Space Empires II

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Space Empires II

Short description

Explore the galaxy, discover and colonize new planets to acquire enough resources. Design your ships, choosing from different hulls, weapons, shields, and several devices. Once you advance with technologies, new systems will be available, and you will have to update your designs.

Developer
Malfador Machinations
Publisher
Strategy First
Release
Tue, Oct 13, 2020
Price
$2.99
Reviews
16
Positive
56%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
50K – 100K
Concurrent players
n/a
Genres
Strategy
Tags
Strategy Base-Building Exploration Management Turn-Based Strategy 4X Grand Strategy Turn-Based Tactics Sci-fi Economy Space Futuristic Retro Tactical Turn-Based Combat Singleplayer
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$2ksomewhere between $957 and $299k · roughly 320–100K copies

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