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Stellaris

Image: Steam / its publisher

  • 4X strategy
  • Sci-fi
  • Grand strategy

You design a species and guide it from its first space flight to galactic domination, or not. Exploration, diplomacy with strange aliens, galactic crises and a huge variety of ways to play.

Why play it now

When you have hours and want to write your own space opera.

Who it's for

For lovers of science fiction and strategy that generates stories.

When not to pick it

If you only have a short while: a game lasts dozens of hours.

What it offers

  • Managing: 90 out of 100
  • Thinking: 85 out of 100
  • Exploring: 65 out of 100
  • Creating: 60 out of 100
  • Building: 50 out of 100
  • Story: 50 out of 100
  • Relaxing: 35 out of 100
  • Competing: 30 out of 100

Our own editorial classification, not Steam data.

Details

Disk space
10 GB (minimum)
Steam Deck
Playable
Steam reviews
86% positive (196,813)
Metacritic
78/100
Developer
Paradox Development Studio
Release date
9 MAY 2016
Steam genres
Simulation, Strategy

Based on what the game states on Steam.