Stellaris
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Stellaris

Paradox Development Studio

2016•Strategy•PEGI 7•About 79 hours

Taste attributes: science fictionespionagerobots/ai/spaceslowfresh & originalheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealbig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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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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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...

Summary: IGDB

Screenshots

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Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionEspionageRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming questHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

Grand strategyHumble bundleOne-handed gameplay

Details

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
Taste scores
How we score
Source
IGDB

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