Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition

by Stardock Entertainment

Steam · Mostly Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 25, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment78

Mostly Positive

Above the median for reviewed Steam games.

Quick Stats

Reviews

1,273en

1,700 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 25, 2026

Released

Dec 2, 2011

Price

$9.99

Velocity

0.2/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 3, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±100%Small-sample

≈60,000

Estimated gross revenue±100%Small-sample

≈$610.0K

Based on 1,700 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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!

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 1,273 post-launch reviews

52%215 rev

<2h

62%73 rev

2-10h

73%259 rev

10-50h

89%438 rev

50-200h

90%209 rev

200h+

90%79 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+28pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 40 similar games in the Strategy genre released in 2011.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesBottom 46%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 33%

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