Star Ruler 2

Star Ruler 2 is a space-based 4X/RTS in which you guide an empire across a galaxy of your choosing. Explore dozens, hundreds or even thousands of star systems, expand across their planets, exploit resources and fight those who stand in your way. Your empire’s fate depends on managing its economy, building a military, influencing galactic politics and learning about the universe.

Build your empire

Colonize planets that contain one or more of dozens of resources, and develop them into connected centers of production. The resources you choose shape your empire and its conflicts throughout the game. A grid of numerous large and small technologies lets you expand your knowledge and improve nearly every aspect of your empire.

Design your ships

Create ships for your needs, strategies and tactics using a blueprint-painting approach. Lay out each vessel’s armor, weapons, engines and internal components.

Shape galactic politics

Diplomacy and gathering influence are core mechanics, offering alternatives to other ways of playing and enabling interaction among players and AI. Spend influence to annex territory, spy on enemies, aid allies and affect the political landscape.

Play on a massive scale

The internally developed Starflare Engine uses multi-core CPUs and supports 32-bit and 64-bit machines. Galaxy size is limited only by your hardware and ambitions.

Mod the game

Scripts and data files let you modify gameplay, graphics, the interface and virtually every other part of the game. The in-game mod editor can be used to add or change most content, giving modders the freedom to implement features of their own.

Multiplayer

Play with up to 28 players and AI in the same game. Games with more than 8 players or galaxies of several hundred systems may exceed the capacity of a typical home connection.