Actually at one point, when it was 75% off, it was the 3rd most sold game on Steam.

Hey Brad maybe when you have a weekend away from Fallen Enchantress you could quickly put together a patch for GalCiv, you know it needs it! Small things like wrong technology categories, too low AI values for some techs, and maybe teach the AI to make proper use of influence starbases. I'm sure you're also aware that the AI can only use the first 100 starbase modules in the file.

We still love this game and as you can see it still brings new customers. We deserve a 2.05 at least And you guys deserve all the credit for this most awesome game.

Hi Brad,

maybe GalCiv II still is (one of) the best strategy games out there. but "Endless Space" looks like a great successor. Usability and GUI wise they are doing a lot right. Looking forward to hear how GalCiv III will benefit from such competition

Aug 2012 and I just bought my first copy. So yes, new players are still arriving.

Through the years more and more 4x games are released and I realized that GalCiv2 w/its expansions is still by far one of the best out there. Although there were some good games released, nothing has really compared to it. @Voxhumana man you been missing out, well I hope you are prepared for many sleepless nights.  

Agreed.  Around the same time that GalCiv II peaked, the Civilization series went off the rails.  This just cemented GC2 as pretty much the only one I played anymore.

GalCiv is still one of the best. Other than this, I am also hooked on the Paradox games, so if you are looking for a new game to play try some of those from the series Europa Universalis, Victoria etc. Nice stuff.

Yes! Paradox games! When you catch a Steam sale, get some, they're awesome. But only if you're into politics, diplomacy and grand strategy. They're pretty realistic, so conquering the world is not really a feasible goal. Their games cover every era from the Roman Republic to WW2. Definitely something to check out, but it's a completely different experience from GalCiv 2.

Ive been here since GC came out, and although GC2 is good it still needs the polish that GC had, I really hope that a few polishing patches could be applied to GC2, Im playing Distant Worlds at present and although the AI needs a bit of tinkering is a really good example of what a 4x should be, if you like depth look no further, Endless Space is great to look at but once you have learnt the ropes it soon becomes boring, hence I still go back to play GC on the odd day.

I have heard about the problems with a GC3, could it not be side stepped by releasing a new expansion for GC2?

Darkspire

I've played a lot of strategy games, since Gal Civs II was released, but Gal Civs II is still one of the best games that I have ever played, and the game that inspired me to actually write books. Sure, I probably won't publish them because I use the universe of Gal Civs that Stardock created and I don't want to take anything from them. But I do love writing, and using the universe that I love is more than enough. 

Thanks, Stardock. I'm looking forward to a Gal Civs III if y'all decide to go that route. 

You know, I just might. It takes place during Gal Civs, but in a way, it's an alternate reality (damned Thalan temporal technology). I've been establising the framework since I started writing my (badly written) first drafts and histories of the story back in middle school (2005-6). The story is finished, now I'm trying to type up the final book (with a lot of refinements from the written one, which was written back in '08). 

Hopefully GalCiv3 comes out soon and with hotseat multiplayer support this time around!

lol...I've said it before, but I'm scared that now that Brad and Gabe are BFFs, that Brad will no longer be able to count to 3.