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Gratuitous Space Battles 2

Updated v1.40
Version updated to v1.40

Updated January 22, 2026 8:42 pm (5 months ago)

Gratuitous Space Battles 2 is a management/simulation game where you design and outfit entire space fleets, then watch them clash in spectacular explosions. The game focuses on ship customization, formation orders, and asynchronous multiplayer challenges rather than direct tactical control.

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About this game

Gratuitous Space Battles 2 overview

Have you ever wanted to be admiral of a huge, sprawling space battle-fleet of your own design? Ever wanted to design a fleet of battle-cruisers so powerful they can rip all who oppose them into space-dust? Ever wanted to build a battleship with purple rotating radars and 64 engines? Well we have good news for you…

Gratuitous Space Battles is back! and it’s approximately 50,000 times more gratuitous than before. A completely new ground-up rebuilding of the custom ‘Gratuitous Engine’ gives the game a completely new look, with beam-lasers 10x as ‘beamy’ as explosions 10x more gratuitous.

You now have complete control over the appearance of your ships, and can build them from a base hull and a bunch of adjustable visual components so you have control of both the composition AND the looks of your deadly starships. GSB2 retains the core gameplay of the original. This is NOT a standard RTS game, but a management/simulation game about building space fleets and giving them orders.

You aren’t the dumb schmuck who actually flies into battle and gets lazered. Leave that to those patriotic and keen young dudes from the outer-colonies. Nope, your job is as supreme commander in chief. Sit back at fleet HQ and watch the fireworks as you reduce the enemy to space-dust.

Using it’s amazingly asynchronous multiplayer online ‘challenge’ system, GSB2 lets you put together a whole fleet and upload it, orders, formations and custom ship designs in one, up to a server where fellow GSB2 players can download it and pit their own fleets against it in glorious combat.

  • Design each spaceship both visually and in terms of internal components.
  • Completely new purpose built graphics engine.
  • Unique ‘hands-off’ battle mode makes the game play like a sports management simulation with space fleets!
  • Integrated multiple monitor support.
System Requirements

Will this game run on your PC?

Minimum

  • OS: Windows XP
  • Processor: 2 gig
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 512 MB Video RAM, pretty much any card
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: any

Recommended

  • OS: Windows XP
  • Processor: 2 gig quad core
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Geforce 670 or better
  • DirectX: Version 9.0cStorage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: any
Instructions

Download, Install, and Play

  1. Click the download button to get the link. You’ll be redirected to our link generator.
  2. Once you’re there, you can either copy the link or open it directly.
  3. Download Gratuitous Space Battles 2 v1.40 [latest]. Wait until it is 100% complete, then locate the files.
  4. Install the game:
    • Run or double-click setup_********.exe.
    • If a DLC folder is included, run any .exe files inside it as well.
  5. After the installation is complete, launch the game and start playing.
  6. Enjoyed the game? Consider purchasing it from the official store to support the developers.

Need help?
Check our FAQs for common questions and fixes. If you need additional assistance, you can also visit the official GOG Support Center.