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Imperium Galactica II

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux • 2017

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Quick resume

Reintroducing a classic from the golden era of gaming, the original empire building space RTS, Imperium Galactica 2 is back and looking better than ever with new high-res textures and vivid colors.

Global score

88/100

Genres

Strategy

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    Pros

    • Deep and engaging 4x gameplay
    • Unique combination of space and ground combat
    • Extensive customization and strategic options
    • Nostalgic and immersive experience
    • Well optimized for modern systems

    Cons

    • Multiplayer mode buggy or nonfunctional
    • Dated graphics and interface
    • Some bugs and ai exploits
    • Steep difficulty curve
    • Lack of ongoing developer support

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game as a deep immersive experience to escape real life, often spending long hours engrossed in gameplay."

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    • Expectation

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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      "Requires sustained attention and active control; not a casual or idle game."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Minimal social or emotional connection; interactions are mostly competitive or individual."

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Fellowship, Domination, Status. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

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    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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