Deal | Ashes of the Singularity II gets a decent launch discount

Ten years after the original Ashes of the Singularity became a go-to DirectX 12 benchmark, Oxide Games and Stardock Entertainment are launching the sequel on PC today, November 10, 2026. Ashes of the Singularity II is sold through Steam and directly by Stardock, and the team will host a release-day livestream at 1:00 PM EST (18:00 UTC) on YouTube, Steam, and Twitch.

Humanity joins the war

The 2016 original pitted the Post-Human Coalition against the machine-driven Substrate. Ashes of the Singularity II adds a third side, the United Earth Forces (UEF), formed when the nations of Earth set aside long-standing rivalries. Outmatched in technology, the UEF leans on large armies, disciplined infantry and strategies drawn from thousands of years of military history. The Substrate is led by Haalee, a superintelligence created by Prometheon AI Corp, while the Post-Humans are people who abandoned their physical bodies for advanced technology.

The single-player campaign casts players as a UEF Commanding Officer fighting to take back the solar system. Instant Action skirmishes, online co-op and competitive multiplayer open up all three factions, with up to eight players supported at launch. Stardock says both the campaign and skirmishes against AI can be played fully offline.

Strategic Zoom and reshaped battlefields

Oxide says the engine rolls in all of the technology it developed for Ara: History Untold. Players command thousands of units across continent-sized maps, using Strategic Zoom to move seamlessly from an orbital view down to the front line. Terrain changes as matches progress: structures crumble, persistent damage reshapes frozen lakes, mountain passes, and lava-filled chasms, and ground can be converted to or from Turinium.

System requirements

The minimum spec calls for 64-bit Windows 10 or 11, an Intel Core i5-8500 or AMD Ryzen 5 2400G, 8 GB of RAM, and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 (6 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580 (8 GB). The recommended spec steps up to an Intel Core i5-11600K or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, 16 GB of RAM, and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 (8 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT (8 GB). Both tiers require DirectX 12, a broadband connection, and 50 GB of storage, with an SSD recommended.

Pricing and launch discount

The Standard Edition lists at $39.99, while the $69.99 Premium Edition adds the first three DLC packs and the soundtrack. Both carry a 20% launch discount through November 17, bringing them to $31.99 and $55.99.

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