Sins of a Solar Empire II Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-09-12
- Improved graphics and visuals
- Great overall game experience
- Major improvements over original
- Top-tier space RTS
- AI-generated art criticized
- DLC overpriced and lackluster
Emotions
Archetypes
Hardware
Windows <8GB VRAMpositiveWindows 12-15GB VRAMpositive
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 8,711
- Positive
- 7,29783.8%
- Negative
- 1,41416.2%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 596,699
- Estimated revenue
- $29,828,983
- Game price
- $50
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 312.04%
- Estimated copies lost
- 2,123
- Estimated revenue lost
- $106,129
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 322.1% Avg playtime 0.8h | 110.7% Avg playtime 1.2h |
| > 2h playtime | 32521.3% Avg playtime 104.3h | 1,15575.8% Avg playtime 157.8h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 2 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 4.6 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 128.6 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 757.5 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
1,523 total
Organic purchasers1,18477.7%
Voted up: 76%
Key activations33922.3%
Voted up: 80%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
1,523 total
First impression0-2h624.07%
Voted up: 37%
Mid game2-10h27818.3%
Voted up: 73%
Late game10-20h22414.7%
Voted up: 79%
Endgame20h+95963.0%
Voted up: 80%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
42.9%
Global baseline 76.6%
7 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 8,711 total.