Ashes of the Singularity II Wiki
Fan-Made Community GuideAshes of the Singularity II is a massive-scale RTS from Oxide Games and Stardock Entertainment where three factions fight for the solar system. Victory comes from planning and logistics, not reflexes: you command numbered armies across region-based battlefields, capture relays, and manage reinforcements while the Strategic Zoom takes you from orbit to frontline.
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- Ashfall Caldera Map Guide
Learn the layout, terrain, and tactics for the Ashfall Caldera skirmish map.
- Demo Walkthrough Guide
See what the demo contains and how gameplay plays out.
- Infantry: Roles and Counters
Understand infantry units' roles, strengths, weaknesses, and which factions field them.
- Campaign: Scope, Story, Tutorial
Find out the campaign's scope, story viewpoint, and whether it teaches new mechanics.
- vs AI: Combat and Modes
Find out how matches versus AI opponents play and how good the AI is.
- Demo: Free Content Guide
Learn whether a free demo exists and what content it offers.
- Playtest: Dates and How to Join
Find out when the playtest runs and how to access it.
- Release Date: November 10, 2026
Find out the game's official release date.
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Guide Guides Index
- Army Control: Groups, Orders
Learn Ashes of the Singularity II army control: create armies, set rally points, use formations, reinforce and auto-replenish, and issue move and attack orders.
- Ashfall Caldera Map Guide
Is there an Ashes of the Singularity II Ashfall Caldera map? No confirmed name exists; demo and playtest map counts and region-based tactics explained.
- Beginner Guide: First Match
This Ashes of the Singularity II beginner guide walks you through starting skirmish, building your base, capturing regions and winning your first match.
- Controls and Input Options
Ashes of the Singularity II controls explained: confirmed mouse commands, the E attack-move hotkey, Shift building queues, and controller support details.
- Defenses: Turtling Guide
Learn how Ashes of the Singularity II defenses work: building slots, turret placement, flak batteries and mortar turrets to fortify your base against attacks.
- Demo Walkthrough Guide
This Ashes of the Singularity II demo walkthrough covers factions, maps, modes and a first skirmish route from base build to victory, answering how to win.
- Maps: Sizes and Map Generation
How Ashes of the Singularity II maps work: pre-built and procedural battlefields, map sizes, and shareable seeds for skirmish, co-op and multiplayer play.
Factions Guides Index
- Compare Ashes of the Singularity II Factions: UEF vs PHC
Compare the Ashes of the Singularity II factions — UEF, PHC and Substrate — and pick the one that matches your playstyle before the November 10 launch.
- PHC Guide: Quanta & Commanders
This Ashes of the Singularity II PHC guide explains the faction's tech research, quanta spending, unit roster, and commander choices so you can play it well.
- Substrate Guide: How to Play
This Ashes of the Singularity II Substrate guide explains the faction's shield-and-swarm doctrine, its units, and how to win a skirmish as Haalee's machines.
- UEF Guide: Start Framework
This Ashes of the Singularity II UEF guide gives an opening build, army reinforcement habit, tech tree picks and attrition strategy for the human faction.
Units Guides Index
- Infantry: Roles and Counters
Learn how Ashes of the Singularity II infantry works: which faction fields it, its strengths, its artillery weakness, and how to build around it effectively.
- Units: Faction Roster Guide
Browse Ashes of the Singularity II units by faction: confirmed PHC and UEF units with roles, strengths and weaknesses, plus all rosters still unannounced.
Modes Guides Index
- Campaign: Scope, Story, Tutorial
The Ashes of the Singularity II campaign puts you in the UEF's shoes, teaches new mechanics as you play, and covers Earth and the solar system at launch.
- Story, Factions and Setting
The Ashes of the Singularity II story is a near-future war where humanity's United Earth Forces fight both the Post-Human Coalition and the AI Substrate.
- vs AI: Combat and Modes
Learn how Ashes of the Singularity II vs AI matches play across skirmish and co-op modes, including bot combat tactics, flanks, and lobby slot setups.
Access Guides Index
- Demo: Free Content Guide
Learn what the free Ashes of the Singularity II demo from Steam Next Fest includes: two factions, 8-player multiplayer, three maps and full skirmish mode.
- Playtest: Dates and How to Join
The Ashes of the Singularity II playtest ran September 8-14, 2026 on Steam, joined with one click from the store page. See when it ran and how access worked.
- Release Date: November 10, 2026
The Ashes of the Singularity II release date is November 10, 2026 on Steam for Windows PC. See launch editions, prices, the 20% discount and livestream.
- Steam Page, Release and Specs
Find the official Ashes of the Singularity II Steam page, its Nov 10, 2026 release date, key features, and the full minimum and recommended PC requirements.
Media Guides Index
- Gameplay: What It Plays Like
See Ashes of the Singularity II gameplay in dev videos, a demo walkthrough, and how its massive RTS battles, Strategic Zoom, and logistics actually play.
- Review: Is It Worth It?
Find out if the game is worth playing in this Ashes of the Singularity II review guide covering early beta feedback, demo scores, and new army mechanics.
- Where to Watch Every Ashes of the Singularity II trailer
Where to watch the official Ashes of the Singularity II trailer set: launch on IGN, Aug 6, 2025 announcement on YouTube, first gameplay video on Steam.
- vs Supreme Commander Compared
Ashes of the Singularity II vs Supreme Commander: find out why it is not a SupCom successor and how persistent armies, region control and low APM differ.
Community Guides Index
- Reddit: Find the Subreddit
Find the official Ashes of the Singularity II reddit community via the developer's own site footer, plus other places to discuss the game with players.
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Army Control: Groups, OrdersLearn Ashes of the Singularity II army control: create armies, set rally points, use formations, reinforce and auto-replenish, and issue move and attack orders.
Ashfall Caldera Map GuideIs there an Ashes of the Singularity II Ashfall Caldera map? No confirmed name exists; demo and playtest map counts and region-based tactics explained.What is Ashes of the Singularity II?
Ashes of the Singularity II is the sequel to the 2016 massive-scale RTS, developed by Oxide Games and published by Stardock Entertainment. It is set in a near future where strong AI split the solar system into three warring powers: humanity's United Earth Forces, the Post-Human Coalition, and the AI Substrate. Instead of rewarding fast clicking, the game is built around planning, logistics and terrain, with AI sub-commanders inside your armies handling unit positioning while you think like a general.
This wiki is written by players, for players. Every guide is built from saved sources: official Steam store pages and news posts, developer video journals, the official FAQ, and first-hand demo and playtest footage. Where something is confirmed we cite it; where the roster or map list is still incomplete ahead of the November 10, 2026 launch, we say so plainly instead of guessing. Nothing here claims to be official — the studio links are in the footer.

Developer
Oxide Games
Publisher
Stardock Entertainment
Release
November 10, 2026 on Steam (Windows)
Factions
UEF, Post-Human Coalition, AI Substrate
Modes
Campaign, skirmish, PvP and co-op multiplayer
Scale
Thousands of units on continent-sized maps
Reference Library
Explore Ashes of the Singularity II Guides
Eight ways into the wiki, ordered the way a new player would want them: learn the basics, try the demo, then go deeper on factions, units and systems.
Ashes of the Singularity II Beginner Guide
The first-match route from the Getting Started walkthrough: skirmish setup, Twin Lakes, base building, region capture and the win condition, explained step by step.
Ashes of the Singularity II Demo
What the free Steam Next Fest demo shipped with on February 23, 2026: two factions, full skirmish, 8-player multiplayer and three maps.
Ashes of the Singularity II Demo Walkthrough
A guided route through the demo from base build to victory, showing how a skirmish actually plays out in the free version of the game.
Ashes of the Singularity II Factions
UEF, PHC and Substrate compared: cheap mass and the campaign for the humans, elite power for the Post-Humans, machine asymmetry for the Substrate.
Ashes of the Singularity II Defenses
How turtling works: region building slots, turret placement, and why vanguard turrets and flak batteries can still go down after a region is full.
Ashes of the Singularity II Maps
Pre-built and procedurally generated battlefields, region structure, seed sharing, and the Ashfall Caldera question answered honestly.
Ashes of the Singularity II Army Control
Armies are the backbone of unit control: numbered banners, left-click selection, right-click moves, the E attack-move, formations and auto-replenish.
Ashes of the Singularity II PHC Guide
Play the Post-Human Coalition well: the single-queue tech research, the two quanta pools, commander choices and the walker roster from official showcases.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ready for launch day
The game unlocks on Steam on November 10, 2026. Until then, work through the beginner guide, pick a faction and learn the region system — everything here is sourced and updated as new material lands.
