Stellaris

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 numerous expansions adding megastructures, new empire types, espionage mechanics, and additional crisis scenarios.

Main story

33 h

Main + extras

95 h

Completionist

458 h

Released

2016 · see every game from that year

Modes

Single player · Multiplayer

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

Engine

Clausewitz Engine

Multiplayer

• Online up to 32Online co-op 32Campaign co-op, Online co-op, Drop-in / drop-out

• Paradox Development StudioDeveloper
• Paradox InteractivePublisher
• DMM GAMESPublisher

• VVoice Actor

• ESRBE10+Fantasy Violence
• PEGI7Violence
• USK6No content descriptors
• GRACALLViolence
• ACBPGNo content descriptors

• 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)
• Science fiction
• grand strategy
• humble bundle
• one-handed gameplay

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