If you’re someone who likes closure in a game Endless Space 2 will give you that, the open ended style of Stellaris will never give you that feeling of grinding everyone else into dust with your military might and dominating the entire galaxy. While a Stellaris game can last weeks and even months, depending on how frequently you play it, Endless Space 2 can sometimes be completed in a few evenings in around 100 turns. When comparing the game length of Stellaris to Endless Space 2, or any other space game for that matter, Stellaris is by far the game that lasts the longest per game session due to it’s “open ended’ design. Major options are no more than two clicks away from the main screen. But overall, the UI is very good and easy to use. So, when you just need a gentle nudge to see the rest of that icon that’s at the bottom of the screen you can’t do it, you need to zoom out and back into the area you’re interested in. This is a minor issue but once zoomed in you can’t scroll around on the screen by using the mouse cursor or arrow keys, you must zoom out and back in using the mouse wheel. It does have a few subtleties that can be annoying, like the technology screen. The user interface in Endless Space 2 is intuitive and easy to learn, at least for the most part. They are an advanced race that is very irresponsible with their power. For example, the Sophons “are a curious, peace loving race…” who are essentially pacifists. Each empire in Endless Space 2 has its own storyline and intro complete with a basic history of the empire.
Until the introduction of Origins by Stellaris Endless Space 2 was a little better in this department. Every event influences your empire so it’s good to keep your overall objective in mind when deciding what to do. Like Stellaris this game generates multiple events, like quests and elections, that demand your attention and hold your interest. But even if you have a deal that is highly favored by the other party they may still reject it, it’s not a sure think like diplomacy in other games. You can start a dialog on trade in Endless Space 2, for example, and the game will show you how favorable the deal is to the other empire and will provide you with suggested, acceptable terms if you’d like.
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Stellaris also excels at the exploration portion of the game but it can “bog down” and become boring in the mid to late game, although Paradox has worked at making the end-game more interesting and action packed with the release of the Nemesis DLC and the recent “Dick” patch.ĭiplomacy is better in this game than most, even Stellaris (this link takes you to my 101 Stellaris Tips page), although Stellaris diplomacy has also been improved by the “Dick” patch and nemesis DLC. Stellaris is great for creating your own custom empire, the best out of any space games currently on the market. Its text based but very good at what it does. Similar to Stellaris, your advisor appears to tell you what the screen is all about and what to click next if you need to take some kind of action.
The tutorial in Endless Space 2 walks you through every screen and only pops up when you’re at a new screen. It really comes down to a personal preference, both games provide hours of fun. For complexity and a game that lasts virtually forever, Stellaris would be the choice.
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If you like a game that can sometimes be completed after 100 turns or so and like a little more control over space battles, plus one that has more of a “space opera” flavor to it then Endless Space 2 is better. But how does it compare to a game like Stellaris? They left behind a material known as “dust,” a near magical substance that’s highly valued by all empires. The Endless universe is one where the “Endless” once dominated the galaxy, but for reasons unknown they no longer exist. Endless Space 2 is turn based and set in the Endless universe.
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