
Stellaris
Paradox Development Studio
Taste attributes: science fictionespionagerobots/ai/spaceslowfresh & originalheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealbig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeA fantastical, wide-ranging strategy game: layered and inventive. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
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78 / 100
290 ratings
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About This Game
Stellaris is a real-time 4X grand strategy game set in a procedurally generated galaxy. Players control an interstellar civilization, exploring star systems connected by hyperlane networks, colonizing habitable worlds, and managing their empire's economy across resources like energy, minerals, and alloys. The game emphasizes empire customization through species traits, ethics, government types, and civics that shape both aesthetics and mechanics. Gameplay progresses through diplomacy, trade, and warfare with other civilizations, while mid-game and late-game galactic crises introduce escalating threats such as extragalactic invasions or hostile artificial intelligence awakenings. Players can pursue ascension paths including genetic engineering, cybernetic augmentation, or psionic abilities. Originally released for PC, the game later received a console edition and has been supported with...
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- Developer
- Paradox Development Studio
- Publishers
- Paradox Interactive, DMM GAMES
- Released
- 9 May 2016
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Time to beat
- 32h rushed, 79h normally, 412h complete
- Age rating
- PEGI 7
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