Nexus 5X on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate, EXPRESS. All of the depth, diplomacy, conflict and conquest of a turn-based 4X epic but played in fast-paced 60-minute competitive sessions. Play Solo or Multiplayer for 2-8 players.

Nexus 5X is a board game, strategy and tabletop game developed by Whatboy Games and published by Paradox Arc.
Released on April 18th 2024 is available only on Windows in 3 languages: English, German and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 859 reviews of which 789 were positive and 70 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS: OS: Windows® 10 Home (64-Bit)
  • Processor: Intel® Coreâ„¢ i3-2120 or AMD® FXâ„¢6350
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia® GeForceâ„¢ GTX 470 (1.25 GB) or AMD® Radeonâ„¢ HD 6870 (2 GB) or AMD® Radeonâ„¢ RX Vega 11
  • Storage: 1 GB available space

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May 2024
I cant recommend this enough. I have often tried Stellaris multiplayer and personally, it is just far too much of a time commitment to be viable as an option for my group. This game allows us to get similiar gameplay in a 4X style in about an hour and a half. Instead of just being focused on military domination, the goals that are voted on every few turns shift the gameplay style to focus on things other than who has the strongest fleet. In some cases, extended periods of war will very likely cause you to fall behind on the goals that will gain you a win. This leads to some very interesting rounds. Overall I have been very impressed. The name change was probably the worst decision they could have made though, likely to blame for the lack of attention the game is getting. Not only did they lose the Stellaris branding, which the entire game is very obviously based on, they decided to name it after a recently released phone. Googling anything about the game to find strategy guides for example, leads to a mess of results. Overall a very fun multiplayer game, if you have a small group to play it with its a blast. I highly recommend.
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May 2024
We are a group of 4-5 friends who have been trying to complete a 4X game for 3 years now and had never achieved it. With this game we have played 3 complete sessions in 1 week. Thumbs up.
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May 2024
The perfect strategy game for a lads night. Basically an hour-length, modern twilight imperium. The game we've wanted for YEARS
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April 2024
1h long, 8 player multi-player, space 4x games - good fun
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April 2024
Ive been waiting for a game like this to come to steam for a long time. Constantly pick up 4x games to be disappointed by how long a match takes and people constantly leaving either because for time or feel they cant win due to losing early game. This game respects your time and its fun to play with friends and strangers alike. See ya on the Nexus space cowboy :)
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Nexus 5X
8.6
789
70
Online players
4
Developer
Whatboy Games
Publisher
Paradox Arc
Release 18 Apr 2024
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