RTS sequel Ashes of the Singularity 2 promises to let you gleefully watch hundreds of thousands of units blow each other up in 2026

Oxide Games and Stardock's absurdly massive-scale RTS Ashes of the Singularity is returning. Ashes of the Singularity 2 is expected out next year, a decade after the first game let us cover its war-torn maps with thousands of mechanical units. If you're all about scale, this might make you very happy indeed.

"Obviously, in the first game, the number one request was to have a human faction," says Stardock boss Brad Wardell. "Back then, we just couldn’t support having thousands of organic, walking, squishy people in the world and thus had to design in favour of machines. We're really excited to bring the humans into the war and watch how they fare against the massive mechanical armies of the Substrate and PHC."

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Ashes of the Singularity 2's massive battles — (Image credit: Stardock)

While Ashes of the Singularity boasted some impressive tech, which Oxide aims to push even further this time, the series is still created in the mould of a classic RTS, with a story campaign, base building, and comp-stomp skirmishes, alongside multiplayer brawls.

Along with upping the number of units onscreen at once—we're talking hundreds of thousands this time—armchair generals can also expect features like dynamic environments that will be scarred by all the mayhem, continent-scale landmasses to fight over and commander assistants who will help you macromanage your ridiculously huge armies.

You'll have to wait until 2026 to get stuck into this new war, but the Ashes of the Singularity 2 Steam page is live now.

I've got my fingers crossed for this one. Stardock's last published RTS was Sins of a Solar Empire 2, developed by Ironclad Games, and it ended up being one of the best games of 2024.

Fraser is the UK online editor and has actually met The Internet in person. With over a decade of experience, he's been around the block a few times, serving as a freelancer, news editor and prolific reviewer. Strategy games have been a 30-year-long obsession, from tiny RTSs to sprawling political sims, and he never turns down the chance to rave about Total War or Crusader Kings. He's also been known to set up shop in the latest MMO and likes to wind down with an endlessly deep, systemic RPG. These days, when he's not editing, he can usually be found writing features that are 1,000 words too long or talking about his dog.

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