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Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy

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56%Game Brain Score
humor
stability, gameplay
56% User Score Based on 75 reviews

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Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy is a single player and multiplayer tactical strategy game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by BrettspielWelt GmbH and was released on November 25, 2024. It received neutral reviews from players.

The galaxy has been a peaceful place for many years. After the ruthless Terran–Hegemony War, much effort has been employed by all major spacefaring species to prevent the terrifying events from repeating themselves. The Galactic Council was formed to enforce precious peace, and it has taken many courageous efforts to prevent the escalation of malicious acts. Nevertheless, tension and discord a…

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56%
Audience ScoreBased on 75 reviews
humor1 positive mentions
stability18 negative mentions
  • Faithful representation of the board game mechanics, useful for learning and practicing strategies.
  • Single player mode with AI is challenging enough and allows for solo play when friends are unavailable.
  • Provides a convenient and quicker alternative to setting up the physical board game.
  • Persistent bugs, frequent crashes, and soft-locks severely impact gameplay stability, especially in multiplayer.
  • Poor and clunky user interface with lacking tutorials, unclear information display, and usability issues.
  • Multiplayer functionality is broken with no private games, unreliable connections, and low player population.
  • stability
    18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from frequent bugs and crashes, including freezes during combat, AI turns, menu navigation, and multiplayer, often requiring restarts or reverting to the menu. While some auto-save features help mitigate progress loss, the buggy UI and instability significantly hinder the experience. Recent updates have addressed some issues, but stability remains a major concern for many players.

    • “On single player, it sometimes freezes and crashes (I noticed it happens when I'm in fullscreen, and click on 'go back to menu'), but (so far) the game was always auto-saved at the beginning of my turn and could resume with no issues.”
    • “It's quite a buggy mess with crashes when you open menus, AI getting stuck without executing any actions which forces you to reboot the game (however, you can pick up from where you left so you don't need to restart the entire game), and sometimes the AI just ends up doing completely random things.”
    • “Game is buggy and crashes which is pretty unacceptable... UI is not very good, I have set the accurate resolution yet text boxes display off the screen.”
  • gameplay
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Gameplay is generally considered a faithful and solid representation of the original rules, providing a challenging single-player experience, especially for newcomers. However, the interface is frequently criticized for being buggy and poorly designed, with AI and gameplay settings lacking depth. Despite technical issues like visual glitches, the core gameplay remains enjoyable for many users.

    • “It is a faithful representation of the rules and game mechanics, which was the reason I purchased it, and the single-player mode seems challenging enough, especially for someone new to the game mechanics.”
    • “The gameplay and rules are structured really well, and I learned a few new things about the rules.”
    • “The base game is solid, and the gameplay is still fun.”
    • “This is a terrible interface with terrible buggy UI, stupid AI, no real settings for gameplay, no tech discount, and a laundry list of other reasons you should not buy this garbage game.”
    • “There are also a number of gameplay issues, all of which I've compiled on BoardGameGeek at this link: https://boardgamegeek.”
    • “The basics of the gameplay are there, but - at the current state - the interface is a joke.”
  • graphics
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are functional but not impressive, with basic visuals and limited graphical options. However, the UI is effective, and the accurate tracking of game elements is valued more than visual quality.

    • “UI is functional, graphics are okay, but the main thing for me is that the game tracks all the complex stuff correctly, thus it eases the transition to the real tabletop version.”
    • “Crashes and the graphical options are a joke.”
    • “I don't even criticize the simple graphics.”
  • music
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is described as repetitive and generic, resembling stock tracks, with similarly uninspired sound effects. Overall, the audio lacks originality and fails to stand out.

    • “Music sounds like repetitive stock music.”
    • “Sound effects are boring stock stuff.”
    • “Settings are limited to music volume, sound effects, and display mode only.”
  • monetization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users view the monetization of the game skeptically, suspecting it may be a cash grab by unreliable or non-existent developers.

  • humor
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is noted for its unintentional or situational nature, such as the irony of lacking private game options, which some users found amusing.

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22h Median play time
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22-22h Spent by most gamers
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Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy is a tactical strategy game with science fiction theme.

Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.

On average players spend around 22 hours playing Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy.

Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy was released on November 25, 2024.

Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy was developed by BrettspielWelt GmbH.

Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy for its humor but disliked it for its stability.

Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy is a single player game with multiplayer support.

Similar games include Terraforming Mars, Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy, Brass: Birmingham, Terra Mystica, Gaia Project and others.