ENDLESS Space™ 2 similar games & best alternatives

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ENDLESS Space™ 2

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2017

Should you play it?

ENDLESS Space™ 2 is a Strategic Space Opera, featuring the compelling “just one more turn” gameplay, set in the mysterious ENDLESS Universe™. As the leader of your civilization, will you impose your vision and build the greatest stellar empire?

What works

  • Deep strategic gameplay
  • Unique and diverse factions
  • Rich narrative and quests
  • Beautiful graphics and soundtrack
  • High replayability and free updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve for new players
  • Some ai and diplomacy limitations
  • Combat is automated and less interactive
  • Late game can become repetitive
  • Some dlc balance issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Age of Wonders 4

  • Galactic Civilizations IV

  • ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition

  • STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack

  • Star Control®: Origins

  • Interstellar Space: Genesis

Less story-driven

Games that feels like ENDLESS Space™ 2 but with less narrative immersion

  • Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®

  • Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion

  • Star Ruler

  • Elite Dangerous

  • Sins of a Solar Empire II

  • Star Ruler 2

Less dominating

Games that feels like ENDLESS Space™ 2 but with less domination over others

  • Endless Sky

  • Star Wolves 3: Civil War

  • Drox Operative

  • Space Pirates and Zombies

  • Star Trek Online

  • Star Valor

Less social

Games that feels like ENDLESS Space™ 2 but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • X3: Reunion

  • X: Beyond the Frontier

  • Nexus - The Jupiter Incident

  • Polaris Sector

  • Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack

  • Distant Worlds 2

Less competitive

Games that feels like ENDLESS Space™ 2 but with less competition against others

  • AI War 2

  • X2: The Threat

  • SpaceBourne 2

  • Starpoint Gemini Warlords

  • X4: Foundations

  • The Last Federation

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ENDLESS Space™ 2: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026