
Now it can build fleets, take over systems and request assistance from other factions. The Academy is a permanent fixture of the Endless games, but it's largely just a way for players to recruit heroes. The Nakalim's other unique hook is its relationship with the Academy, which is now an empire itself, though not a playable one.

The Nakalim, for instance, get a technological head start, but to simulate their stagnation, they can't research any new technology-instead hunting down relics to unlock new advances. Since Endless Legend, Amplitude has really leaned into faction design, so each of the Endless Space 2 factions plays differently from the rest. But they'll make time for galactic conquest, too. The Nakalim faction, once a huge empire, has seen better days, and now waits for the return of their gods.

Endless Space 2's Awakening expansion is out now, introducing yet another weird faction to the peculiar Endless universe.
