Distant Worlds 2

Distant Worlds 2 is a pausable real-time 4X space strategy game with the depth and detail of turn-based strategy. You build and expand an empire across a generated galaxy, choosing how much of its operation to manage yourself and how much to leave to advisors and intelligent automation. Galaxies can contain up to 2,000 star systems and tens of thousands of planets, moons and asteroids, and each new game generates a different galaxy.

Explore the galaxy

You can explore and exploit systems peacefully through mining and diplomacy, or expand by conquest. Galaxies are filled with other empires, independent alien colonies, traders, pirates and space monsters. You can investigate star systems, asteroid fields, galactic storms and black holes, and uncover evidence of past civilizations and secrets from the galaxy’s troubled history.

Choose from seven playable base-game factions, each covering a range of playstyles. You can play through storylines, pursue victory conditions or choose an open-ended sandbox game. Galaxy setup options let you shape each game, from a quick match in a crowded sector to a longer game across a vast galaxy.

Shape your empire

Intelligent automation lets you decide how much to control and which areas to focus on. You can manage as little as one ship or oversee every part of a vast galactic empire, leaving the rest to your advisors and the automation.

Customize and learn

The built-in Game Editor lets you add or remove star systems, planets, asteroids, ships, star bases and space monsters, as well as modify the attributes of any empire in your game. Tutorials introduce the game’s elements and tools, while the in-game help provides context-sensitive explanations of the current screen or selected item and a complete Galactopedia.