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Ground Control 2: Operation Exodus Special Edition

The year is now 2741 and you find yourself at the centre of a war between the Northern Star Alliance and the vicious Terran Empire. Having lost the war in space, the NSA retreats to their home world and forces the Terran Empire to engage in a savage war of attrition on the ground. At your disposal are huge combat dropships, battle-hardened infantry, armoured vehicles, powerful tanks and an assortment of air units. Well-balanced strategic and tactical control is imperative to mission success. A new and fascinating story with great plot twists Top-quality graphics that look great even by today's

Release date
August 6, 2009
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Massive Entertainment
Publisher
Rebellion
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The year is now 2741 and you find yourself at the centre of a war between the Northern Star Alliance and the vicious Terran Empire. Having lost the war in space, the NSA retreats to their home world and forces the Terran Empire to engage in a savage war of attrition on the ground.

At your disposal are huge combat dropships, battle-hardened infantry, armoured vehicles, powerful tanks and an assortment of air units. Well-balanced strategic and tactical control is imperative to mission success. A new and fascinating story with great plot twists Top-quality graphics that look great even by today's standards A futuristic, sci-fi atmosphere blended with real-time 3D warfare Note: This game may require additional serial key for multiplayer mode.

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★ 8.6/10GOG · 582 ratings
GOGLast checked November 4, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
I knew that this game eventually will b avaiable on GOG and here it is :-). For me as big fan of ground control purchasing…
★ 5 / 5
It's easy to forget just how revolutionary the GC series was. Playing through GC2 again, I was struck by just how mainstream it is. Everything's…
★ 4 / 5
Ground Control II is very enjoyable. Despite having to baby-sit your troops, and play with the same objective over and over, the game still had…
★ 4 / 5
...though not as awesome as its elder sibling. Here you have a bit better graphics, a bit more complex story, complete with an evil empire…
★ 3 / 5
I was a big fan of the first ground control game, and years later the announcement of a follow up had me excited to go…
★ 1 / 5
Having saw that this game came from the same folks that made World in Conflict (awesome game) I picked this one up. Unfortunately, it refuses…
★ 3 / 5
Ground Control was a fantastic game, Ground Control 2 is an OK game, but it tries to improve on the mechanics of the original and…
★ 5 / 5
Ive been playing this since it's release, and it's still one of my favorit RTS of all time. it's fast paced and offers a great…

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★ 5 / 5
I played this game, back when it came out. Together with World in Conflict, Massive Entertainment made an unique game, which you can't really find…
★ 5 / 5
A grandaddy of all deployment-based RTS games. For the most part its great, but strategy can basically rely on the same 5 units. This makes…
★ 5 / 5
A timeless classic of tactical sci-fi strategy. The story is surprisingly good, with strong pacing and a real sense of atmosphere. Missions are diverse and…
★ 1 / 5
Having saw that this game came from the same folks that made World in Conflict (awesome game) I picked this one up. Unfortunately, it refuses…
★ 5 / 5
..and that's to "get good scrub". This is a game, if found difficult, you best "nut up or shut up" because the rest of the…

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