Realpolitiks 2

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Realpolitiks II is a grand strategy game where you lead a modern nation, navigating economic, political, and military challenges. Shape your country's policy, legislation, and diplomacy according to your goals, and guide it through global events and crises. Expand your influence through global alliances, military power, or espionage in this realistic and immersive simulation of modern geopolitics.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

43%

Audience ScoreBased on 384 reviews

gameplay14 positive mentions

stability60 negative mentions

The game has a great concept and offers a lot of depth in political decisions, allowing for various diplomatic strategies.
Improvements in the GUI and the addition of new mechanics make it a more complex and engaging experience compared to the first game.
The game provides a sandbox environment where players can experiment with different countries and strategies.

The game is plagued by numerous bugs, including freezing issues, unresponsive UI, and problems with saving/loading games.
Performance is poor, with slow gameplay and excessive hardware requirements, making it unplayable for many users.
The tutorial is lacking, and many game mechanics are poorly explained, leading to confusion and frustration for new players.

gameplay
84 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
69%
14%
Realpolitiks 2 features a richer GUI compared to its predecessor but suffers from significant gameplay issues, including a steep learning curve, poor optimization, and numerous bugs that hinder enjoyment. While the game introduces complex mechanics with potential for depth, many players find the mechanics confusing and poorly explained, leading to a frustrating experience. Despite its innovative ideas, the overall execution leaves much to be desired, making it difficult for players to fully engage with the game.
- “This game should win the 'most innovative gameplay award' because of its creative and unique gameplay mechanics that make this game fun and immersive.”
- “The game really deepens the gameplay of the first.”
- “This game feels like a true grand strategy sandbox game, that actually took the time to make the gameplay interesting and involved, to the point where I am doing something all the time while playing it, and not merely waiting for something interesting to happen.”
- “The graphics are poor, the mechanics are worse, and all in all it is not very enjoyable to play.”
- “Interesting game idea but with so many bugs and gameplay problems on my Mac (for example, all my projects get erased between saves/game sessions) it is completely unplayable.”
- “The graphics are horrible, game mechanics while more complex are overall more confusing, making the game very difficult to learn and play.”
stability
60 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Realpolitiks 2 is plagued by significant stability issues, including frequent freezes, bugs, and performance problems that hinder gameplay. Users report game-breaking glitches, slow loading times, and an unintuitive user interface, making it difficult to recommend despite its potential. While some players acknowledge improvements over the first game, the overall consensus is that it remains unoptimized and frustratingly unstable.
- “The game freezes all the time and you have to wait half a minute for it to unfreeze.”
- “I'd love to recommend it but freezing, graphical glitches, very long saving/loading times, and poor performance all keep me from doing so.”
- “Unfortunately, the game is still very buggy: the UI is all but usable, I did not even manage to finish the tutorial, because even clicking on a button is frustrating as hell!”
optimization
48 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
8%
63%
29%
The game suffers from significant optimization issues, with players reporting poor performance even on high-end hardware, frequent freezing, graphical glitches, and long loading times. Many users express frustration over the game's inability to run smoothly, often struggling to maintain 30 FPS, and highlight the need for urgent optimization fixes to enhance the overall experience. Despite its potential, the current state of optimization severely detracts from gameplay enjoyment.
- “Once the bugs are fixed and maybe the game gets optimized to run a little faster, this'll be a great experience for those of us who long for a modern-day grand strategy in the Paradox mold.”
- “Need to optimize more to run smoothly, but the game is enjoyable for sure.”
- “Played it and I love it so far and clearly it has the potential to be a very fun game, but it needs optimization because it's difficult to get 30 fps, which really ruins the gameplay for me.”
- “It is hastily put together, poorly optimized, taxing on even the best graphics cards and CPUs for what amounts to a board game without much complication graphics-wise.”
- “Poorly optimized (even on lowest settings my video card is whirring away to render a 3D board with pixelated textures).”
- “After 2050 you can't play without having to reboot the entire game every 20 minutes due to performance issues.”
graphics
44 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
7%
61%
32%
The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many players criticizing them as poor, dated, and unprofessional, often leading to performance issues such as lag and freezing, even on high-end systems. Some users noted that the graphics options do not automatically adjust to hardware capabilities, which exacerbates these problems. However, a few players found the graphics acceptable or better than average, particularly on older machines, suggesting that experiences may vary significantly based on individual setups.
- “On the plus side, the concept is good, it's got a lot of depth in political decisions, you have a lot of freedom with how you create your own diplomatic strategy, the scenarios are believable and the graphics are top-notch.”
- “I also ran this game on my older computer which I bought back in 2014 and it runs fine -- no freezing, lag, etc., and the graphics are better than average.”
- “Update 1/26/21 - the latest patch to the game added more graphics options and added tons of quality of life improvements.”
- “The graphics are poor, the mechanics are worse, and all in all it is not very enjoyable to play.”
- “Graphics look horrible and unprofessional, yet it is very slow.”
- “I have it on the lowest graphic settings and there are still lags.”
replayability
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
42%
25%
Overall, the game's replayability is seen as a mixed bag; while some players note its potential for infinite replayability, others express concerns about balancing issues and AI quality that may hinder long-term enjoyment. Despite these criticisms, recent updates have improved playability, leading some to feel optimistic about its future. However, comparisons to the original game suggest that it may not yet reach the same level of replay value.
- “Game has huge potential, lots of replayability (I would say it's infinite); just iron out the bugs, and it will be a really, really good game!”
- “Replayability and good, nah, decent AI?”
- “Skip this one and get the original (Realpolitiks 1), which is much less ambitious but infinitely more playable and also available on iOS.”
- “Even Fallout 76 is more playable than this.”
- “Not sure how replayable I'll find it in the long run, but for now I'm enjoying it.”
story
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
70%
30%
The story aspect of the game is criticized for its frustrating mission structure, which can lead to players becoming soft-locked and forced to cancel missions due to a lack of viable options for increasing NGO popularity. Additionally, there is a humorous commentary on the developers' approach to storytelling, suggesting a disconnect between player experience and the intended narrative flow. Overall, the narrative is seen as convoluted and poorly executed.
- “The developer's villain origin story is them obsessively finding the word 'intuitive' in any book they come across and violently scribbling it out.”
- “Then you have the problem with how you get soft-locked into missions for your NGOs, where you have to cancel said mission by temporarily banning the NGO just because you have no viable way of increasing its popularity without completing the mission that requires a certain level of points for its popularity.”
- “And that I consider a mission success for Jujubee.”
music
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
17%
50%
The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it overwhelming and lacking in variety, leading to a less relaxing experience. Critics have noted a need for more fluctuation and excitement in the sound design, as the current music and sound effects do not enhance gameplay sufficiently. Overall, while some enjoy the music, many feel it falls short of expectations for a game priced at $19.99.
- “I also really enjoyed the music and sounds.”
- “My biggest issue is the 'clicks'; there is no real sound except for the music, which I dislike much more than RP1.”
- “The music is so overwhelming that it is not relaxing. There needs to be more fluctuation in the music and sounds in the game. There are none except in the project's short sound bites. I would play this a lot more if there was added excitement. All the processes work, but sadly it's not that fun. This is a $19.99 game now, and if you are going to raise the bar, you better raise the bar with quality.”
- “The music is overwhelming and lacks relaxation. It needs more variation and excitement to make the gameplay more enjoyable.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious and repetitive, expressing a desire for automation to alleviate the constant clicking required for tasks. The overall sentiment indicates that the initial enjoyment diminishes over time, leading to frustration, especially since the game appears to have been abandoned by the developers.
- “I would love to see certain things automated as it's tedious and annoying to have to keep clicking on my spies to do something.”
- “Update 10/1/22 - this game has been abandoned by the devs. It's really sad because they were close to something special, but after coming back to it, the initial fun factor fades out and the game becomes a tedious mess.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Reviewers appreciate the humor in the game for its relatable and life-like themes, enhanced by a unique and specific comedic touch.
- “I personally find it very interesting because the theme is very life-like with a pinch of specific humor.”