Sins of a Solar Empire 2

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Finally they're making it!



Sins of a Solar Empire 2 is reaching for the stars

For a lover of 4Xs who never quite got over the decline of real-time strategy, Sins of a Solar Empire was a panacea. It took most of what I adored about both strategy models and smooshed them together in an epic clash in space. It was a revelation that I expected to inspire imitators, but nearly 15 years on nobody else has attempted to replicate this extremely successful experiment. Thankfully, that's about to change. Sins of a Solar Empire 2 is coming.

Developer Ironclad Games has been thinking about this sequel for a long time. The last piece of Sins DLC came out in 2018, a decade after the base game launched, and while Ironclad didn't immediately start work on Sins 2 after that—development only began in earnest just over a year ago—discussions were already happening. The Minor Factions DLC wasn't just a last hurrah for Sins: it was a hint at the future of the series.

Anyone else been waiting for this?

[Sar1n]

We'll see. I got SoSE: Rebellion for free and played it for some time. It wasn't bad, but lacked two things...first, campaign, and second, proper 3-D environment and better tactical management more dependent on formations and positioning than spamming special abilities. The full 3-D battles is an itch I've been unable to properly scratch since Homeworld 2...I hope Sins 2 will have that.

[Søren]

Wow, one of my favourite games, but I feared we would never see a sequel.

[Alwyn]

I like the sound of this game, and would be interested to find out more. As Sar1n said, a lot depends on how the campaign, 3D combat and tactical management are done.

[Søren]

The original is still a very good game, despite coming out in 2008 it saw some development in terms of expansions and later small DLCs up til 2018. It had a big graphics and performance overhaul in 2017 too which means it has aged very well. I can't think of any other game that offers quite what it does. A little like Total War in combining both strategic and tactical play (although both are real-time in SoASE).

[Akar]

The first Sins game still stands up to this day - I played it only last year and had a blast.

If they can manage to surpass their previous work I am will be very pleased.