Beautiful, relaxing soundtrack and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The soundtrack alone is worth the price of admission.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 80%Mostly Positive · 80%AMPLITUDE Studios20124X · Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy
The verdict
A clean, atmospheric, easy-to-learn turn-based space 4X with distinct factions and a great soundtrack. Skip it if you want deep tactical combat, a fair AI, or play on a 4K screen.
Great for
Fans of slow, methodical turn-based space 4X who value atmosphere, faction variety and empire planning over combat
Main risk
Combat is a passive card-based cutscene and the AI cheats, so it can feel shallow and dated.
What players love
Distinct, replayable factions
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The distinct playstyles of the factions give this game infinite replay value.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
Deep tech tree, economy and diplomacy
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Tech tree is massive! You can win without firing a single shot just by being smarter than everyone else.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
Clean, intuitive interface and easy to learn
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“4X games usually scare me with complexity but the interface here makes it so easy to learn.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
Addictive one-more-turn loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“The "one more turn" syndrome is real here. Looked at the clock and realized I played all night.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
Flexible ship design and customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“The sheer number of ship modules allows for deep customization.”
Steam review · 6.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Shallow, boring, repetitive gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“you'll find yourself ending turn after turn waiting for something actionable to happen”
Steam review · 20.4 h played ↗
AI cheats with hidden bonuses and swarms you
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the AI has boosters starting from Normal difficulty. Which I think is BS.”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗
Passive, shallow card-based combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“You basically sit back and watch as a "bad" cut-scene plays out and the only actual interaction you have is a choice between 3 cards that honestly make little to difference in the outcome.”
Steam review · 63.5 h played ↗
Poor tutorial and confusing mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“the initial learning curve is simply too steep to be worthwhile”
Steam review · 6.6 h played ↗
Crashes, bugs and broken on modern PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“This game is broken on modern PCs and you shouldn't buy it.”
Steam review · 46.3 h played ↗
Dated, tiny UI with no 4K scaling
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“The UI is impossible small, it's tiny, you simply can't read or use the UI if you own a modern gaming PC.”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP3 / Vista / 7
ProcessorCore 2 Duo Processor or Equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics256 MB DX9 Compliant
Storage2 GB HD space
Recommended
OSWindows XP SP3 / Vista / 7
ProcessorCore i5/i7 or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics512 MB DX9 Compliant with PS 3.0 support
Storage2 GB HD space
OSWindows XP SP3 / Vista / 7
ProcessorCore 2 Duo Processor or Equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics256 MB DX9 Compliant
Storage2 GB HD space
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