Distant Worlds 2 overview

Overview

Distant Worlds 2 comes from CodeForce and is published by Slitherine Ltd.. It arrived on Steam on Mar 10, 2022, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Distant Worlds 2's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 101 players at 21 September 2026 - 22:11:00 UTC, with a tracked peak near 522. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 71% positive across 3,539 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Distant Worlds 2 is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Distant Worlds 2 has sold up to 107,000 units and has 2,654 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $4,000,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Distant Worlds 2 overview details

Distant Worlds 2 combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Distant Worlds Returns! Distant Worlds, the critically acclaimed 4X space strategy game is back with a brand new 64-bit engine, 3D graphics and a polished interface to begin an epic new Distant Worlds series with Distant Worlds 2. Distant Worlds 2 is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game. Experience the full depth and detail of turn-based strategy, but with the simplicity and ease of real-time, and on the scale of a massively-multiplayer online game. The Universe is Yours! Huge Galaxies with up to 2,000 star systems and tens of thousands of planets, moons and asteroids are yours to explore and exploit, whether peacefully through mining and diplomacy or by conquest! The complex process of generating a galaxy ensures that every new game will be different and the many galaxy setup options ensure incredible replayability as well as the ability to have your game be just the way you like it. Galaxies are so deep, fun and immersive that you won’t want to finish the game. Choose from seven playable base game factions which cover a wide variety of playstyles. Build, expand and improve your empire while playing through the storylines, with victory conditions or in an open-ended sandbox mode. Each galaxy is packed with life and activity. Encounter other empires, independent alien colonies, traders, pirates and space monsters. Explore star systems, asteroid fields, galactic storms and black holes. Discover evidence of civilizations long since past, uncovering secrets about the galaxy's troubled history... Intelligent automation allows you to tailor the game to your preferr…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Distant Worlds 2 is listed as a game with $49.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Simulation and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 101 players at 21 September 2026 - 22:11:00 UTC, a tracked peak of 522, and 71% positive reviews.

Overview tags

StrategySimulation4XGrand StrategySpaceSci-fi3DSingleplayerProcedural GenerationCombatEarly AccessReal-Time with PauseRTSEconomy

Support and legal notes

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