Stellaris

09. May 2016

Combined rating

User + critics

based on 284 ratings

Simulator Strategy Real Time Strategy (RTS)

Xbox Series X|S PlayStation 4 PC (Microsoft Windows) PlayStation 5 Xbox One Mac Linux

Summary

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.

Developers

Paradox Development Studio

Publishers

Paradox Interactive

DMM GAMES

IGDB user rating

78.2

273 ratings

Critic rating

78.6

11 ratings

Combined rating