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Sins of a Solar Empire II

Ironclad Games Corporation · Stardock Entertainment · 2024-08-15

SteamEpic Games Store

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Oct 27, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Battle for galactic dominance in this real-time 4X strategy game with unrivaled scale! You’ll explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate through military force, diplomacy, trade, culture, influence, and other underhanded tactics.

Sins of a Solar Empire II is a Simulation and Strategy game released in 2024, priced at $49.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 8560 reviews) and an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000.

680
playing now
84%
positive of 8.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2
twitch viewers (latest)
87/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$49.99
steam price (US)

680 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Sins of a Solar Empire II is a 2024 science fiction real-time strategy 4X video game developed by Ironclad Games and published by Stardock Entertainment for Microsoft Windows operating systems. It is a sequel to the 2008 video game Sins of a Solar Empire.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 680 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 135 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~17/week).
  • · Review velocity up 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (2,423 reviews).
  • · Top 8% of 6,675 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 171k–385k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,560 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $19.95 at GamesPlanet US (2026-04-10)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 57 of 80 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.1k2.1k20242026Week of 2024-08-15: 2,126 positiveWeek of 2024-08-15: 297 negativeWeek of 2024-08-22: 614 positiveWeek of 2024-08-22: 121 negativeWeek of 2024-08-29: 331 positiveWeek of 2024-08-29: 74 negativeWeek of 2024-09-05: 192 positiveWeek of 2024-09-05: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-09-12: 116 positiveWeek of 2024-09-12: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-09-19: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-09-19: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-09-26: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-09-26: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-10-03: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-10-03: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-10-10: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-10-10: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-10-17: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-10-17: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-10-24: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-10-24: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-31: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-10-31: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-07: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-11-07: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-14: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-11-14: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-21: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-11-21: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-28: 250 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-12-05: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-12-05: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-12: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-19: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-12-26: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-01-02: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-01-09: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-16: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-23: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-01-30: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-06: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-13: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-20: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-27: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-06: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-13: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-27: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-04-03: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-10: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

9333062026-08-07 02:00 — 512 players2026-08-07 10:00 — 394 players2026-08-07 18:00 — 664 players2026-08-08 02:00 — 657 players2026-08-08 10:00 — 568 players2026-08-08 18:00 — 880 players2026-08-09 02:00 — 779 players2026-08-09 10:00 — 635 players2026-08-09 18:00 — 933 players2026-08-10 02:00 — 558 players2026-08-10 10:00 — 376 players2026-08-10 19:00 — 666 players2026-08-11 03:00 — 534 players2026-08-11 11:00 — 391 players2026-08-12 07:00 — 306 players2026-08-13 14:00 — 519 players2026-08-14 22:00 — 633 players2026-08-16 06:00 — 585 players2026-08-17 13:00 — 477 players2026-08-18 21:00 — 574 players2026-08-20 04:00 — 390 players2026-08-21 12:00 — 419 players2026-08-22 19:00 — 866 players2026-08-24 03:00 — 525 players2026-08-25 11:00 — 330 players2026-08-26 19:00 — 595 players2026-08-28 03:00 — 475 players2026-08-29 10:00 — 508 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 680 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$16.792022-10-272026-08-132022-10-27 — best price $39.992024-08-30 — best price $37.792024-10-17 — best price $49.992024-11-12 — best price $24.992024-11-27 — best price $37.492024-12-12 — best price $37.492025-01-02 — best price $49.992025-01-23 — best price $37.492025-02-07 — best price $49.992025-03-07 — best price $29.992025-03-20 — best price $49.992025-04-07 — best price $49.992025-05-01 — best price $49.992025-05-22 — best price $49.992025-07-10 — best price $49.992025-07-24 — best price $49.992025-08-09 — best price $39.892025-08-26 — best price $39.892025-09-18 — best price $49.992025-10-03 — best price $49.992025-10-27 — best price $27.992025-11-14 — best price $39.892025-12-06 — best price $49.992025-12-18 — best price $24.992026-01-10 — best price $49.992026-02-02 — best price $36.742026-02-24 — best price $36.742026-03-09 — best price $24.992026-03-27 — best price $36.742026-04-06 — best price $49.992026-04-18 — best price $36.742026-04-28 — best price $39.892026-05-16 — best price $49.992026-06-08 — best price $49.992026-07-06 — best price $49.992026-07-13 — best price $24.992026-07-31 — best price $16.792026-08-13 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

65192026-05-13 — 32 pageviews2026-05-16 — 35 pageviews2026-05-19 — 32 pageviews2026-05-22 — 24 pageviews2026-05-25 — 31 pageviews2026-05-28 — 34 pageviews2026-05-31 — 34 pageviews2026-06-03 — 27 pageviews2026-06-06 — 34 pageviews2026-06-09 — 25 pageviews2026-06-12 — 24 pageviews2026-06-15 — 25 pageviews2026-06-18 — 25 pageviews2026-06-21 — 33 pageviews2026-06-24 — 40 pageviews2026-06-27 — 38 pageviews2026-06-30 — 42 pageviews2026-07-03 — 50 pageviews2026-07-06 — 43 pageviews2026-07-09 — 29 pageviews2026-07-12 — 44 pageviews2026-07-15 — 36 pageviews2026-07-18 — 31 pageviews2026-07-21 — 25 pageviews2026-07-24 — 19 pageviews2026-07-27 — 20 pageviews2026-07-30 — 32 pageviews2026-08-02 — 33 pageviews2026-08-05 — 29 pageviews2026-08-08 — 44 pageviews2026-08-11 — 34 pageviews2026-08-14 — 34 pageviews2026-08-17 — 27 pageviews2026-08-20 — 28 pageviews2026-08-23 — 40 pageviews2026-08-24 — 29 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

902026-08-26 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 2 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
37.6%
earned "Expert Governor"
14.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam Achievements5 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,8490%72

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3D4XPvEPvPRTSCo-opSpaceSci-fiStrategyTactical

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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