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Solar Nations 2

85% positive · 634 Steam reviews · released Jan 31, 2025 · by Flomgus Games

SimulationGrand StrategySci-fiStrategyMilitaryFuturisticPolitical SimWargame

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~20.9k (P10–P90: 8.4k – 46k)

Gross revenue: ~$257k (P10–P90: $103k – $566k)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate

Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 1, 2026.

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 79% positive across 160 stored reviews. Simulation games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 83% (median of 3051 games).

Controls & UI87% positive · 92 mentions
“tldr: It's super rough around the edges, but the potential for a great, one of a kind game is there. For just $10 its worth picking up to support this solo dev madman in his quest to create the most unique space strategy game of all time…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 17 h played · Report / request removal
Gameplay & mechanics76% positive · 83 mentions
“Fun! Recommended. The Good: Easy enough to figure out if you played Paradox games before-- the biggest inspiration is definitely Europa Universalis IV, which is luckily the best Paradox game. The main appeal is the tremendously unique…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 11 h played · Report / request removal
Content & longevity91% positive · 66 mentions
“An ambitious grand strategy game at the solar system scale (and a bit beyond!). If you're looking for something between Aurora 4x and Terra Invicta, both in terms of scale and complexity, this might be the game for you. It is however in…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 47 h played · Report / request removal
Difficulty & balance75% positive · 64 mentions
“Fun! Recommended. The Good: Easy enough to figure out if you played Paradox games before-- the biggest inspiration is definitely Europa Universalis IV, which is luckily the best Paradox game. The main appeal is the tremendously unique…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 11 h played · Report / request removal
Price & value83% positive · 48 mentions
“>Roman Empire on Mars >Trying to conquer the red planet >Attack random minor >Allied with big gymbro on Earth >Conquer minors >Pax Roman On The Way >No alert >Nuked to stone age by???? >10/10 would nuked Ambitious and extravangant grand…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 7 h played · Report / request removal
Performance & stability73% positive · 44 mentions
“I'll start this with downsides, to get the bad out of the way: Early access game is *very* early access when it comes to mechanic polish. Mechanics are janky, AI doesn't know how to scale (good at the war aspect though) or use the tech…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 39 h played · Report / request removal
Multiplayer & community63% positive · 27 mentions
“actually gas game for $10 CAD. relatively feature dense, lots of customization, very stable (seen 1 crash in multiplayer), great multiplayer (no having to resync like a paradox game!) hard to say in a review what it is I like in specific…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 28 h played · Report / request removal
Story & writing81% positive · 27 mentions
“Fun! Recommended. The Good: Easy enough to figure out if you played Paradox games before-- the biggest inspiration is definitely Europa Universalis IV, which is luckily the best Paradox game. The main appeal is the tremendously unique…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 11 h played · Report / request removal
Visuals & audio72% positive · 18 mentions
“I'll start this with downsides, to get the bad out of the way: Early access game is *very* early access when it comes to mechanic polish. Mechanics are janky, AI doesn't know how to scale (good at the war aspect though) or use the tech…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 39 h played · Report / request removal

405 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Technology

3D

Setting

Sci-fiHistorical

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Single-playerMultiplayerPvPCo-opOnline co-op

Platform features

AchievementsWorkshop

Business model

Buy to playEarly Access

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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