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Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.

Stellaris is a space, grand strategy and strategy game developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive.
Released on May 09th 2016 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 10 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

It has received 181,672 reviews of which 157,497 were positive and 24,175 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 8.87€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified Stellaris into these genres:

Space Grand Strategy Strategy Sci-fi 4X Exploration Sandbox Simulation Multiplayer Singleplayer Real-Time with Pause Moddable Management Diplomacy Futuristic Military Replay Value Great Soundtrack Procedural Generation Atmospheric

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit
Processor: Intel® iCore™ i3-530 or AMD® FX-6350
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1GB VRAM), or AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 or Intel® HD Graphics 4600
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 10 GB available space
Sound Card: Direct X 9.0c- compatible sound card
Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection

MacOS

OS: 10.11 (El Capitan)
Processor: Intel® iCore™ i5-4570S
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GT 750M or equivalent AMD® card with 1GB Vram
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 10 GB available space
Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 20.04 x64
Processor: Intel® iCore™ i3-530 or AMD® FX-6350
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1GB VRAM), or AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 or Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 12 GB available space
Sound Card: Direct X 9.0c- compatible sound card
Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Special multiplayer requirements: Internet Connection

User reviews & Ratings

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Dec. 2024

I have played this game quite a bit. It's a great game. It's deep and engaging and everything I like about a 4X game. I played Master of Orion when it was released, I have been hooked on space civilization games for a very long time. So, of course I will recommend this game because it is a very good and well made game. Having stated all this: I want Paradox to stop adding to this game - I really despise this "new" business model of continual development. It's a bit much. Expansion Packs were a concession at first for Devs and Players to build on enjoyable success - but not these projects are designed to never be finished. - It wreaks havoc in the modding arena because the player base eventually gets spread over varying DLCs. - it is has questionable value over time because invariably some of the DLCs are not worth the coin. - it is off putting - who wants to play a game without buying all the DLCs - many will simply choose not to and move on to a newer title. tldr: Great game, stop with the DLC deluge - the business model ruins the fun.

Dec. 2024

>Be Stellaris >245 different species >Hundreds of star systems >Thousands of mods >Huge replayability >Hundreds of different ways to play the game >Game full of oppertunities and different stories to be told >Be me >Still only play Xenophobic Imperial Humans >Still buy all species packs so I am able to exterminate them to 10/10 would purge again

Dec. 2024

Stellaris is my first real experience with Paradox, and on a larger scale, 4X games in general. I literally don't realize where the hours go when I'm playing it. Extremely deep and detailed mechanics make Stellaris insanely replayable. You'll never run out of ideas to do in a playthrough. At the time of writing this review I've played the game for 75 hours and I still haven't seen the infamous end-game crisis. Hell, I don't even know how the game ends and someone wins. That's how insanely big it is. I just keep restarting my games in favor of implementing a better idea, only for it to fail even more miserably :D Be warned though, you'll have to give it time, maybe watch a few tutorials as well. So the barrier to entry, on a complexity level alone, is already high. And is made even higher with Paradox's business model for the game and its DLCs. You simply don't want to spend that much money on a single game. I get that. So if you do decide to give Stellaris a shot, I'd recommend picking up the Starter Edition and then expanding your collection with each discount sale (Stellaris goes on sale a lot) if you enjoy it.

Oct. 2024

buy it. spend 500 hours learning it. get bored for a while, come back. remember nothing. spend 500 more hours relearning it. 12/10

June 2024

WARNING: PARADOX GAMES HAVE TONS OF SCAM DLC. YOU DO NOT NEED ALL OR MOST OF THEM TO ENJOY THE GAME. To make it easier for you, here are some DLCs I think you SHOULD buy and DLCs I personally enjoy that you shouldn't necessarily buy if you don't want. I advise you to BUY ALL DLC ON SALE. You SHOULD buy: Utopia, Federations, Synthetic Dawn, Leviathans, and The Machine Age. I personally enjoy: MegaCorps, Humanoids Pack, Necroids Pack. That aside, the game is complicated but unlike some other Paradox games can be picked up quickly and the game has many mechanics to forgive the player for not understanding or engaging with other mechanics. Following the advice above, I think you will find it fulfills all your Sci-Fi Space Empire fantasies. As a great space man once said, "this is where the fun begins."

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