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Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition

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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 28733909
Last Record Update 29 April 2025 – 18:44:00 UTC ()
Release Date 2 December 2011 – 16:43:00 UTC ()
😏 73.87%
1k reviews
17
In-Game

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
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/galactic-civilizations-ii-twilight-of-the-arnor?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
primarycache 202201
state eStateAvailable
serverbrowsername empty string
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 28 April 2025 – 17:10:39 UTC () (1745860239)
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review_score 6
review_percentage 76
Detected Technologies (?) Bink_Video SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
  •  
  • category: Unsupported
  • test_timestamp: 19 April 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 894848
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
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

🗺️ 4X 🛡️ Grand Strategy 🎲 Turn-Based 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🧊 3D 💡 Strategy 🗺️ Top-Down 🏠 Base Building 🧱 Sandbox 🚀 Sci-fi 🤝 Diplomacy 🏠 Building 💼 Management 🛠️ Moddable 🌠 Space 🤖 Artificial Intelligence ⚔️ War 👽 Aliens 🌆 Futuristic ⚔️ Combat

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Accessibility Categories

Stereo Sound Playable without Timed Input Adjustable Difficulty Save Anytime

Assets

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timestamp28 April 2025 – 17:10:46 UTC

Steam charts

  • 17 players right now
  • 41 24-hour peak
  • 3,946 all-time peak 26 May 2018
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Store data

  • 3,561 followers
  • 1,255 positive reviews
  • 380 negative reviews
  • 76.76% positive reviews

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User reviews history

  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 73.87% SteamDB Rating
  • 1,255 76.8% positive reviews
  • 380 23.2% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
2 December 2011 – 16:43 Steam Release -
18 August 2014 – 20:58 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Jumbo Bundle 2 -
11 April 2017 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Intergalactic Bundle -
17 May 2018 – 17:16 🆓 Free key giveaway -
15 October 2018 – 07:11 🆓 Free key giveaway -
2 November 2018 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Stardock Legends Pack -
3 December 2018 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Stardock Classics Bundle -
1 January 2019 – 19:00 ⇄ 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 17 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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