Stellaris

Stellaris

Steam Deck Playable

Paradox Development Studio · Space · May 9, 2016

Yes, worth buying.

At $49.99. It has been as low as $14.99.

86%
Very Positive
197k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 197k player reviews · updated 6 hours ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Seeing some story aspects retread here was super nostalgic.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
But for someone starting out it would be nice if the default difficulties were more optimized for enjoyable gameplay.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
The most fun I personally had playing this game is doing a coop campaign with a friend that subscribed to paradox in order to try out the dlc's (as long as one person owns the dlcs, if he makes the lobby you gain access to them as well).
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Story and characters21 reviews
Gameplay15 reviews
Multiplayer9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Monetization28 reviews
32%
Crashes6 reviews
33%
Players complain% still recommend
Performance13 reviews
62%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 6 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $49.99. The lowest we've tracked is $14.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $49.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
219
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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