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Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition

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Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition
Description
Get the complete Galactic Civilizations II saga including the acclaimed PC strategy game of the year Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the award winning expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor! Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords: Galactic Civilizati...
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Product details
2011, Stardock Entertainment, ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+...
System requirements
Windows Vista SP2 / 7 / 8 / 10, Intel Pentium III1 GHz or Equivalent, 1 GB RAM, 64 MB DirectX 9.0c C...
Time to beat
20 hMain
33 h Main + Sides
83.5 h Completionist
29 h All Styles
Description
Get the complete Galactic Civilizations II saga including the acclaimed PC strategy game of the year Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the award winning expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor!

Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords: Galactic Civilizations II is the sequel to 2003's hit turn-based strategy game of the same name. The player takes on the role of the leader of a space-faring civilization and must guide its expansion in a hostile galaxy. Gamers must balance their economic, technological, diplomatic, cultural, and military power to forge alliances, fight wars, and ultimately dominate the galaxy. The game is single-player and allows the player to play randomly generated galactic maps or play through a multi-mission campaign that tells the story of an ancient enemy called the Dread Lords.

Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar: The expansion pack for Stardock's award-winning hit strategy game, Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords. This expansion pack not only adds the usual content that expansion packs tend to do such as new opponents, new units and a new campaign. It also greatly expands the game play of Galactic Civilizations II. New features include asteroid belts on the map that can be mined for resources, unique planets that require special technologies to colonize, spies to conduct sabotage and destabilization (or used to protect your worlds from the same), new types of diplomatic treaties, an enhanced artificial intelligence engine, and much more!

Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor: The year is 2227 and the fire of war is consuming the galaxy thanks to the manipulations of the evil Dread Lords. But the remaining factions, led by the humans, have a plan to rid the galaxy of the Dread Lords once and for all.

Expand the Galactic Civilizations II universe with Terror Stars, unique technology trees per civilization, map editors, custom scenario makers, campaign editors, new types of ships, new planetary improvements, and much more!
  • Beautiful 3D engine brings planets, stars, asteroids and ship battles to life.
  • Create custom 3D ships piece-by-piece with your Shipyard.
  • Play as any of a dozen unique civilizations or create your own.
  • Multiple paths to victory: Military conquest, cultural domination, political alliance, technological supremacy or ascension.

© Stardock Entertainment. Galactic Civilizations II is a registered trademark of Stardock Entertainment. All rights reserved.

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Minimum system requirements:
Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
20 hMain
33 h Main + Sides
83.5 h Completionist
29 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2011-12-02T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Size:
2 GB
Rating:
ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+

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Posted on: March 31, 2025

narebman

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Games: 4 Reviews: 1

Freezes too often

Fun time waster but it freezes too often


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Posted on: January 18, 2021

Wodong

Games: 69 Reviews: 1

Was a fun time sink back in the day

I got into GalCiv2 back in 2007 and consumed the two add ons when they came out. It was pretty enjoyable, to a point. The tech trees and building starships were fun, was was the early colony rush. The game grinds to a halt fun and speed wise when you’re handling lots of planets and micromanaging buiding—and you need to otherwise the governor AI makes absolutely idiotic decisions. I never liked the campaigns because when I played I had to start tech research from zero in every scenario. Up against those Dread Lords late in the campaign? Never mind I had decent defense and ship propulsion, your faction apparently needs to reinvent the wheel every single time. That said I have been having the itch to play again and might get a GoG copy since I dont even know where the original install discs have gone. (On sale; it’s a bit steep to see if I’m looking at the game through nostalgia goggles at the regular price.)


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Posted on: September 9, 2025

smallett

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Games: 14 Reviews: 1

Game's Good But Buggy

There have been a few freezeups from the game and not sure what's causing them. Frequently it's attempting to do something during the turn change, but even not doing that it still has the freezing problem. The original did this as well, but not sure if this might be a touch worse.


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Posted on: October 19, 2025

hebrux321

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Games: 117 Reviews: 1

Love it! A timeless classi

Such a gem! Deep strategy, rich lore, and addictive gameplay make it a timeless classic.


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Posted on: November 4, 2024

johninedmonton

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Games: 12 Reviews: 1

Galactic Civilizations II

Fun strategy game, maybe older graphics, but I like it just fine!


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