AI War 2 overview

Overview

AI War 2 comes from Arcen Games and is published by Arcen Games. It arrived on Steam on Oct 22, 2019, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, and Steam Trading Cards. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

AI War 2's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 10 players at 7 October 2026 - 13:36:14 UTC, with a tracked peak near 33. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 88% positive across 1,534 reviews.

Language and system requirements

AI War 2 is available in 1 languages including:

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

Sales, recommendations, and streams

AI War 2 has sold up to 57,314 units and has 1,130 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $754,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

AI War 2 overview details

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

Steam Store description

Wishlist Our Upcoming Game! Join Our Discord Channel! New DLC! About the Game AI War 2 is a grand strategy/RTS hybrid that reverses many of the conventions of both genres. Take territory without attracting attention, build your empire with care, and adapt to an ever-evolving galactic battleground. It's also "a sequel to [Arcen's] enormo-space RTS AI War, which we called 'one of this year's finest strategy games' back in 2009" (Tom Sykes, PC Gamer) The most devious and acclaimed artificial intelligence in strategy gaming evolves. Most recent is 2021's Paradigm Shift (which has overviews and tutorials in that link). Every year since 2018, this AI has become more devious -- and the factions facing it, subordinate to it, or simply neighbors with it grow more numerous and more lifelike. The premise is simple: you've already lost the war. The entire galaxy belongs to other factions, mostly the AI. You are starting with one small planet in a sea of hostile territory, and you must endeavor not to draw too much notice from the AI. Your job is to carefully evaluate targets, strategically expand your territory just enough to run your fleets and defensive networks, and then strike at the heart of the AI(s) when you are ready. AI War 2 is meant to be both accessible and deep. Early 2021 has seen major improvements to make the midgame easier to get into for new players, plus a more forgiving Science system and a much more powerful Hacking system. Q3 2021 is going to introduce a new Expert mode for those who want the more extreme sort of challenge that comes from having elements of pe…

SteamPulse editorial summary

AI War 2 is listed as a game with $4.99 (75% off from $19.99). It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, and Steam Trading Cards, and is associated with Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 10 players at 7 October 2026 - 13:36:14 UTC, a tracked peak of 33, and 88% positive reviews.

Overview tags

4XGrand StrategyMultiplayerTower DefenseCo-opRTSReal Time TacticsEconomyManagementMilitarySci-fiSpaceWarReal-TimeSandbox

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