Stellaris
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Stellaris

78
Critic Rating
#Real Time Strategy (RTS)

About

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.

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Multiplayer

Online Max32 players
Online Co-opUp to 32
Campaign Co-opYes

Languages

LanguageSupport
EnglishInterface
FrenchInterface
GermanInterface
Spanish (Spain)Interface
PolishInterface
Portuguese (Brazil)Interface
KoreanInterface
RussianInterface
Chinese (Simplified)Interface
JapaneseInterface
EnglishAudio

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Game Info

Release Date5/9/2016
DeveloperParadox Development Studio
PublisherParadox Interactive
PlatformsXbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
GenresReal Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
IGDB Rating78/100 (274)

Game Modes

Single player
Multiplayer

Themes

Science fiction
4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)

Perspectives

Bird view / Isometric

Release Dates

MacMay 9, 2016
LinuxMay 9, 2016
PC (Microsoft Windows)May 9, 2016
PC (Microsoft Windows)May 9, 2016
PlayStation 4Feb 26, 2019
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