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Parkan 2
Developer Nikita
Parkan II is an original concept game that will allow you to feel as a pilot of a spacecraft lost somewhere in the universe. Become a pirate or mercenary, get money to buy the most powerful cruiser and show them all who is to be the new master of the galaxy. Unforgettable adventures in the Parkan II universe await you! From the Steam store page
113 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Mastodon) · newest Sep 18, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
50
Mixed
55 positive · 54 negative
95% range 41–60%
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Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
287 of 392 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
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60 of 113 · most liked firstThe game is quite good (I played it time ago), but the Steam Version crashes on landing on a planet. Let's hope this issue is solved and it doesn't add itself to the "forgotten old bones" Collection. NOTE: As I comment in my May 28 posting, all the bugs were promptly solved by the developers and the Game works fine now! :^)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is actually a pretty good game, kinda slow at the start and there is a learning curve, but if you stick with it the game is quite enjoyable. Though one thing that can be quite a pain is that at times the story can be a little hard to follow, but the log book can save the day there. There's quite a bit of space in this game, and the landing and moving about on the planets is quite unique (and quite well done to boot)! Let me say that I am a big fan of the X series (X Beyond the Frontier,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought into this game based solely on it's concept. I want to love this game so much, it has, at least in theory, everything I want in a space game. Spaceships that you can walk around in, planets you can visit, multiple factions you can join, a free roaming (but sometimes limited for story reasons) sandbox universe... It even has in-ship fighting where you can get boarded by enemies or board enemy spacecraft to comandeer it yourself. The game is a few years old, and the mileage doesn't give…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very addictive game, great game concept! Fly the galaxy in a "ship", land on planets and take over outposts, board ships and plunder the loot, upgradeable combat suit and ship(s). Yes, the game crashed, once, and not once since. Easy (enough) to read displays. Decent graphics for its time (and for most indie-level games today), wide open play, great sandbox feel (after you play awhile, it opens up).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros: -Open world space flight -Faction system -Own your own planets, upgrade infrastructure -Space combat and first person combat -Buy ships, customize loadouts -Lots of content -Logbook keeps a record of every interaction, helping with several smaller frustrations Cons: -Repetitive on all fronts -Bad, bad voice acting -Can't steal the ships you board =( -Dated graphics -Poor storytelling and passable plotline -Learning curve Overall: Parkan 2 is a charming little game. It has a lot of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a great game. Sure it's a bit quirky, but it's got so much about it to love. If you like space gaming AT ALL, give this one a shot. Seriously, I say this as an expert. ;)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When I first started playing Parkan I had no idea what the heck was going on. I started my first mission, landed on my first planet and still didn't know what was going on. After actually reading and listening to a bit of AI that speaks to you within the game, she gave me some good pointers to go look at my mission log book. The game is pretty cool, and reminds me of Star Trek Online way before it was even a thought. Parkan goes as follows, you have a ship that can be modified in many…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've played for about an hour and thought I would post a quick review because there isn't many so far. I'm running windows 7 with a decent system and haven't had a crash yet. I haven't gotten to the open world part yet so far its been pretty much guiding me along but its been a ton of fun. The story doesn't make a lot of sense so far. The movie seems sort of confusing but I think I got most of it. The voice acting while not great is horrible either. The little messages telling you want to do…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's basically No Man's Sky but $56 cheaper.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →....one of the worst "tutorials"...had me going around in circles for hours trying to find the objective. Without a guide.... "good luck" there is no map, and there is no indicator telling you where to go or what to do, and the action keys seem to be mapped at random. Besides this, the voice acting is terrible, there's hardly any since of direction, there are TOO MANY keyboard inputs to keep track of and remember, the interface is TINY on higher resolutions, poorly written dialogue, and all…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →┏━━━━━◀ Story ▶━━━━━┓ ┃☐ OMG! I want it to be my life! ┃☐ A good piece of story ┃🗹 Quite good ┃☐ Could be better ┃☐ It makes sense ... sometimes ┃☐ They tried ┃☐ Wait what? ┃━━━━◀ Graphics ▶━━━━━ ┃☐ Is it reality? ┃☐ Amazing ┃☐ Good ┃☐ Fine...Nobody is perfect ┃☐ Not so painful ┃🗹 Graphic isn't important right? ┃☐ Am I joke to you? ┃━━━━◀ Gameplay ▶━━━━━ ┃☐ Noble entertainment ┃☐ Very good ┃🗹 Good ┃☐ Sometimes it gives you joy ┃☐ There is gameplay ┃☐ Journey through hell ┃━━━━━◀ Audio…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Russians can be weird cats when it comes to open-world gaming. Their strategy seems to be "throw everything in". Sometimes, this works, as in the case of "Space Rangers" and "The Precursors". In the case of Parkan 2, it doesn't. What you get here is an open-world sci-fi thing that combines both a poor, repetitive space shooter/trader, and a really poor FPS. Combine that with low-budget, constant asset reuse, and remarkably bad translation and voice overs (the same guy literally voices…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Consider it like a B-Movie with great action. Sure, some of the actors cannot pronounce all the words correctly, but who cares when $#!^ is exploding! This game's genre lending was ahead of its time when it released, so it's still enjoyable. The feel of the space physics & music is well done. Still. it's a bit dodgy & confusing, but aptly so seeing the immensity and sheer scale of the universe. Not bad... prolly worth it?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I used to play Parkan II a lot when I was younger. I was happy when I discovered it on Steam during a sale. Parkan II is a game in which you become a space captain with your own spaceship and a universe to explore. The world of this game is pretty impressive, there are a few galaxies (each ruled by a different clan), in which there are a few constellations, in which there are a few planetary systems with up to 7 (probably) planets (some of them own natural satellites) which are all visitable!…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Parkan 2 is a game that I recommend because: - have a good price - is a method to banish boredom - is a Sci-fi game - have trading cards Enjoy!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →oh... thats why its cheap...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gameplay: 7/10 Story: 4/10 Graphics: 8/10 (for the time) Performance: 9/10 Overall: 7/10 Parkan 2 is not a bad game, but it hasn't really stood the test of time either. Parkan 2, at its core, is an open-world Freelancer clone space game with its most notable feature being the ability to traverse small portions of planets, moons and even your own starship. In addition, Parkan 2's store description doesn't lie, and you can largely play as any type of character you want (unless the main story…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interface too small and dialog is really really bad.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →a game i want to like. however the random but steady freezes requring a forced sign out of windows kill's it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Plot is sort of convoluted, and voice acting is fairly terrible. Where it get interesting is the gameplay, though mainly a fairly good space trading sim, it allows you to board enemy ships and loot them. You can also land on bases on planets In an FPS manner. These aspects are flawed and unpolished, but manage to give this game a unique charm. As far as the technical of things is concerned, sound is average, graphics are colourful, but also average. Buy it on a sale. It'll offer you a fairly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Better than No Man's Sky.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall, the game looks good and also sounds good. Most of the game is pretty okay and even the graphics being a bit antiquade it doesn't make it worse. The voice acting is average, some is okay, some is awful, but at least you see most of them trying, so it is a good job The controls of the spaceship also works fine and you can control it pretty easily, although, the major flaw of this game, and also the reason that I can't recommend it, is the aim system. Once you automatically aim at them,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is enjoyable but has a steep learning and wonkiness curve. By wonkiness I mean for instance that the default control settings make it impossible to play the game. Make sure to go to the settings and click 'default' to return the controls to a playable setting. Parkan 2 is an open world hybrid game. After a fairly lengthy intro segment of the game you are set loose on the world and can do as you like. However, you are given a series of missions which push the story forward and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very interesting, yet simple little game. The translations aren't perfect so there is a little bit of the backstory lost from it, but it definately kept me busy for many hours! It's actually pretty well polished for what they put in. Rather than a lot of games that try to blend multiple genres poorly, this one actually kept each part of the game simple, and working properly. I do wish there was more to it, but I'd take a complete game that works as expected.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bad, monotonous voice acting, too much information for me to care about to read, I don't even know what the hell to do. 10/1000
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Parkan 2 is an ancient game from 2005. It's a whopping 19 years old at the time of this review. The game lacks support for any modern gaming display resolutions (or widescreen monitors), hasn't been modernised or updated to run smoothly on modern gaming PCs. Despite this lack of modernisation, it carries a pretty high price tag for such an ancient game. This seems to have been put on Steam as a nostalgia gouge, or just a cash grab to try profit from abandonware. Before getting into…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →if baught with a sale price, it's a OK game nothing spectacular. there are some things that seem wonky in game play, but nothing to the extent of ruining the game. there are some things with controls that took me a while to find like the greatly used "use" button. there are no key bindings for it from what i seen in controls so because of this i had to skip the tutorial. pro's: 1: was cheap 2: controls are okish 3: steam cards con's: 1: horrible voice overs (like listening to actors in a B…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoy this game.. When it ISN'T crashing on a loading screen, which happens maybe every half hour? It's an incredibly fun space-sim-ish type of game, and I would really recommend it to anyone into that kinda thing, but only if they don't mind the added inconvenience of having to boot it up again every half hour.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't bother...Just don't... Not at all what it's craked up to be, you MAY be lucky to get it to work for 30 minutes without a crash, but it's unlikely, and both the gameplay and features are amateurish at best.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Parkan 2 is a space shooter where you can also land on planets to fight on foot from an FPS perspective. Many of your ship's internal components (engines, power generator, shield generator, etc) can be swapped out for better parts as you obtain them. The same goes for your battle suit that you wear when fighting on foot. This gives the game a bit of an RPG feeling at times. One thing that makes Parkan 2 interesting is the idea of using drones and war bots to fight alongside you in combat.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fly a spaceship in first person, drive/walk a robot in first person, shoot different weapons depending on your choices, destroy ships or invade and loot them first, conquer enemy bases? I did play 3 hours and I was still getting tutorial messages. So you will not be inside a large game and have no idea what to do. If you ever wanted to fly somewhere to some planets, land and go outside, try this. This is not Elite Dangerous, it is not Call of Duty and it is not Patrizier. But it is fun. If…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is not good. Nothing is implemented correctly(the AI is dumb, the FPS(on land) segments are pretty dull and boring with some pretty bad controls and every planet's a cookie cutter copy of the last one) the game is vast open and completely empty(the landscape of every planet literally has not a single living being on them), and worst of all, there are no humans. Not a single human being in the game as far as I have played it other than a few cutscenes. It's just.. boring. It's like a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is so cool, so I even bought steam version, while I had DRM free ones - still dont regret, this game might seem to be old but it has a great story which will suck you in after first 10 minutes of playing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was surprised by the possibilities in the game, especially considering it's a 2007 title. Definitely worth giving it a try if you like space sandbox games.
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Where do I start ... The main idea of the game is good and it feels like an interesting game, but there are many problems. The game was released in 2007, but graphics looks like from ~ 2000th. First time playing game crashed after 10 minutes. Battle system is complex and poor. It is impossible to understand what to do. Plot is quite stupid also there is way to much text to read. While music and sounds are quite good, dialogues are horrible. All in all, this could have been a great space…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Used to play it a lot in Athlon XP times, almost finished it. Decided to play it again nowdays. Great gaim even counting all bugs and glithes. Too sad gaming turned wrong way..... Old times were better.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Remake of Parkan: The Imperial Chronicles (1997). The new game was considered a failure at its time. But I would say it's mostly good. If you haven't played the first game, this one is probably the good option to start getting familiar with the series, as it follows the same story, and gameplay is mostly similar. But the graphics and controls aren't as old. It's a sandbox game, I would say, more complicated than some Freelancer, but much simpler than X. You can capture planets and build…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →cool but too wooden. not playable anymore 4/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game blew my mind more in the span of a few seconds than any recent AAA game has done over the course of several years. The fact this game came out in 2007 mind-screws me even more. Also: My autopilot flew me sideways into an asteroid and I commit die. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No Man's Sky v0.1
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am quite dissapointed, as this seemed to have everything I wanted in a game, but it crashes at least every 15 minutes. Also, the directional control will sometimes pull to a random direction out of nowhere, the only way to fix is to reload a save. These two bugs make the game unplayable
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game will not load and run on my computer under windows 8.1.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hmmm.. It all seems kinda, lame? .. Kind of confusing and frustrating. The intro is meaningless, dosn´t give you a clue about anything!.. The spaceship battles are boring, it dosnt even come close 2 the thrill a classic like Elite gave yoy.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of the better indie games out there. If you like fast paced free roaming Space Sim/FPS Exploration, this game might be for you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty good. One of a kind
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Parkan 2 is an interesting concept and fun to play especially for its low price point however the game is held together by ducttape. Finishing the game took a lot out of my pacience as loading saves slowed down to a crawl, the game frequently crashed on saving, there is a nasty slow down on your ship. All in all bugs you can push past but requires effort doing so. And with every corner possibly your last you want to save a lot. Buy it for the novelty if you want and play as long as you can…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i don't think it aged well. Was probably pretty good back in the day. voice acting is humorous. very clearly inspired by halo.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It has a great idea - spaceship exploration, ability to walk inside ship etc. But, the visuals have dated really bad. Regretfully, I put it back on my shelf. Not getting a refund, even though I'm eligible - the game is exactly what advertised - a very old take on interesting idea. Sadly, steam does not have a "neutral" option for review, so I tend toward negative as "not advised to purchase, unless you are ok with very very old game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is so complex that I got lost while doing the tutorial.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Controls are horrible. Even on the lowest possible setting you cant manually line up shots for anything... but the AI can sure shoot you. Meh... uninstalled.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not sure how this got in my inventory but I sure hope I didn't pay money for it. XD
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game feels very unpolished. You will get lost, figuring out what to do. Has potential to do a lot.. but badly wasted opportunity to excel...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Far be it from me to run this into the ground. If this is their own engine, then obviously a lot of works gone into it, Its all very shiny (for the sake of it ??). I guess I was looking for some sort of No mans sky fix (before its out) landing on planets ect.. This is not that fix. Like alot of the reviewers, its hard for me to pin point one thing. The team are obviously very talented and ambitious and what an indie tech demo (circa 2004) !! but Its a case of very generic art direction.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game seemed promising but the mouse control was terrible making it almost unplayable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Common theme about games made in Russia I've noticed during the years: they create a lot of content, but not enough mechanics to back it up, I feel like I should have reached the credits for #Parkan2 two hours ago, but it's still going... #gaming #videogames #pcgaming #retrogaming
unlabelledView post →This thrilling park management nightmare lets you build and defend against hordes of undead in a twisted amusement world 🎢👻! Strategic planning, eerie atmosphere, and relentless action make every night unforgettable. A must-play for horror fans!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Parkan 2 is an ambitious space simulation game that combines multiple genres into one unique experience. The game offers a vast universe with over 500 solar systems to explore, which is truly impressive for its time. The gameplay allows you to switch between space combat and on-foot exploration, creating a dynamic and varied experience. The ship customization options are extensive, allowing you to tailor your spacecraft to your preferred playstyle. The graphics, while dated by modern standards,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →- Bizarre up/down ship and station layouts. - Ship looks dumb, like some banana boomerang. - Have to hold forward constantly to fly ship, no speed setting. - First intro mission ships take like 200+ hits but are barely a threat, can't even imagine how drawn out and boring further space combat would be. - Got stuck in the first intro mission where you land on some planet and can't leave because "Wait, commander! We have more to do here." Okay, but what?! - Game looks lame and simplistic,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →well,its some sort of its own and it works well. either u shoot ur way through pirates or board them and get nice items (preferable). its a bit odd what to do but u will find out. in the upper left corner u can easily spot crates and enemies and the white lil arrow points out where. no arrow=nothing to do there so get off :).
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