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Stellaris

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Genres
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategy
Themes
Science fiction4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)
Modes
Single playerMultiplayer
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Developer
Publishers
Local co-op
No
Campaign co-op
No
Release dates
Platform Date
Linux May 09, 2016
Mac May 09, 2016
PC (Microsoft Windows) May 09, 2016
PlayStation 4 February 26, 2019
Xbox One February 26, 2019
PlayStation 5 November 06, 2025
Xbox Series X|S November 06, 2025

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.

Story

No storyline available

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