Following in the footsteps of its critically acclaimed predecessor, Sins Of A Solar Empire II will seamlessly blend real-time strategy and 4X gameplay to deliver a grand space conflict equal parts immersive and intense, while introducing a whole new level of detail and raising the bar on what it means to become the ruler of a vast space empire.

Sins Of A Solar Empire II will once again explore the tragic war between the desperate Vasari, emergent TEC, and vengeful Advent as their struggle leaves them exposed to much greater threats. Each race will further distinguish their play styles with unique game mechanics, new and reimagined units, extensive research trees, and refined sub-factions. You take the role of leader of one of the game’s factions in order to build a stellar empire using force, trade, alliances, subterfuge and more.

Players will need to evaluate real-time celestial mechanics, observing the orbits of planets and moons while expanding their empires and maneuvering fleets. Meanwhile, savvy battle commanders must leverage ship positioning and point defense turret tracking speeds to intercept swarms of enemy missiles. At every level, Sins Of A Solar Empire II is packed with new features, mechanics, and customization that open up a host of new strategies and tactics.

Starting on your homeworld, you begin by exploring your local system. Each area in the game is pre-populated, however, so to expand you will need to use force of arms. To do this, you’ll construct capital ships, cruisers, frigates and strike craft to take over the planets around you. With each world, you can increase your empire’s capabilities and specialize your planets. You’ll also build research stations to learn new technologies and to unlock new ships. Eventually you’ll encounter another major player and it’s at this juncture you must decide if you want to try and be friends or not.

Sins Of A Solar Empire II demands a galaxy filled with thousands of units - from individual missiles to colossal titans - all while maintaining high fidelity visuals and smooth frame rates. Powering this is a new, custom 64-bit multicore engine called Iron Engine 3. This bespoke engine will also go a long way to addressing long-standing player requests like seamlessly rejoining multiplayer games and improved modding.

“We’ve enjoyed battling it out with our friends over at Ironclad Games, engaging in massive fleet battles during development,” says Brian Clair, Stardock’s Director of Publishing. “The new ways of interacting with each other and the neutral parties have created some incredible ‘I can’t BELIEVE that just happened!’ moments. Teaming up with Ironclad on this long-awaited sequel is yielding great results.”

“The mod community has been integral to the success and longevity of Sins Of A Solar Empire,” Clair said. “There’s a new in-game mod library that we think they’ll be very pleased with, along with a host of other new features we’re excited to talk about in the future.”

Blair Fraser, co-owner at Ironclad Games, adds, “We really appreciate the long-term support from all our fans. They’ve been asking for years if they will ever see a successor – we can finally answer with a resounding ‘YES!’”

Publisher Stardock and developer Ironclad Games are going to make a “Technical Preview” version available in Fall 2022, and from there they plan to add the various factions, single-player and multiplayer gameplay, more art, sound, music, and a whole lot more.

Minimum PC System Requirements

• Windows 10 / 11 64-bit
• 4-core Processor (Intel Core i5 5th-generation or AMD Ryzen 2x00 series)
• 8GB System RAM
• 3D Video Card w/2GB VRAM (Nvidia GeForce 950 / AMD Radeon RX 450)
• 20 GB available disk space
• 1920x1080 minimum screen resolution

Recommended PC System Requirements

• Windows 10 / 11 64-bit
• 8-core Processor (Intel Core i7 9th-generation or AMD Ryzen 3x00 series)
• 16GB System RAM
• 3D Video Card w/4GB+ VRAM (Nvidia GeForce 1060 or AMD Radeon 580)
• 20 GB available disk space
• 1920x1080 minimum screen resolution

Sins Of A Solar Empire II is in development for PC (Epic Games Store), currently scheduled for 2023/2024 for $49.99.