Stellaris

Stellaris is a deep, extensive, and nuanced sci-fi strategy game that was developed and published by Paradox Development Studio/Interactive. Players in Stellaris will explore the farthest reaches of space encountering new species and alien life. The game features procedurally generated content, space warfare, space diplomacy, and much more.

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4X
Grand Strategy
Released
May 9, 2016
ESRB
E10+ For Everyone 10+ due to Violent References, Mild Language
Publisher(s)
Paradox Interactive
Engine
Clausewitz Engine
Multiplayer
Online Co-Op

Get ready to explore, discover and interact with a multitude of species as you journey among the stars. Forge a galactic empire by sending out science ships to survey and explore, while construction ships build stations around newly discovered planets. Discover buried treasures and galactic wonders as you spin a direction for your society, creating limitations and evolutions for your explorers. Alliances will form and wars will be declared.

Like all our Grand Strategy games, the adventure evolves with time. Because free updates are a part of any active Paradox game, you can continue to grow and expand your empire with new technologies and capabilities. What will you find beyond the stars? Only you can answer that.

Every game begins with a civilization that has just discovered the means to travel between stars and is ready to explore the galaxy. Have your science ships survey and explore anomalies, leading you into a myriad of quests, introducing strange worlds with even stranger stories and discoveries that may completely change your outcome.

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