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Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition

App ID 202200
App Type Game
Store Name Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition
Developer
Publisher Stardock Entertainment
Franchise Galactic Civilizations, Stardock
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 30495615
Last Record Update 8 August 2025 – 17:25:23 UTC ()
Release Date 2 December 2011 – 16:43:00 UTC ()

Get the complete GalCiv II saga including Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor!

Additional Information

Developer Stardock Entertainment
gamedir Galactic Civilizations II - Ultimate Edition
metacritic_name Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor
icon empty string
metacritic_score 92
NoServers Yes
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community_visible_stats Yes
InstallScript installscript.vdf
LegacyKeyRegistrationMethod registry
LegacyKeyRegistryLocation HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Valve\TestApp202200\SteamKey
ShowCDKeyOnLaunch Yes [view your cd keys in client]
SupportsCDKeyCopyToClipboard Yes [view your cd keys in client]
CWDOverride Twilight
Publisher Stardock Entertainment
LegacyKeyLinkedExternally Yes
Store Release Date 30 April 2008 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
3rd-Party Account Stardock Account
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Indie (23), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 2 December 2011 – 16:43:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 30 April 2008 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1209538800)
Store Asset Modification Time 15 May 2025 – 17:17:32 UTC () (1747329452)
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Detected Technologies (?) Bink_Video SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
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  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
  • test_timestamp: 19 April 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 894848
  • configuration:
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    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:43:15 UTC (), in changelist #196282

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes

Tags

Categories

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timestamp15 May 2025 – 17:17:40 UTC

Steam charts

  • 24 players right now
  • 42 24-hour peak
  • 3,946 all-time peak 26 May 2018
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User reviews history

  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 74.08% SteamDB Rating
  • 1,280 77.0% positive reviews
  • 383 23.0% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
2 December 2011 Steam Release -
18 August 2014 Humble Bundle: Humble Jumbo Bundle 2 -
11 April 2017 Humble Bundle: Humble Intergalactic Bundle -
17 May 2018 🆓 Free key giveaway -
15 October 2018 🆓 Free key giveaway -
2 November 2018 Fanatical: Stardock Legends Pack -
3 December 2018 Fanatical: Stardock Classics Bundle -
1 January 2019 Humble Bundle: Humble Stardock Bundle 2019 -

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How many players are playing Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 24 players live playing Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition on Steam.

Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition had an all-time peak of 3946 concurrent players on 26 May 2018.

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