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ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition
ENDLESS™ Space is a turn-based 4X strategy game, covering the space colonization age in the ENDLESS™ Universe, where you can control every aspect of your civilization as you strive for galactic domination.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
43 of the 70 reviews raise this.
6 of the 70 reviews raise this.
“After sinking well over 40 hours into Endless Space, I can say it's a genuinely satisfying 4X experience once you get past the initial learning curve — the faction variety alone kept me coming back, especially my time…”
“Not a great game, battle mechanics are somewhat awkward, I wish that aspect had been more simplified; however, the economy and exploration are just fine, that was the aspect that could have been expanded. Still, I love…”
6 of the 70 reviews raise this.
“I gave a good try to this, but I cannot recommend it. Yes, it has a nice graphic and a good enough UI, but I find the game mechanics super strange. The technology tree is not very clear and the bonuses and new…”
5 of the 70 reviews raise this.
“FIDS system (Food Ind Dust Sci) is easy to grasp. efficient UI.”
5 of the 70 reviews raise this.
“This game is a poetry of 4X. Strong theme, not too long, simple but very very measured in execution.”
13 of the 70 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I gave a good try to this, but I cannot recommend it. Yes, it has a nice graphic and a good enough UI, but I find the game mechanics super strange. The technology tree is not very clear and the bonuses and new…”
“After sinking well over 40 hours into Endless Space, I can say it's a genuinely satisfying 4X experience once you get past the initial learning curve — the faction variety alone kept me coming back, especially my time…”
“diplomacy options are basic but functional.”
4 of the 70 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“I gave a good try to this, but I cannot recommend it. Yes, it has a nice graphic and a good enough UI, but I find the game mechanics super strange. The technology tree is not very clear and the bonuses and new…”
“🔹 General Impression Endless Space is a strong 4X space strategy game, often compared to Civilization or Master of Orion. It offers deep empire management and many strategic systems, but it has a steep learning curve…”
3 of the 70 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 70 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 80.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I don't know how this game doesn't have even higher ratings, it is incredibly good. If you like turn based 4x games, buy it. If you are a fan of the old Masters of Orion games, buy it. If you like playing board games like Settlers of Catan, buy it. That may seem like a strange…”
— a player, Steam review · 467 hrs played“THIS GAME IS INDEED AMAZING!!! WOULD RECOMMEND IF YOU HAVE NO LIFE.”
— a player, Steam review · 69 hrs played“A vast cosmos, with an endless number of star systems await you to explore, while hostile factions won't allow you to explore and expand so easily. This is Endless Space. [h2]The Good [/h2] [i]Battles are very cinematic and engaging.[/i] Probably the best areas that I enjoyed…”
— a player, Steam review · 109 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Shadow of the Endless - Novel Release
Hello there! Today we have exciting news for all of you that are fans of the Endless Universe! Stephen Gaskell, one of our writers here at Amplitude, has been working on this project for several years
Endless Space is now FREE FOREVER!
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/3606674/cf3f1ce8a88d53a95b23738386e077648d9edda9.png Hello there! We're proud to announce that Endless Space is now free to play! Get
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · 4X · Space · Sci-fi · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · Indie · Exploration · Great Soundtrack · Futuristic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Polish, Italian, Russian, Spanish - Spain * |
| Achievements | 93 |
| Official site | https://www.games2gether.com/endless-space/blogs |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3 / Vista / 7 Processor: Core 2 Duo Processor or Equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB DX9 Compliant DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 2 GB HD space Sound: DirectX 9 Compatible Audio