About This Demo

From the people who brought you Sins of a Solar Empire II comes the next generation of large-scale RTS. This demo offers a glimpse of what’s to come when the full game releases this year.

Current Demo Features Available:

• Two playable factions: United Earth Forces and Post-Human Coalition

• Skirmish mode against AI

• Full multiplayer for up to 8 players (with AI backfill)

• Three maps: Small (2-4 players), Medium (2-6 players), Large (2-8 players)

• Arctic and Desert Environments

• Day and Night scenes

• Save and load functionality

Not Included, Coming to the Full Game:

• Third playable faction: the Substrate

• Full single-player campaign

• Additional maps and biomes

• Procedural map generation

• Custom hotkey bindings

• More to be announced

Command Massive Armies in Earthshaking Battles

Command thousands of units across expansive terrain, pulling back to assess the strategic flow, then diving in to direct your armies on a flanking assault. Ashes II leverages a custom, highly optimized, engine to render at world-class scale.

Prove Your Strategic Prowess

Ashes II rewards shrewd planning over the fastest clicks. You will read the battlefield, capture and defend territory, manage logistics, and execute plans across multiple battlefronts that unfold in real time. In Ashes II, the best strategy wins, not actions per minute.

Two Factions, Multiple Ways to Fight

The United Earth Forces (UEF) are humanity's last line of defense against two technologically superior enemies. The UEF win through numbers, durability, and sheer stubbornness. Tanks on treads, infantry in exosuits, mechs with independently-targeting arm weapons, the UEF are determined, tough, and they don't stop coming.

The Post-Human Coalition (PHC) abandoned their flesh long ago. Relying on advanced technologies, their armies are smaller, but powerful, expensive, and absolutely devastating. They don’t need infantry because they don't throw bodies at problems. They engineer solutions.

The Substrate, a third faction, will be available when the full game releases.

8-Player Multiplayer

Jump into skirmish alone or test your skills against others. If you’re new to the multiplayer mode, try a match against AI (comp-stomp) to learn the maps and strategies without the pressure of facing real players. Can't fill an 8-player lobby? Add AI opponents to any match. Practice against bots, team up with friends against AI armies, or go full PvP.

Three Maps, Zero Unlocks

Arctic tundra. Desert wastelands. Night and Day. Player counts from 2 to 8. Every map is available the moment you launch. No waiting, no grinding.

Steam Deck Compatible

An RTS with thousands of units, running on Steam Deck with native controls.