Overseeing a vast galactic empire is, as you might imagine, a difficult business. As fun as it can be in 4X strategy games to manage your civilization’s economy and send troops into battle to expand your reach, figuring out what you’re even supposed to be doing at the beginning of one can be too much of a struggle to really be worth it for all but the most dedicated players. But one of the best space strategy games ever also happens to be one of the easiest to get into (relatively speaking), and right now is the best time to pick it up for free.
Released eight years ago, Endless Space 2 is a sibling to the Endless Legend strategy series, also by developer Amplitude. But rather than leading a fantasy kingdom to domination here, you’re leading one of several, wildly different space-faring species instead. And starting July 17, Endless Space 2: Definitive Edition, which comes packed with DLC and is currently selling on Steam for just under $100, is free to Amazon Prime subscribers.
