Sins of a Solar Empire II Review

Aug 23, 2024

How long has it been since a friend asked, “Which faction should I play as?” on our first game of Sins of a Solar Empire? 13 years? 14? My god, has it been that long? It feels odd to type that, especially after playing through another match of Sins of a Solar Empire II. In some ways, the sequel to the blend of 4X and Real Time Strategy almost feels like it barely changed, in others, it feels like a completely new game. If you, by any chance, read “4X and real time strategy” and thought about “Stellaris”, don’t. “Sins of a Solar Empire” not only predates Paradox blend of 4X and Grand Strategy, but it has much more emphasis on the “real time strategy” aspect. It is the almost perfect definition of “easy to pick up and learn, extremely hard to master”.