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Is Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — online multiplayer. Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition is a turn-based & grand strategy game released in 2012, 44% positive on Steam (943 reviews), with 3 playing right now. $19.99 on Steam.

Online multiplayerStrategy · Turn-based & grand strategy

The Enhanced Edition contains Sword of the Stars II: The Lords of Winter and the first expansion, the End of…

How Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition plays with friends, according to Steam

Online co-op
Not listed on Steam
Local / split-screen co-op
Not listed on Steam
Online PvP
Not listed on Steam
LAN play
Not listed on Steam

Steam's own category list for the game, as of 2026-09-09. "Not listed" means the store page does not claim that mode; community mods or Remote Play can still add it.

Steam tags: Strategy, 4X, Space, Sci-fi, Singleplayer, Multiplayer, Turn-Based Strategy, Lore-Rich

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Quick answers

Is Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition co-op?
Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition does not list co-op on Steam; it has Online multiplayer.
Does Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition have PvP?
Steam does not list PvP for Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition.
Do we both need to own Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition to play together?
Yes. Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition is played online, so each player needs their own copy on their own Steam account (or PC Game Pass where it is offered). Steam Families can share a library, but two people cannot play the same shared game at the same time.
How many people play Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition?
About 3 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).

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