- Community Update Out Now - 15 December 2025
Hey everyone,The long-awaited Community Update for Endless Space 2 is finally ready to leave public beta testing and be released as a full update.Thanks again to CaptainCobbs, Ninakoru, Fearsunn, and Frostgremlin for working with and for us to give this great space 4x a little more love so many years after its release.We hope all of you will enjoy the many improvements to AI, the Nakalim, combat and ground battle balance, and of course the many, many bugfixes.See you all next year,the Amplitude TeamEndless Space 2 "Community Patch" - 1.5.75AICredit to Ninakoru and FearSunn for donating these fixesFixed AI repeatedly trying to set up a singularity when they already have one set upFixed AI being unable to assign heroes when one of their heroes are injuredFixed AI thinking it is low on manpower when manpower is maxed outFixed AI getting confused about systems it is able to colonizeFixed A…
- Labor of Love - Upcoming Community Patch - 24 November 2025
Hey all,It's November, the time for Steam Awards Nominations.Why would we talk about that on an 8 year old game that got its last DLC 5 years ago?We have a new patch coming, courtesy of the love and labor of two dedicated VIP community members, CaptainCobbs and Ninakoru.Over the past few months, they have poured their hearts into this patch, addressing bugs from the Reawakening patch, improving the AI, balancing the Nakalim, rebalancing invasions, and more (Full Changelog in the original announcement). All of this started with their deep love and passion for Endless Space 2 and the Endless universe, leading them to work on mods to improve and polish the game. Of course, we noticed those mods, so we brought them on to do this officially with our support, giving them deeper access to what they could work on. Sadly, the patch is not quite ready for full release yet, as we're still waiting…
- Community Patch Preview - 30 October 2025
Hey everyone!We've got a surprise for you today:Another Community Update for Endless Space 2 is in the works in collaboration with a few of our amazing community members.This beta is packed with improvements to the AI as well as some balancing for ground invasions and the Nakalim, and more.Of course, we want to hear from you if you think these changes are a move in the right direction, so we have made the Patch available as an opt-in beta. This beta is only available in English. You can play in other languages, but some text may be shown in English. We're working on this already, but didn't want to wait any longer to get your feedback. Here an overview of the updateNumerous AI Improvements and fixes; too many to list a single themeRebalanced most ground combat tactics and defensive improvementsRebalanced Nakalim, especially Slumbering RuinsFixed the critical issue with the Academy Quest…
- Endless Legend 2 Reveal - 23 January 2025
Endless Legend is back! The long-awaited sequel from our beloved science-fantasy 4x is here (well...almost here...Soon™) On behalf of the team, I have the honor to present to you ENDLESS Legend 2! We have a dedicated blog with all the information, so please CHECK THE BLOG HERE Wishlist and Follow the game on the Steam Page to get updates on its progress as will be sharing a series of blogs to reveal the different parts of the game, like the factions, the Tidefalls 🤔, or the combat. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3407390/ENDLESS_Legend_2/ Endless Legend 2 will enter Early Access to gather player feedback and ideas before releasing the game. It will be Soon™, but answering “When do we release?” is for another day 😉 Amplified 2025 In case you do not know, we are celebrating our Studio Anniversary and we have a lot of surprises 🎁 Check out the main page to discover everything! Achill…
- Schedule Amplified 2025 - 16 January 2025
Hey everyone! As every January, it is a moment of celebration as it is the moment to celebrate the anniversary of the studio. In this case, it will be the 13th one 🙀 Also, it will be the first one after our independence from Sega! Save the date! Thursday 23 January at 19:00 CET / 1 PM EST / 10 AM PST Friday 24 January at 17:00 CET / 11 AM EST / 8 AM PST Where you can see it? Our twitch Channel If you cannot make it, no worries we got your back! We will upload the different segments on Youtube and you can check later the VOD on Twitch. What can you expect? We have a lot of things prepared for you, such as the announcement of our next game, the next update for Humankind, and a lot of surprises and rewards for you to claim. See you in a week, Have a nice day ^-^ The Community Team!
- Returning to our Roots - 8 November 2024
Hello everybody! We have big news to share with you today: Amplitude is going indie again 🎉 Retrospective Our journey with SEGA over the last 8 years has been amazing, and we have learned so much working with them, but now we are returning to our roots as an independent studio. With ownership of the studio returning to some of our original founders and members of the team, the creative vision of our games and the Endless universe rests in the hands of those who know them best. While we are going our separate ways now, we part on good terms and wish our friends at SEGA the best for all their future projects. Back to our Roots In the words of our founder Romain de Waubert de Genlis: Our studio is backed by strong and meaningful franchises and our team is committed to creating the best games possible. With our extensive experiences in strategy game development and two exciting titles curr…
- Shadow of the Endless - Novel Release - 15 October 2024
Hello there! Today we have exciting news for all of you that are fans of the Endless Universe! Stephen Gaskell, one of our writers here at Amplitude, has been working on this project for several years, and it is SHOWTIME, it is time to introduce the novel, Shadow of the Endless. It is the first novel that has been setin the Endless Universe, and today you can get this magnificent book! ✨ MEET THE AUTHOR Daarkarrow: Stephen, I would love it if you could tell the players a bit more about who you are, the work you have done here at Amplitude, and well anything you want. Stephen: Thanks, Daarkarrow! I’ve been with Amplitude over ten years now (wow, time flies!), working mainly on Endless projects like Endless Legend and Endless Space 2, but also on Amplitude’s entry into the historical strategy genre, Humankind. Science-fiction is my first love though—and the reason I ended up a games write…
- After seven years, beloved space 4X game is suddenly making a comeback - 13 March 2024
What's your favorite game that you haven't played in years? We all have our own personal classics, erstwhile hits that we spent hours and hours enjoying, but have since moved on from as new releases pile up. Especially for strategy and 4X players, the choices and alternatives feel endless. Civilization . Cities Skylines 2. Crusader Kings. Age of Empires, not to mention the upcoming Frostpunk 2, and the superb-looking Manor Lords. Sometimes, though, our forgotten faves are suddenly thrown back into circulation. Following a surprise upgrade and a sizable discount, one space 4X game is making a comeback, after seven years of quiet. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Operatic 4X space strategy game gets big upgrade and a huge discount Endless Space 2: Awakening sees Isyander and the Academy "take centre stage" Play Amplitude's Endless games free this weekend
- Operatic 4X space strategy game gets big upgrade and a huge discount - 8 March 2024
Alongside the might of Firaxis Games' Civilization 6 and the vastness of Paradox Interactive's Stellaris and Crusader Kings 3, the 4X games of Amplitude Studios have always had a special place in my heart for their more unique, romantic approach to the world of strategy games. While its "strategic space opera" Endless Space 2 has long been beloved by many, however, some of its DLC was anything but. Now, though, both the base game and its Awakening add-on have been given hefty upgrades, and you can get it all at a big discount in this Steam sale. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Endless Space 2: Awakening sees Isyander and the Academy "take centre stage" Play Amplitude's Endless games free this weekend Endless Space 2 gets AI modding and free skins alongside a 67% discount
- Re-Awakening Update Available Now - 7 March 2024
Hello everybody, We've got truly exciting news for fans of Endless Space 2 today: The Nakalim are reawakening thanks to a new patch! We had received a lot of feedback about the Awakening DLC, both about the new gameplay features it adds and the faction featured in it: Many players felt that the content of this DLC did not live up to its promise, so we knew big changes had to be made. While we were working on that, we also took the opportunity to overhaul the balance of space combat. Some of you may have already been testing this on a beta branch, but the patch is now ready for full release so all our players can enjoy the many changes. Before we talk about the features of this patch, we want to take a moment to thank the people who helped us make this a reality. We contracted our VIPs Cyrob and CaptainCobbs to work on this patch, because we knew they understood the game at a deep level…
- (Re)Awakening Update Beta Branch - Academy Overhaul - 26 September 2023
Hello everyone! Thanks to all of you that has been around playing the beta version and giving feedback. If it is the first time you heard about this Patch. Here you have the first blog that contains a general idea about it. Today we have an update to the build that brings a lot of changes. Changes Ruins can no longer spawn on Minor Faction systems, their spawn ranges have been tweaked to be more fair. Slightly increased infantry health and damage Xirmisala assimilation traits and law have been reworked Relics can now be collected while a fleet is cloaked Diplomacy relic effect has been entirely replaced due to community feedback. Now provides a constant amount of minor faction relation and increased influence radius Added new Nakalim minor faction interaction, Align Nakalim politics have been adjusted Nakalim now start with a colonizer Unfallen now start with an additional vineship Cath…
- (Re)Awakening Patch Beta - 28 July 2023
Hello everybody! We've got one last surprise for you for this Endless Summer: A beta for an upcoming Endless Space 2 patch. As we mentioned during Amplified, we have contracted our VIPs CaptainCobbs and Cyrob to help us improve Endless Space 2 and the Awakening DLC in particular according to the feedback from the community. We have been working on this for some time, but so far only a beta version of the bugfixes had been available. Now, we're finally ready to release a beta of some of the upcoming design and balance changes, and we're eager to hear what you think. You can access this beta version by opening the game's properties on Steam, going to the Betas tab, and selecting the PatchPreview beta branch. Please be aware that this is a work in progress. Some changes may be incomplete, and several will have UI errors, including missing localization (though most string names should expla…
- Endless™ Day - Comic of Endless Space 2: Stories, Endless Dungeon pre-order... - 19 January 2023
It is the second day of Amplified and it is time to go with Endless Day. Today we have quite a few news, but perhaps the most notable will be the beginning of Pre-Orders on Endless Dungeon. ENDLESS™ SPACE 2: STORIES & MORE We know most of you have been reading the different Endless Space 2 Stories that we have been publishing in the reward section. But we didn’t want to stop it there. That is why we have partnered with the publisher, Titan Comics, to have a physical edition which will contain all the Endless™ Space 2: Stories, that will be releasing on the 7th of March. Apart from the stories, this edition will bring more lore and some “behind the scenes” of the design. If you are interested and wanted to pre-order it you should check Amazon, or if you are in the UK you can go to Forbidden Planet. Now that we are talking about Endless Space 2... Super excited to announce that we are wor…
- Studio Anniversary Streaming Dates - 13 January 2023
Hola / Hello Today we have short news for you, next week we will have Amplified, which is our Studio Anniversary. During these 3 days (from the 18th - 20th of January), we will be streaming content about all of our games. What can I say about it? You don't want to miss it, there will be some interesting news! See you next week, The AmpliTeam
- Amplified 2022: Endless Day - 21 January 2022
Amplified may be coming to an end, but there's still time to talk about the Endless! Space, Legends, and Dungeons, you name it, we got it all for you today: You've seen her in previous trailers, and you've voted on her nickname, but today we want to take a closer look at Zed, and how she ended up on this blasted station: We're sure crashing into an Endless wreck wasn't the end she had in mind when rocking out. Maybe she'd be better off with a different style of music? Well, it's up to you, in our new vote on an alternate skin for Zed: Being stuck in deep space isn't for everybody. For those looking for a more grounded experience, we're releasing the Endless Mod through mod.io, a cross-over putting the Endless Universe in Humankind. It was worth the wait, as the mod is full of new content: 32 events 30 illustrations 2 civics 2 technologies 4 infrastructures 1 district 2 national projects…
- Amplified 2022: Kicking Off - 19 January 2022
Let's get this party started! We're here to celebrate Amplitude Studios: 11 years, 5 games, and an amazing community! Over the next few days, we'll be adding more rewards to Games2gether for all of you to enjoy, hang out with you and our guests on Twitch, and even pose a couple of challenges to you! Speaking of challenges, like almost every year, we are holding another Community Challenge for the duration of Amplified: From now until Monday, January 24th, 7PM CET, every match you start in Humankind, Endless Legend, or Endless Space 2 will count towards unlocking additional Humankind rewards for all players. The first reward is a set of player emblems inspired by African cultures, and further rewards will be revealed as we get closer to unlocking them. The final two rewards in particular are quite interesting. All rewards unlocked in this community challenge will be added to the game whe…
- Dark Matter DLC and Pug Hero Available Now - 7 May 2021
At Amplified back in late January, we announced 2 new DLCs for the Endless Universe games, Dark Matter for Endless Space 2 and Monstrous Tales for Endless Legend. Unfortunately, we had to shift their release back twice for various reasons, but today both DLCs are ready to be played, alongside some new free content! So, what do you get with Dark Matter? A heap of new quests exploring some of the more surreptitious elements active in the Endless Galaxy. Face the threat to your wealth posed by the Autonomous Bastards Collective. Get involved in the machinations of the Academy and its heroes. Race to uncover the secrets of an ancient Endless superweapon, before somebody else gets a hold of it and tries to point it at you. This, and more, awaits you in about a dozen new quests, including one new multi-chapter quest, with stunning new art. For the release of this new DLC, pretty much all othe…
- An Update Regarding Dark Matter and Monstrous Tales - 31 March 2021
Today we want to share some news about the Monstrous Tales and Dark Matter DLCs that some of you may have already guessed at: We are moving the release date of these DLCs to May 6th. Why would we move the release date again, if we have already moved it once for the sake of bugfixing? This decision is not just about polishing, though we continue to do so as we test the new quests with our VIPs. We also want to be able to deliver some (anticipated) content to be released alongside the DLCs. In particular, here’s what we’re working on for Endless Space 2 for the free patch that accompanies the release: Pug Hero Fans of the Endless Universe can tell you about an element that connects all of the Endless games. Dust? Well, of course, that goes without saying, so we’re not talking about that. The Vaulters? Horatio? He’s too perfect to be left out. No, we’re talking about the pug. Roving Clans…
- Dark Matter DLC Release Delayed - 25 February 2021
At Amplified a few weeks ago, we announced Dark Matter and Monstrous Tales, two new DLCs for Endless Space 2 and Endless Legend that would add several quests shedding light on the mysterious past of the Endless Galaxy and the mythical (some say monstrous) creatures of Auriga. When we announced them, we were planning to release these DLCs in late February, but unfortunately we will not be able to meet that release date. Due to Covid, bugfixing for the DLCs has been progressing more slowly than expected, and we want to take some extra time to polish the new content. For that reason, we have decided to move the release of these DLCs to the second half of March. We hope you will understand this decision. Thank you for your patience. - The Amplitude Team
- 2014's best strategy game is free on Steam this weekend - 23 January 2021
It’s Amplitude Studios’ 10th anniversary, and they’re celebrating by making a bunch of their games free for the weekend. That includes fantasy 4X Endless Legend , space 4X Endless Space 2 , and dungeon crawler Dungeon Of The Endless . All of their games are also deeply discounted on Steam . (more…)
