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Get the complete GalCiv II saga including Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor!

Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition is a 4x, grand strategy and turn-based game developed and published by Stardock Entertainment.
Released on December 02nd 2011 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 1,650 reviews of which 1,269 were positive and 381 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 9.49€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition into these genres:

4X Grand Strategy Turn-Based Turn-Based Strategy 3D Strategy Base-Building Top-Down Sandbox Sci-fi Diplomacy Management Building Moddable Space Artificial Intelligence War Aliens Futuristic Combat

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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
  • Operating system: Windows® XP SP3 / Vista™ SP2 / Windows® 7 / 8.1 / 10
  • Processor: Intel® Pentium® III 1 GHz (or AMD equivalent)
  • Memory: 512 MB (1 GB for Windows 7 / Vista)
  • Hard disk space: 2 GB
  • Video:64 MB DirectX 9.0c Compatible Video Card
  • Sound: DirectX® 9.0c Compatible Sound Card
  • DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0c

  • Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection, also to activate this game you must create a Stardock account while launching the game on Steam.

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July 2025
This is a GREAT GAME, especially for people that have older machines or don't want to invest in a beefier PC to run games. This one for me was my intro into this franchise, and it has left an impression on me well over two decades later. I mostly play 3 now, but I have to appreciate this old classic, which is why I bought it for a second time on Steam. Sidenotes: After leaving reviews for 3 and 4. Figured it would be good to leave a review for this one. Please disregard my 2 hours playtime, I played it back when Stardock had that old website which went defunct along with the other 3rd party distributor that I could no longer download from (Stardock: don't think some of us have forgotten that, glad to see you made it to Steam, probably the best move you made).
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May 2025
It is 2006, I'm spending my hours playing Gal Civ 2 and Oblivion, life is good. It is 2025, I"m spending my hours playing Gal Civ 2 and Oblivion, life is good. But seriously, this is an old but gold game that recently got an update so it runs on a modern resolution. Fantastic level of customization, the right level of cheese and humor, and it's dirt cheap. If you're looking for a space 4x that isn't Endless Space or maybe Stellaris, this is a great choice.
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May 2025
It's a Civ game (what seems to now be called "4X", probably because 1 hour of gameplay eats 4 hours of real time). Good if you want to get lost in the sauce.
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Feb. 2025
One of the best civ-esque 4X games in a space setting that in some aspects has still not been surpassed in 2025. Pros: + All 12 races have unique tech trees, AI personalities, diplomacy text and more. + Chess-engine type dynamic AI that has not been surpassed in any other 4X game and plays by the same rules as you. + Truly impactful galactic event system that keeps each game fresh. + Lots of different strategies to excel in, from influence, economy, diplomacy to war. + Actually really nice soundtrack for a 4X game. + Ability to create and download custom races and ship styles. (You can totally set up all Star Trek races). + A lot of content after 3 expansions, both in mechanics and in campaigns. + Well balanced and bug free after many years of community patches. + Runs on any computer and looks alright if you max everything out. Cons: - it's a game from 2008, expect some really shitty CGI and a lot of videos and UI elements to look a little low-res on modern resolutions. - No in-game encyclopedia leaves you looking through the included manual, "Community Edition Guide" and old forum threads to figure out the intricacies of gameplay mechanics as the game came out before community game wikis became commonplace. - Default ship designs are lacking, you are forced to use the ship builder to make optimized ship designs, this can be a chore and will lead to ugly designs if you can't bother to take the time to artfully place the modules. - Ship designer does not let you modify the auto-generated designs. - Suffers from the common "Space is empty" curse. No actual terrain, lots of uncolonizable planets and just deep space that is not fun or very distinctive either visually or strategically. - Compared to stuff like Stellaris, planets are mostly samey as well. - Civ4 style stacked combat system that does not really care for positioning outside of starbases. Overall I would recommend it just for the very tight gameplay loop and good AI leading to very interesting gameplay.
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Dec. 2024
Good game play, good interface, enjoyable and something you can play over and over with no loss of enjoyment.
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Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition is currently priced at 9.49€ on Steam.

Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.49€ on Steam.

Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition received 1,269 positive votes out of a total of 1,650 achieving a rating of 7.40.
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Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition was developed and published by Stardock Entertainment.

Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition is not playable on MacOS.

Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition is not playable on Linux.

Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition is a single-player game.

Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition does not currently offer any DLC.

Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition does not support Steam Remote Play.

Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition 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.

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Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition PEGI 3
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