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Table of Contents

What is Reus 2

Reus 2 is a unique village management game where you control the mighty titans and use their powers to terraform and fill the planet while a civilization thrives in response to your actions. The game is currently available on Steam, with a demo that you should definitely try. Make sure you check out the review for the base game. I will be combining my reviews for both expansions because it would feel too repetitive otherwise.

Ice Age Expansion

The Ice Age expansion brings frigid new elements into the world of Reus. This expansion brings the chilling new biome, Ice Age Tundra wich includes over 40 new biotica and the mighty Frost Giant (variation of Aegir) to summon them. This new biome also introduces the new archetypes evolve and extinct for those early level building.

Humanity also receive a couple new features this expansion. They get four new leaders to lead them into greatness:

  • The Painter – Wants to unlock as much as possible
  • The General – Gains bonuses to military
  • The Poet – Improves projects
  • The Villain – Thrives in a hateful world

There are also four new eras to play through for some added variety:

  • Hunter Age – Crops don’t grow easily in this weather so humans must hunt to survive.
  • Enlightenment – Minds brimming with ideas, embrace an age of invention!
  • Nuclear War – Create nuclear weapons and potentially blow up the entire planet.
  • Age of Discovery – A planet full of biomes and adventures, humans love to collect oddities.

Everglades

Reus 2’s latest expansion, Everglades, brings the wetlands biome to your planets. This beautiful biome combines both underwater and land areas for some interesting combination. The expansion introduces over 60 new biotica to mix like reptiles, amphibious biotica, and anything else you associate with the everglades. Everglades also introduces a new titan, Reginald the swamp giant.

Humanity gets three new leaders this expansion: the entomologist, the romantic, and the ranger.

  • The Entomologist specializes in science and Micros. His spirit power boosts Micro Havens. He’s not very impressed by mystery, though!
  • The Romantic likes biotica that have 2 or more base stats. Look at the game through a different lens!
  • The Ranger is all about having animals around – Biotica that do good with animals, do good with the ranger!

There are also three new eras to play through: secret conspiracy, bug age, and great nation.

  • Secret Conspiracy: Help reptilians take over the world with mystery and metals!
  • Bug Age: Spread the micro love, and bring gold and glory to the bug statue.
  • Great Nation: Try to create a nation that has 3 magnificent biomes to enjoy and marvel at!

Which ever expansion you end up choosing, you get a lot more content for a game that already has a lot for you to do.

Review

I love the base game Reus 2, and recommend it to anyone looking for a cozy little village builder that will have them thinking. I don’t think the expansions are necessary, but they are a great way to support the developer and they add some good variety. I did prefer the flavor and mechanics for the Evergrade expansion more if you can only choose one expansion, but I definitely feel like you get your money’s worth if you buy both with through the expansion.

Both expansions introduce ages with interesting win conditions, and allow players a good amount of options to get there. I love that none of the expansions take away from the chill vibe I’ve loved about the game so far, but do change up the strategies enough to give the game a bit more variety in both its aesthetic and gameplay loop.

Conclusion

I have a very casual approach to Reus 2. There are settings to make the game harder for those who like a little more effort in their campaigns, but as a filthy casual, this is one of my favorite games. Reus 2 has an interesting concept, and the base game alone has a ton of content to keep players busy. The expansions are a fantastic addition that only prolongue the game’s longevity. They introduce fun and flavorful variety to a game that is already a ton of fun to play, and I think that is reason enough to buy into it. Both expansions are worth playing, but if you can only buy one, I think Everglade is a little better. It really comes down to the flavor you want in your game. Do you want to manage a swamp or an ice age?

You can pick up Rues 2 and the two expansion, Ice Age and Everglades, on Steam.

Ice Age Trailer

Everglades Trailer