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- Distant Worlds 2
The Wekkarus - Dev Diary #2
The Wekkarus are the most ancient and mysterious of any of the current factions in Distant Worlds 2. Due to their unique origins and history, the Wekkarus tend to keep themselves in the dark depths of their deep ocean p…
Store7 changesMaps - Distant Worlds 2
The Atuuk - Dev Diary #1
The Atuuk are the youngest starfarers of the galaxy. They are highly sociable and are eager to take their place amongst the other factions in the galaxy and prove that they too can be great. While the Atuuk don’t excel…
Event4 changesGameplayStore - Distant Worlds 2
New Faction DLC and Major Update Announcement
Welcome Back, explorers. We're thrilled to announce that Distant Worlds 2: Atuuk and Wekkarus, the third Faction DLC for the acclaimed 4X space strategy game Distant Worlds 2 is coming on the third of April. This new DL…
Event14 changesGameplayMaps - Distant Worlds 2
State of the Game and Roadmap 2025
Hello and Happy New Year to everyone in the Distant Worlds 2 community. As before, Elliot and I would like to thank our players for their patience and support since Distant Worlds 2 was released. 2023 saw our first two…
Patch notes13 changesGameplayPerformance - Distant Worlds 2
Know Your Enemy - Part 2
Hello everyone. This is the second of two Developer Blogs covering strategy after the release of Distant Worlds 2: Return of the Shakturi. As most Distant Worlds players know, the Shakturi are an ancient and terrible th…
Store12 changesMapsGameplay - Distant Worlds 2
Maintenance Update is out now
Welcome back explorers, the Maintenance Update, the latest major update for Distant Worlds 2, is out now and ready for you to discover. This major update is mainly focused on fixing issues that have been reported since…
Store2 changesUI/audio - Distant Worlds 2
Know Your Enemy - Part 1
Hello everyone. Don't miss today's livestream at 15:00 CET, where an intrestisting preview of the upcoming Maintenance Update, set to release on December 5th. Tune in to learn more. This is the first of two Developer Bl…
Store10 changesMapsGameplay - Distant Worlds 2
Distant Worlds 2 - Maintenance update
On December 5th we will release a major update that is mainly focused on fixing issues that have been reported since the release of the Return of the Shakturi expansion, but also includes many other improvements, especi…
Store6 changesFixUI/audio
