Very fun!

One of the last games I pirated... I remember feeling bummed out. Bought it to make up for the pirating, and oh, I'm glad I did. Took me a while to give it a second chance, though.

Missions, Challenges and Achievements really make this game feel alive. By pirating the game, I got an older version, which I believe didn't have the missions, but I might be misremembering, because I don't recall expecting this game to have a puzzle side to it. I like astronomy, that's it really.

You sort of have to find the fun, because the game doesn't bump you towards doing the missions. I was playing it just like I did when I first tried it (that being grow from an asteroid all the way to a black hole), finished, saw the achievements and thought "why not?". Found out there's even a "final boss"! xD

I recommend Solar 2 if you like astronomy and enjoy puzzle games. The achievements are really unique. No "Move 100 light years" or "Destroy over 9000 Stars" or even "Kill 1000 people"... No grinding achievements, thats what I meant. The missions are pretty fun too. Challenges were more of the same, but were nice to have, especially with some of them having specific goals to reach the highest scores.

You can also unlock "God Mode", which is basically a cheat menu. It allows you to experiment a lot, such as testing certain tactics without having to "die" and replay a mission/challenge, or making a 46-star system... Yes, 46 stars orbiting each other lol. You don't have to cheat to have a 46-star system, but it saves a lot of freaking time.

The music is cozy too, very space-y.

Very fun! One of the last games I pirated... I remember feeling bummed out. Bought it to make up for the pirating, and oh, I'm glad I did. Took me a while to give it a second chance, though. Missions, Challenges and Achievements really make this game feel alive. By pirating the game, I got an older version, which I believe didn't have the missions, but I might be misremembering, because I don't recall expecting this game to have a puzzle side to it. I like astronomy, that's it really. You sort of have to find the fun, because the game doesn't bump you towards doing the missions. I was playing it just like I did when I first tried it (that being grow from an asteroid all the way to a black hole), finished, saw the achievements and thought "why not?". Found out there's even a "final boss"! xD I recommend Solar 2 if you like astronomy and enjoy puzzle games. The achievements are really unique. No "Move 100 light years" or "Destroy over 9000 Stars" or even "Kill 1000 people"... No grinding achievements, thats what I meant. The missions are pretty fun too. Challenges were more of the same, but were nice to have, especially with some of them having specific goals to reach the highest scores. You can also unlock "God Mode", which is basically a cheat menu. It allows you to experiment a lot, such as testing certain tactics without having to "die" and replay a mission/challenge, or making a 46-star system... Yes, 46 stars orbiting each other lol. You don't have to cheat to have a 46-star system, but it saves a lot of freaking time. The music is cozy too, very space-y.