Overview
- Endless Legend 2 enters Early Access on September 22 with a simultaneous launch on Steam, the Microsoft Store, and PC Game Pass.
- Reviewers commend the asymmetrical faction design and integrated storytelling, noting distinctive playstyles that shape economy, exploration, and quests.
- The Tidefalls system periodically pulls back the ocean to reveal new land, resources, villages, and dungeons, refreshing midgame exploration and conflict.
- Combat now unfolds as tactical encounters carved from the campaign map with full unit control, terrain emphasis, and RPG-like hero progression.
- Early critiques focus on passive AI, underwhelming diplomacy acknowledged by the developer, and uneven quest writing, with the build launching with five playable factions and one more planned before 1.0.