use the Knossos launcher to run the game. Recommended is the mod that improves the graphics. Rating: 9,0/10

July 2024

The most immersive military space fighter sim game that makes you feel a part of the story and a part of something big as you play the different missions.

Jan. 2024

A great space fighter simulator even decades later (it was originally released 1999)! Freespace 2 is the sequel to its trailblazer predecessor combining a great story, impressive graphics, amazing big battles with modern controls. The plot is directly linked to Freespace 1 and continues its story about 30 years later. You can define your wing’s ships and weapon loadouts, even give orders to your squad during the mission, thus defining the tactics during the battle. You’ll need to smartly manage your weapons, engine and shield energy through the fighter system. Unfortunately, it was a commercial dud, probably due to the steep competition in PC games the same year and seems to have been forgotten by most, except the super active as well as vibrant community keeping the main games and all kinds of mods alive. Just google “Knossos”, “Hard-Light” or “Freespace Port”. Apart from the great single player campaign with an intense story, you can also compete against real players via multiplayer options. For the review, I used Knossos to play the vanilla (retail) version with the latest nGLIDE drivers on Windows 10 at 1920x1080 resolution with mouse and keyboard. The play time was about 22 hours for in total 35 missions (10 in act 1, 10 in act 2, 10 in act 3, 3 covert ops optional assignments in the first, and another 2 in the second covert ops loop). Here is my pro and cons list: Pros: + great graphics + more varied space environment including planets, etc. + the view on the Capella sun in the last 3 missions! + better effects + better ship textures + shade from ships + varied missions + dynamic music + connecting to FS1 story + weapon variety + fighter wing assembly + fighter energy system management + weapon loadouts + great dogfights + need to think of dogfight tactics + effects of great battles + varied ships + low sensor range mission in the nebula! + loosing battles + good enemy AI + covert mission loops + story with twists + great gameplay up to date Cons: - Mediocre friendly AI - Mission & story progress drags on towards the end - Some missions trail and error in tactics, ship configuration and weapons loadout - A few minor bugs Conclusion: Even today one of the best space fighter simulations you can play. Absolutely recommended for anyone even slightly interested in such a setting. Rating: 8/10 points

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-20% 9.99€ 7.99€

7.4

237

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Developer

Volition Inc

Publisher

Interplay Corp

Release 06 Jun 2014

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