Action · June 17, 2011

Solar 2 (2011)

trophy25 achievementslocal_offer-80% current discountgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend1.5k recommendations
In most games you see stars in the background, you shoot asteroids or you live on planets. But in Solar 2 you ARE these objects! Enter a universe where you must prove yourself to the resident god-like figure by doing its many bizarre and varied tasks. Or just ignore it and see how big you can grow! Solar 2 is an open-world, sandbox game set in an infinite abstract universe. Play constructively: grow your system, nurture life on your planets and attack enemy life in huge space battles. Play destructively: crash into other objects and cause chaos, use your orbiting objects like wrecking balls, steal planets from other systems. Key features: Dynamic abstract sandbox universe. Changes and evolves as you do. Non-linear missions and open-world gameplay. No boundaries. Drift forever in ambient space bliss. Full of weird eccentric humor and stuff. Extensive custom sound track.

Action releases from 2011

54 Action titles launched in 2011 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Space · 208
  • Indie · 175
  • Casual · 168
  • Sandbox · 154
  • Relaxing · 113
  • Simulation · 108
  • Singleplayer · 96
  • 2D · 96
  • Open World · 87
  • Physics · 81
  • Top-Down · 79
  • Comedy · 77
  • Short · 75
  • God Game · 73
  • Atmospheric · 73

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.1k Steam reviewsTop 95% in Action
Positive rating91% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 32%
Metacritic72/100Genre average 77 — top 77% of Action titles
Engagement hours5 h averageTop 74% for session depth among Action

Reception Metrics

Steam community

91%Very Positive · 2.1k reviews

1.9k positive · 192 negative

Metacritic

72/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

6.9/10

Curator recommendations

1.5k

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

5h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

Achievements

25

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Stats

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateJun 17, 2011
DeveloperMurudai
Base price$1.99 -80%
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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