Fantastic mod scene
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The modding scene is great and worth it just for star wars, star trek, and halo mods.”
Steam review · 89.6 h played ↗
Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%Ironclad Games Corporation, Stardock Entertainment2012Management · Simulation · Strategy
The verdict
A deep, slow real-time space strategy with huge fleet battles and a legendary mod scene. Skip it if you need a campaign, a modern UI or smooth late-game performance.
Great for
Players who like slow, deliberate space strategy, big fleet battles and modded Star Wars, Trek or Halo games
Main risk
No campaign and an overwhelming, dated UI, so the learning curve can feel punishing
What players love
Timeless, addictive classic
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“This game has kept me entertained for years and it is still one of my "go to" games even today !!”
Steam review · 442.9 h played ↗
Deep, replayable strategy
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The 3 races feel truely unique, yet also quite balanced. If you're looking for a cool space RTS with quite alot of depth and replayability this is a great pick.”
Steam review · 111.2 h played ↗
Epic scale and satisfying fleet battles
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“RTS game with huge scale and scope. So many possibilities. Plus, commanding a huge fleet and watching them crush your enemies is so satisfying.”
Steam review · 15.2 h played ↗
Runs well on low-end PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“i got very low end pc {not gaming pc} it it run just fine”
Steam review · 399.6 h played ↗
Preferred over the sequel
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“It's straight up better than its sequel, 8/10 game.”
Steam review · 702.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Clunky, cluttered, dated UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“I couldn't stand this awful interface for more than 40 minutes.”
Steam review · translated · 0.8 h played ↗
No campaign or story
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Got the game because of this incredible looking story. Turns out there is no story.”
Steam review · 20.2 h played ↗
Toxic multiplayer, desyncs and slow pace
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Unfortunately the online community of this game is incredibly elitist.”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗
Crashes, lag and poor optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Rebellion is a native 32-bit application, it doesn't ever use more then 2 GB of RAM and doesn't use more then a single processor core.). This causes EXTREME lag as your empire grows and develops.”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗
Steep learning curve
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Youtube tutorial is literally 16 thirty minute videos. It certainly is not "pick up and play"”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗
AI cheats and feels unbalanced
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The AI of this game has only two difficulties: braindead or impossibly hard.”
Steam review · 156 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported5 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 / 8 / Windows 7 SP1
Processor3 GHz Intel Pentium 4 Processor or Equivalent
Memory2 GB Available System Memory
Graphics256 MB Video Card w/Pixel Shader 3.0 Support (Radeon X1650 / GeForce
Storage5 GB HD space
Recommended
ProcessorIntel Core i5/i7 Processor or Equivalent
Memory4 GB Available System Memory
Graphics1 GB Video Card w/Pixel Shader 3.0 Support (Radeon X3000 Series / GeForce 8000* Series or Better)
OSWindows 10 / 8 / Windows 7 SP1
Processor3 GHz Intel Pentium 4 Processor or Equivalent
Memory2 GB Available System Memory
Graphics256 MB Video Card w/Pixel Shader 3.0 Support (Radeon X1650 / GeForce
Storage5 GB HD space
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