# Endless Legend 2: what players say > Amplitude’s fantasy 4X left early access on 17 September, and players reviewing the full release praise its factions and its receding ocean. Developer: Amplitude Studios. Publisher: Hooded Horse. Released 17 September. 83% of 3,536 player reviews recommend it (as of 12 October). ## In short Players praise factions that each play their own way, the Tidefall ocean that opens new land as the game goes on, and the art and music. The complaints are a slow, costly early and mid game, an AI that expands fast and swarms the player, and bugs left from launch, which Amplitude has been patching almost daily. Fans of the first game and of asymmetric 4X games get the most from it. The day’s figure includes reviews from early access. ## What players say Players reviewing the full release praise the factions, Tidefall and the presentation. Pace, the AI and launch bugs lead the complaints. We read these reviews in full on 10 October. - 80 most helpful reviews since 1.0: 54 positive, 4 mixed, 21 negative, 1 off-topic. - 40 latest reviews: 23 positive, 6 mixed, 8 negative, 3 off-topic. - **The factions are the reason to play.** Each plays its own way, with its own goals, units and economy, which keeps replays fresh. Some find the roster small and a few factions weak. - **Tidefall keeps games moving.** The receding ocean opens new land through the game, so expansion carries on into the late game. A few find it repetitive after several cycles and miss naval play. - **The art and music win praise.** Players single out the soundtrack and the faction art, and find the quest writing plain beside them. - **The early game drags for some.** Players describe long build and research times and rising costs, and veterans of the first game say a building that took 3 turns there takes 15 here. - **The AI feels unfair to many.** It expands and raises armies fast early on and boxes players in, especially on higher difficulty. Some say it fades in the late game and can’t finish a war. - **Launch bugs remain.** Players report crashes, a broken save, units that lock or vanish and missing text, and many expect patches to fix them. Amplitude has released updates almost daily since 1.0. ## Questions ### Is Endless Legend 2 worth it? Most players say yes. As of 12 October, 83% of 3,536 reviews recommend it, counting reviews since early access. Players reviewing the full release praise its factions and Tidefall, and some advise waiting for more patches. ### Is Endless Legend 2 out of early access? Yes. Its 1.0 release came out on 17 September 2026, after a year in early access. ### What is Tidefall in Endless Legend 2? The ocean recedes over the course of a game and reveals new land, which keeps exploration and expansion going into the late game. Players rank it among the game’s best ideas. ### Is Endless Legend 2 better than the first game? Players who know the first game enjoy the factions and Tidefall, and find the early and mid game slower, with buildings and research taking many more turns. ### Is the AI in Endless Legend 2 too hard? Many find it expands and fields armies faster than they can early on, especially on higher settings. Update #44 on 8 October adjusted the AI on the lower difficulties. ### Does Endless Legend 2 have multiplayer? Yes, online player-versus-player alongside the single-player game. ### What PC do you need for Endless Legend 2? Very little. The minimum is a Core i5-4430 or FX-8350, 8 GB of RAM and a GeForce GTX 960 or Radeon RX 5500 XT. Amplitude recommends a Core i7-6700 or Ryzen 5 1500X, 12 GB and a GeForce GTX 1070 or Radeon RX 5700 XT. It takes 20 GB. ### When did Endless Legend 2 come out, and how much is it? Its 1.0 release came out on 17 September 2026 on PC, at $49.99. ## Sources 119. Steam: Endless Legend 2, store page and user reviews: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3407390/ 120. Amplitude Studios on Steam: Endless Legend 2 1.0 out now, 17 September: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3407390/view/1844115010492908 121. Amplitude Studios on Steam: Endless Legend 2, Road to 1.0 early access retrospective, 4 September: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3407390/view/1842846814446463 122. Amplitude Studios on Steam: Endless Legend 2 Hotfix #23, previous saves, 26 September: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3407390/view/1844751498227040 123. Amplitude Studios on Steam: Endless Legend 2 Update #44, AI in lower difficulties, 8 October: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3407390/view/1846018067928729 Page: https://creativecult.digital/games/endless-legend-2