Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition

Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords is the sequel to the 2003 game and revisits the 4X space strategy of its predecessor. In the standard game the player will choose one of the ten major races in the game (or a custom race can be created) before setting out on an unexplored randomly-generated galactic map. Each race has its own strengths and weaknesses which give it bonuses in certain areas. As well, the controlling political faction of each race assigns bonuses. With planets and resources limited, the race to conquer the galaxy begins. Planets can be colonized, resources mined and fellow civilizations befriended or destroyed. Victory can be achieved through conquest (killing all other major races), diplomacy (being allied with every remaining major race), influence (influence controls 75% of the galaxy) or technology (researching Technological victory in the tech tree).

Ultimate Edition is a compilation that includes:

- Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords (base game)

- Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar (first add-on)

- Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor (second add-on)