Ironclad Games Announces Sins of a Solar Empire 2
Developer Ironclad Games and Publisher Stardock Corporation announced the upcoming Sins of a Solar Empire 2. The sequel to 2008’s award-winning RTS game Sins of a Solar Empire will soon arrive on the Epic Games Store.
Released over 14 years ago, the 4X real-time strategy game Sins of a Solar Empire lets players take control of one of three factions, or six in the standalone Rebellion expansion, as they battle for survival in a galaxy torn apart by endless war. Commanding the fleets of either the Trade Emergency Coalition, the nomadic Vasari Empire, or the psionic Advent Unity, players colonize worlds, build ships and space stations, and lead them to victory in epic space battles. The original game was a massive hit for developer Ironclad, reportedly selling over 200,000 copies in the first month on a budget of under $1,000,000.
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The developer officially announced Sins of a Solar Empire 2 with a short teaser trailer on September 16. Coming in at under a minute, the announcement trailer didn’t reveal too much beyond confirming that all of Sins of a Solar Empire's factions will make their return in the upcoming game. However, it offered fans an exciting close-up of a TEC battleship as it leads the charge against an unseen opponent.
Unfortunately, the trailer did not include Sins of a Solar Empire 2’s release date. However, developers plan to release a “technical preview” later this year, allowing players to experience a single-player skirmish as the TEC Loyalists introduced in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion. Ironclad Games expects to release a second preview this winter, followed by a multiplayer demo and full alpha build sometime in 2023. The developer is not ready to
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