Surprisingly similar to Imperium Galactica 2 in strategic depth and gameplay.

User Rating: 7.3 | Haegemonia: Legions of Iron PC
Imperium Galactica II was am underappreciated marvel.

It is nice to see that this latest game succeeds as a spiritual successor of that game with fully developped planetary development and research tech trees. It does not have ground assault, but makes up for it with beautifully rendered space battles.

The pros of this game are
(1) Large maps involving multiple star systems with multiple planets in each, complete with jump gates, asteroid fields etc.
(2) Beautifully rendered spaceships with excellent effects such as jawdropping explosions.
(3) Large research tree that influences how you faction develop.
(4) Hero system a bit like Masters of Orion (a very welcome addition)
(5) interesting spy units

The cons are
(1) The official campaigns are bit on the dull side with subpar voice acting and lack of cutscenes (instead of cutscenes, they have conversations to carry the plot). Uninspired plot.
(2) The build limit of ships is too small - cannot build large armardas of battle fleet. A missed opportunity as it would have been stunning given tyhe beautiful visuals.
(3) Spys are good but are slightly too poweful, a bit more gameplay balance would be nice.

For newcomers, I recommend this game. I will also give a tip: use the tactical screen for all commands. I took me a little while to figure this out.