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FreeSpace 2, the follow up to the classic Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War is ready to engage you in the second round. Follow the Grand Terran Vasudan Alliance further into the mysteries of the Shivans. Get your flight stick and hit the flight deck. The last time was just a warm up.

Freespace 2 is a space, sci-fi and action game developed by Volition Inc and published by Interplay Corp.
Released on June 06th 2014 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 305 reviews of which 240 were positive and 65 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 24.50€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Freespace 2 into these genres:

Space Sci-fi Action Simulation Classic Space Sim Moddable Singleplayer Flight Multiplayer Epic Story Rich 6DOF

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8
  • Processor: 1Ghz
  • Memory: 254 MB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 7 Compatible Video Card
  • DirectX: Version 7.0
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 2490 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Sound Blaster Compatible

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User reviews & Ratings

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June 2026
First thing you need to know about this game is that you should not use steam to play it, but install the knossos launcher after and having the game installed on your computer in order to run the modded version with quality of life features and better graphics. Just search up guides and install the freespace upgrade media VPs for better graphics. With knossos you can play Freespace 1, Freespace Silent Threat: Reborn, Freespace 2, and a bunch of fan made mods which I haven't tried yet. Also if you want to play this game, make sure you have the numpad on your keyboard, I can't imagine playing this game without that. This whole series is mission focused, where you go through scripted missions trying not to fail objectives or dying. You also get teammates that you can usually command, and it's fun to set everyone's position at the start of the missions, like giving yourself a fighter to cover you or having a wing defend an escort and another wing intercepting bombers before they reach the escort. Another thing to note is that your teammates are actually competent and can sometimes even finish missions with you only commanding them, but they're not suicidal, so a bomber won't keep moving towards a big ship if it's getting shredded. My favorite part is how much freedom you get to edit your own and your teammate's loadout and ships, allowing you to approach the mission with many different tactics. I've done missions where I chose to be the single bomber to destroy a big ship and had all my teammates use small maneuverable ships to engage and cover me from that ship's escort, and I've had missions where I have a wing of bombers destroy the ship, while I just dogfight the entire time. A really special game that I would recommend to anyone that enjoys spaceship battles
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115 hours played
March 2026
straight, no chaser
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18 hours played
Nov. 2025
still amazing for a game i played 20 years ago well supported and upgraded by its community
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1 hours played
Oct. 2025
ive played this game since i was young on every laptop or pc ive owned hence the low hours on here now new pc and steam account this game was my soul my life when i was younger i would reccomend this to anyone and everyone expecaly those who like space sims give this game a try and i promise youll fall in love with the story the game play and more and with the modding community still active to this day its still alive and itll be a long time before this game dissapears and maybie one day a company will revive the series with a new game (also to get the game runing properly) 1) Go to the directory that the game was installed in 2) Go to the 'data' folder 3) DOUBLE click on the file 'FS2.reg' 4) Click 'Yes' When asked if you want 'Registry Editor' to make a system change 5) Click 'Yes' When Registry Editor asks if you are sure you want that change 6) Click 'OK' when Reg Edit says it's done 7) Run the game and enjoy or install knossus ^w^
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Sept. 2025
This is a really good game, i started playing this i was maybe 12 years old, im 28 and i stillplay from time to time, the graphics doesnt matter, the load of action is realllyyyy fun. WARNING, it doesnt work on every pc, idk why but sometime i install it and there is no way to lunch the game, and other times i can play.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Freespace 2 is currently priced at 24.50€ on Steam.

No, Freespace 2 is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 24.50€ on Steam.

Yes, Freespace 2 received 240 positive votes out of a total of 305 achieving a rating of 7.36.
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Freespace 2 was developed by Volition Inc and published by Interplay Corp.

Yes, Freespace 2 is playable and fully supported on Windows.

No, Freespace 2 is not playable on MacOS.

No, Freespace 2 is not playable on Linux.

Freespace 2 offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Freespace 2 offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

No, Freespace 2 does not currently offer any DLC.

No, Freespace 2 does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Freespace 2 does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Freespace 2 is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Freespace 2.

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Freespace 2
24.50€ Buy Now
Rating
7.4
240
65
Game modes
Features
Online players
1
Developer
Volition Inc
Publisher
Interplay Corp
Release 06 Jun 2014
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