$24.99Executive Assault 2 Command the war from the cockpit
Run a space empire from the strategy map, then take direct control of a ship, robot or turret to fight the battle yourself.
Is Executive Assault 2 worth it?
Executive Assault 2 is worth it if…
- you want a strategy game where you can personally pilot any unit on the battlefield
- you enjoy building bases, managing economies and researching tech trees
- you like playing with a friend where one commands and the other fights on the ground
- you are patient with a steep learning curve in exchange for a lot of depth
- you enjoy competitive matches where rival CEOs scheme as hard as you do
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Run a corporation from orbit
You start with a command centre on an asteroid and grow it into a corporate war machine. Over 70 structures go up piece by piece: hangars, shipyards, research facilities, defence turrets. Mine asteroids for resources (each of the three factions does it its own way), manufacture goods, and sell them to traders to earn promotions that unlock new technology. Power is a constant decision: every reactor and system draws from the same grid, so the turret grid and the assembly line compete for the same juice. And while you build, rival corporations and angry protestors scheme against you. Corporate ambition in space has never been so literal.
Step out of the command chair
The trick that makes this game different: nothing on the map is off limits. Tired of watching a battle from above? Take direct control of any unit. Sit in the cockpit of a starfighter and duel in a dogfight, pilot a tank during a base invasion, or occupy a robot marine and sprint through your own corridors when intruders breach the hull. The switch from top-down strategy to first-person combat is seamless, and it matters: some jobs, like manually boosting research or hacking an enemy security panel, only work from inside. One moment you are drawing attack arrows, the next you are the arrow.
Fleets, invasions and star systems on fire
War here happens on two scales at once. In space, custom-built starships trade laser broadsides, and entire star systems can be reduced to wreckage. On the ground, dropships and gateways land tanks, mechs and robot troops inside enemy stations for close-quarters invasions. You can win by blowing a rival's core to dust from orbit, or the sneaky way: infiltrate the base, hack the systems, steal their tech, and assassinate the CEO in their own command room. There is even espionage and resource theft on the menu, because what is a corporation without a little corporate espionage.
Bring a friend to the boardroom
Multiplayer supports up to four CEO companies, so you can square off against friends or team up against AI rivals. The co-op angle is the best part: a friend can join your company as an Executron, a first-person foot soldier and pilot under your command. While you handle the economy and the fleet, they capture outposts, fly starfighters, board massive capital ships, raid derelict stations for loot, and infiltrate enemy bases. One of you plays the strategy layer, the other lives in the action layer, and both jobs feed the same war. It is an unusual split, and it works.
What should you know before playing?
Can you play it solo?
Yes. You can run a company alone against up to three AI-controlled CEOs, and the AI comes in difficulties from gentle to brutal. You still get the full toolkit: base building, fleet command, and jumping into any unit in first person whenever you feel like it. Multiplayer adds human rivals and the Executron co-op mode, but solo play stands on its own.
What is an Executron?
Instead of playing the strategy layer, you play as a robot soldier or pilot on the ground: capturing outposts, flying fighters, boarding capital ships, exploring derelict stations and hacking enemy bases. You can play this role under an AI CEO or, better, inside a friend's company, where your promotions unlock stronger tech for the whole corporation.
Can you create your own galaxy?
Yes, there is a map editor, so you can craft your own star systems to fight over. On top of that, you personalise your company with a custom logo and decide which goods it manufactures, so the corporation you lead looks and plays the way you want it to.
