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AI War 2

Arcen Games · 2019-10-22

SteamGOG

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Oct 22, 2019 (Mac), Oct 22, 2019 (Linux), Oct 22, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The most devious and acclaimed artificial intelligence in strategy gaming is better than ever. A grand strategy/RTS hybrid that reverses many conventions of both genres. Take territory without attracting attention, build your empire with care, and adapt to an ever-evolving galactic battleground.

12
playing now
87%
positive of 1.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

12 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

What Makes the AI Awesome? The AI has a distinct advantage over you in a grand strategic sense, but when it comes to combat and tactics it plays by the same rules as you... and it's very devious. The core conceit of the AI is that most of the time it's not aware of you. But pieces of its empire become aware of you at various times, and you have to then deal with those pieces in battles ranging from tiny skirmishes to thousands-strong epic encounters.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 20% of 18,104 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 39k–94k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,559 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.00 at GreenManGaming (2023-07-21) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 44 of 77 observed days · $15.99 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

2012026-08-06 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 14 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 18 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 18 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 20 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 7 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 13 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 10 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 12 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 20 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 14 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 7 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 10 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 6 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 8 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 5 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 15 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$4.002018-10-152026-08-302018-10-15 — best price $17.992019-06-25 — best price $14.992020-01-02 — best price $19.992020-04-27 — best price $19.992020-07-10 — best price $19.992020-08-18 — best price $17.882020-10-07 — best price $19.992020-11-07 — best price $19.992020-12-15 — best price $19.992021-02-05 — best price $19.992021-03-04 — best price $16.882021-04-21 — best price $16.882021-05-29 — best price $19.992021-09-16 — best price $19.992021-12-04 — best price $19.992022-04-08 — best price $8.002022-07-30 — best price $19.992022-12-13 — best price $6.402023-04-04 — best price $19.992023-08-17 — best price $7.992023-11-21 — best price $4.992024-02-14 — best price $4.992024-05-01 — best price $4.992024-07-26 — best price $5.002024-10-16 — best price $19.992025-01-11 — best price $19.992025-03-19 — best price $19.992025-05-26 — best price $4.992025-08-18 — best price $19.992025-11-21 — best price $4.502026-03-19 — best price $4.992026-06-11 — best price $19.992026-08-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
23.9%
earned "Research Grant"
3.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeCamera Comfort3 DLC

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,5891%255

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

4XRTSWarCo-opSpaceSci-fiEconomySandboxMilitaryReal-Time

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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