Ashes of the Singularity II is now available on PC

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Stardock Entertainment and Oxide Games have officially released Ashes of the Singularity II on PC, delivering a massive-scale RTS that takes its predecessor’s tech to the next level. Players can command huge armies, and they are rewarded for tactics and unit composition rather than micromanaging units and special abilities. Ashes II rewards good decisions, not hotkey skills and click speed. This game is more like RTS classics like Supreme Commander and Total Annihilation than StarCraft.

Ashes of the Singularity II is an RTS with a lengthy campaign, competitive multiplayer and co-op modes, and an “instant action” (you vs AI) mode. In the campaign, players can lead humanity as the United Earth Forces against the Post-Human Coalition and the AI Substrate. All factions will be playable in multiplayer and instant action mode.

Gamers can play across continent-sized maps and zoom in to see individual battles. We have a review in progress, and so far we can say this game makes large-scale warfare and multi-front battlefields fun to engage with, not tedious. Players can have thousands of units duke it out across the battlefield, ranging from individual infantry units to colossal mechs and ships.

The factions

Ashes of the Singularity II has three factions. First are the United Earth Forces. This faction is the “normal human” faction, focusing on large armies with disciplined infantry, tanks, aircraft, and mechs. Their enemies are the Post-Human Coalition, former humans who have uploaded their consciousness into a digital form and use drones to do their bidding. Basically, they are tech bros who believe they are digital gods. Finally, there is The Substrate, a pure machine intelligence that uses vastly different technologies. All their units feature rechargeable energy shields, making hit-and-run tactics a strong strategy.

Each faction will have a different gameplay style and feature unique units. As the only human faction, the United Earth Forces will be the only faction to have traditional infantry. The other factions rely on robotics for battle and play very differently.

Ashes of the Singularity 2’s campaign focuses on the United Earth Forces, who are battling for their future across the solar system against their computerised opponents.

Ashes of the Singularity II Key Features: 

• Massive Armies, Vast Battlefields: Command thousands of units in real time across continent-sized maps, with Strategic Zoom letting players move seamlessly from orbital command to frontline combat.
• Face Enemies of Our Own Making: Take command of the United Earth Forces, the Post-Human Coalition, or the AI Substrate, each with unique units, strategies, and philosophies.
• Be the Commander: Victory comes from planning and logistics, not speed or reflexes, letting players focus on strategy rather than unit-by-unit control.
• Unify Humanity Under Your Command: Lead humanity’s United Earth Forces against Post-Human expansion and Substrate machinations in a story rooted in a near-future scenario of survival and restoration.
• Endless Replayability: Generate custom battlefields and take on computer-controlled opponents designed by some of the industry’s most experienced RTS developers.
• Multiplayer, Competitive and Co-Op: Join friends or rivals online in head-to-head matches or team up in cooperative battles.
• All-Terrain Warfare: Defeat humanity’s foes on frozen lakes, treacherous mountain passes, and lava-filled chasms that change with persistent damage as the battle rages on.

Early buyers get a discount

Ashes of the Singularity 2 has a baseline price of £32.49 on Steam, with a 20% discount until November 17th (making the game £25.99 on day-1). Additionally, Ashes of the Singularity 2 will have a Premium Edition available for £55.99 (or £44.79 with the game’s launch week discount). This version will include the base game and its first three DLC packs. It will also come with Ashes of the Singularity 2’s soundtrack.

Honestly, I am glad to see a different flavour of RTS within today’s gaming market. Yes, I love Command and Conquer and StarCraft, but this RTS offers something different: massive battles and a break from hotkey mashing and maximising APM (actions per minute). That doesn’t mean that Ashes of the Singularity II is easy? No; it just means that it’s easier to learn and easier on your fingers.

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