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Solar 2

Dynamic abstract sandbox universe. Changes and evolves as you do.

82 17 June 2011

Solar 2 is an adventure developed by Murudai, released 17 June 2011 on Xbox 360, Android, iOS and Linux. The main story takes about 5.5 hrs to finish.

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What Solar 2 is

Solar 2 is an adventure game developed by Murudai and released in 2011. It is available on Xbox 360, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Microsoft XNA.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Solar 2 is an open world sandbox video game developed by Australian developer Jay Watts' video game studio, Murudai. It was released on 17 June 2011 on Steam for Microsoft Windows and on 19 June 2011 on Xbox Live Indie Games for the Xbox 360. The game was developed with Microsoft's XNA tools, and its development was inspired by indie games such as flOw. The game follows the player in their mission to accumulate enough mass to become several astronomical objects, eventually becoming a Big Crunch, which then produces a Big Bang.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, open world and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 25 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Solar 2 holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 76% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 14 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 5.5 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Dual Core 1.8 GHz and 1 GB RAM. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

Solar 2 launched on 17 June 2011, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Infamous 2, Alice: Madness Returns and F.E.A.R. 3. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Infamous 2, Alice: Madness Returns, F.E.A.R. 3.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Solar 2 — frequently asked questions

When did Solar 2 come out?
Solar 2 was released on 17 June 2011 for Xbox 360, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Solar 2?
At minimum, Solar 2 needs Dual Core 1.8 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 280 MB of storage.
How long does it take to beat Solar 2?
The main story of Solar 2 takes around 5.5 hrs.
How many GB is Solar 2?
The PC version needs about 0.3 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("280 MB"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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