Tidefall keeps exploration alive
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“'Tidefall' is a brilliant new 4X game mechanic, which manages to bring the early-game thrill to the mid- and late-game.”
Steam review · 85.1 h played ↗
ENDLESS Legend™ 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 83%Very Positive · 83%AMPLITUDE Studios2026Grand Strategy · Strategy · Simulation
$49.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A beautiful 4X with asymmetric factions, a map that keeps opening via Tidefall, and fun combat. Skip it if you want EL1's depth, strong writing, a tough AI or a polished launch.
Great for
4X fans who like asymmetric factions, hero-driven tactical combat and a map that keeps opening up
Main risk
Feels unfinished or stripped-down versus Endless Legend 1, with bugs, weak AI and poor writing
What players love
Unique, asymmetric factions
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“All of the factions in this game feel and play so uniquely, yet fit in with the rest of the game so well.”
Steam review · 33.7 h played ↗
Beautiful art and great soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Music is on another level. Sometimes i just play to listen to the music and chill.”
Steam review · 46.1 h played ↗
Fun tactical combat and heroes
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The combat alone is the best I've played in 4x in awhile.”
Steam review · 153.4 h played ↗
Streamlined city building with attached territories
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“New territories can be attached to existing cities instead of becoming new ones. This vastly reduces the amount of clicking and optimizing production queues in the mid and late game.”
Steam review · 38 h played ↗
Addictive 'one more turn' 4X loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“It's been a while since I've played a game that so perfectly encapsulates the urge to play "just one more turn..."”
Steam review · 38.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Feels unfinished, buggy for a 1.0
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“When they declared ver 1.0, I expected this game to be much more polished. They still have game-breaking bugs”
Steam review · 34.9 h played ↗
Cluttered, confusing UI and tooltips
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“40 mins in and still in the tutorial. can't even get past it because the game is overly complicated.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Poor, repetitive writing and quests
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The writing is terrible.”
Steam review · 26.2 h played ↗
Shallow, boring mid and late game
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“after several tidefalls everything is just more of the same and becomes a long slog”
Steam review · 22.3 h played ↗
Weak or cheating AI, bad balance
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“But there is no AI whatsoever in this game.”
Steam review · 6.1 h played ↗
Dumbed down versus Endless Legend 1
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“IT's EL1 Lite, with everything dumbed down, mechanics removed, and combat imbalances galore.”
Steam review · 79.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support20 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-4430 (quad-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-8350 (quad-core)
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 (4 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 5500 XT (8 GB)
Storage20 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 11 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i7-6700 (quad-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 5 1500X (quad-core)
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 (8 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 5700 XT (8 GB)
Storage20 GB available space
OSWindows® 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-4430 (quad-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-8350 (quad-core)
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 (4 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 5500 XT (8 GB)
Storage20 GB available space
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