Distant Worlds 2

I honestly don't know why I addicted so much to this game, even since the first part. Yes, the UI is a clumsy mess, but beyond it lies a living, breathing galaxy full of struggle, plotting and planning, empires rising and falling in front of your eyes. Recommend 100%

This is a good example of a simulation rather than a game. Fuel is required for travel, but the tankers and freighters are NPC ships that can't be attached to fleets; the user is only permitted to follow them around as an escort service. Ships are pre-designed by slots that only accept a specific type and size of component, with additional restrictions on max counts, with research serving mostly to dole out the developer's designs.

Distant Worlds 2 is more than a worthy successor to Distant Worlds 1, it is the perfect space opera engine. It's important to take the time to get to know the idiosyncracies of the game if you've never played the first instalment, unlike many current games DW2 has a detailed manual, any many good guides exist on Youtube (see Dastactic for example). Look to DW2 if you are looking for a good space empire simulation game.

The original game was charming and open ended. What really drew me to it was the ability to design ships in any way, shape or fashion you wanted within space limitations. The sequel lost all of the charm for graphical fidelity. It's prettier, in exchange for cookie cutter ship builds and only lip service to customization.

DW2 Is an immersive narrative driven 4x game. on some levels i do like this game. I do have two complaints. First is, as stable as the game is now, for a long time it was not. The base game was buggy, crashy and laggy. Second, purchasing all the DLC's are as expensive as the main game. I don't mind paying for an expansion or two, but when i invested in the base game, it was not disclosed that the full game would cost twice as much. That's the reason i never invested in Stelaris. I'm giving this the thumbs down, because as a long time player i feel like i'm getting punished for purchasing the game before it was finished.

Great game. Just like Distant Worlds 1 & Universe, but in 3D, with nicer graphics. I do wish, however, that economy gets expanded at one point. This is one of the very few 4X games with an economic simulation. I would like even more control over it, deeper and more complex mechanics. Unlike in Stellaris, I can actually play huge galaxies until mid and late game! Since there is a real resource economy, building and managing fleets is satisfying, however, some things could still be improved, there is still much room to grow.

Better military (fleet and army) tactical and strategic detailing & control than Stellaris.