StarDrive 2
Turn-based space empire strategy with custom ships and real-time battles
Zero Sum Games · Published by Iceberg Interactive · Released Apr 9, 2015
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 55% of 2,102
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 2
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 5 years ago
- Mar 16, 2021
Metacritic: 70/100 (critic reviews)
What is StarDrive 2?
In this single-player space strategy game, you lead a race expanding through a procedurally generated galaxy. You explore and colonize worlds, manage diplomacy and research, design warships, and fight real-time space battles and turn-based ground battles.
For you if...
- +you enjoy researching technology while expanding colonies
- +you want diplomacy as part of a space strategy campaign
Not for you if...
- −you want continuous real-time empire management without turns
- −you prefer space battles without direct control of ships
What players say
55% of 2,102 reviews are positive
Players praise the detailed ship designer. Common complaints include bugs and failures to launch on newer PCs, and some players say the game feels unfinished.
Screenshots and trailer
StarDrive 2 system requirements
Minimum: GT460, 4 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run StarDrive 2?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 64 bit (32 bit NOT supported !)
- Processor
- 2.5 Ghz Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 or equivalent
- Graphics
- 1 GB nVidia Geforce GT460 or equivalent, 500 MB ATI HD4850 or equivalent
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Minimum Resolution: 1366 x 768
Recommended
- OS
- Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 64 bit (32 bit NOT supported !)
- Processor
- 3.5 Ghz Intel Core i5 or equivalent
- Graphics
- 1 GB nVidia Geforce GTX660 or equivalent, 1 GB ATI HD7850 or equivalent
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Minimum Resolution: 1366 x 768
Does StarDrive 2 have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does StarDrive 2 run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 34
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian.
Does StarDrive 2 use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
Recent updates
- Mar 16, 2021 · 1.5h Patch Notes
- Feb 24, 2021 · 1.5g Patch Notes
- Feb 12, 2021 · Patch Notes release 1.5f
- Feb 7, 2021 · 1.5e AI Update / Hotfix
- Feb 6, 2021 · 1.5e patch notes
2 DLC available.
