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Released Aug 15, 2024 $49.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Sins of a Solar Empire II

By Ironclad Games Corporation · published by Stardock Entertainment

Followers —
Reviews 7,230 Very Positive
Players yesterday 544 at the busiest moment
Owners 200K–500K estimated

About Sins of a Solar Empire II

Sins of a Solar Empire II is a game tagged Space, Strategy and RTS by Ironclad Games Corporation, released Aug 15, 2024. It has 7,230 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 200K–500K owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include SPACECOM, Homeworld 3 and Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition.

Battle for galactic dominance in this real-time 4X strategy game with unrivaled scale! You’ll explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate through military force, diplomacy, trade, culture, influence, and other underhanded tactics.
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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Sins of a Solar Empire II · record updated 1 day ago

Steam store

Overview

App ID1575940
Release dateAug 15, 2024
Last change number40184895
Last record update1 day ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
Ironclad Games Corporation, Stardock Entertainment
Publisher
Stardock Entertainment
Steam profile
Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Franchise
Stardock, Sins of a Solar Empire

Platforms

Windows 64-bit
Steam Deck
Playable

Features

13
Steam CloudSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCo-opOnline co-opLAN co-opCross-platform multiplayerSteam Trading CardsSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

Related apps

Patches

Builds

7
BuildBranchUpdated
26117064test_editionOct 22, 2026
25913603publicOct 13, 2026
25913589previous_version_3Oct 13, 2026
25913582previous_version_2Oct 13, 2026
25913574previous_versionOct 13, 2026
25913568previous_version_4Oct 13, 2026
25913564v1.61.4Oct 13, 2026

Packages & DLC

DLCs

4
IDNamePrice (US)
3195270 Not on the store yet —
3195280 Not on the store yet —
3195290 Not on the store yet —
3195300 Not on the store yet —

Depots

Depots

5
IDNameSystemsSizeDownloadManifest
228989 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
228990 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
1575941 — All 25.54 GB 13.74 GB 6021910568712467730
1575942 — Japanese All 115.9 MB 44.0 MB 430366403103823297
1575943 — All 91.2 MB 75.2 MB 6307844169080190860

Branches

7
BranchBuildUpdatedAccess
public 25913603 Oct 13, 2026 Open
test_edition v2.10 Preview 26117064 Oct 22, 2026 Open
previous_version_3 v1.45.11 for Mods and Replays 25913589 Oct 13, 2026 Open
previous_version_2 v1.50 Build for Mods and Replays 25913582 Oct 13, 2026 Open
previous_version v1.51 Build for Mods and Replays 25913574 Oct 13, 2026 Open
previous_version_4 v1.60 Build for Mods and Replays 25913568 Oct 13, 2026 Open
v1.61.4 v1.61.4 Build for Mods and Replays 25913564 Oct 13, 2026 Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Sins2

Launch options

4
ExecutableArgumentsSystemsDescription
StardockLauncher.exe All
sins2_dev.exe All Modding Build
sins2_dev.exe All Modding Build
sins2_dev.exe All Marketing Build

Cloud saves

Space per player953.7 MB
Filesup to 50
Save locations4
RootPathPatternSystems
WinAppDataLocalsins2/saved_games*.sins2_saveWindows
WinAppDataLocalsins2/recorded_games*.sins2_recordWindows
WinAppDataLocalsins2/settingsinput_bindings.jsonAll
WinAppDataLocalsins2/saved_gamesmost_recent.sins2_saveWindows

Data from public Steam pages, updated daily; 1 day of history. Owner counts are estimates. LaunchRivals is not affiliated with Valve or Steam.