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Stellaris: Galaxy Edition

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    Stellaris: Galaxy Edition
    Description
    Stellaris includes a beta version of the new PDX multiplayer system, allowing for cross-play with friends regardless of which PC games distribution platform they are playing from. Paradox will continue to support and develop this feature. Stellaris Galaxy Edition includes: DIGITAL ORIGINAL...
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    8.3/10
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    2016, Paradox Development Studio, ...
    System requirements
    Windows® 7 SP1 64 Bit or newer, Intel® iCore™ i3-530 or AMD® FX-6350, 4 GB RAM, Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX...
    DLCs
    Stellaris: Leviathans Story Pack, Stellaris: BioGenesis, Stellaris: Grand Archive, Stellaris: Distan...
    Description

    Stellaris includes a beta version of the new PDX multiplayer system, allowing for cross-play with friends regardless of which PC games distribution platform they are playing from. Paradox will continue to support and develop this feature.



    Stellaris Galaxy Edition includes:

    DIGITAL ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
    The Stellaris soundtrack delivers two and a half hours of original music, including bonus tracks and alternate versions not included in the game. Composed by Andreas Waldetoft with appearances by the Brandenburg State Orchestra and Mia Stegmar, listeners will hear themes meant to evoke discovery and far-reaching exploration through the vast expanse of space through the fusion of orchestral and electronic music. MP3 and lossless FLAC are included.

    EXCLUSIVE ALIEN RACE (COSMETIC DLC)
    Colonize the unknown and build a glorious spider empire! An exclusive alien race will be added to your game with a unique arachnid design. When your friends ask how you obtained these new spacefaring spiders, be sure to tell them you found the deal on the web.

    DIGITAL COLLECTOR'S BOOK
    Join the creative team behind Stellaris to learn how the game's aesthetic was designed and realized for Paradox's most visually unique game to date. From concept art all the way through full illustrations and 3D renderings, this exclusive 130-page book includes a collection of game art unavailable anywhere else -- along with insight into the thoughts and research that drove these designs, the problems the team faced along the way, and the ways they finally brought these visuals to life.

    STELLARIS INFINITE FRONTIER NOVEL BY STEVEN SAVILE (ebook)
    From best-selling author, Steven Savile comes an original novel based on the science-fiction setting of Paradox's Stellaris. When the Commonwealth of Man receives proof that they are not alone in the universe, humanity is divided: should our species seek salvation in potential friends among the stars, or prepare for an inevitable war? What discoveries await the colony ship as they journey into the unknown to find the source of a mysterious alien signal? Download and read on epub, mobi (Kindle) and PDF.

    EXCLUSIVE AVATAR AND GALAXY FORUM ICON
    Show your love for Stellaris on the Paradox Forums and other social networks.

    SIGNED WALLPAPER
    Pay your respects to the pioneers who ventured forth into the unknown with this desktop wallpaper signed by the Stellaris development team.


    ABOUT THIS GAME
    Explore a vast galaxy full of wonder! Paradox Development Studio, makers of the Crusader Kings and Europa Universalis series presents Stellaris, an evolution of the grand strategy genre with space exploration at its core.

    Featuring deep strategic gameplay, a rich and enormously diverse selection of alien races and emergent storytelling, Stellaris has engaging challenging gameplay that rewards interstellar exploration as you traverse, discover, interact and learn more about the multitude of species you will encounter during your travels.

    Etch your name across the cosmos by forging a galactic empire; colonizing remote planets and integrating alien civilizations. Will you expand through war alone or walk the path of diplomacy to achieve your goals?

    MAIN FEATURES
    • Deep and Varied Exploration.
    • Enormous procedural galaxies, containing thousands of planets.
    • Explore Anomalies with your heroic Scientist leaders.
    • Infinitely varied races through customization and procedural generation.
    • Advanced Diplomacy system worthy of a Grand Strategy Game.
    • Ship Designer based on a vast array of technologies.
    • Stunning space visuals.
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    Standard Edition
    Starter Edition
    Galaxy Edition
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    e-book
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    Stellaris: Utopia DLC
    Stellaris: Synthetic Dawn Story Pack
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    Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04), Mac OS X (10.11+)
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    Overall most helpful review

    Posted on: March 10, 2020

    Raitzo

    Games: 599 Reviews: 3

    It's a trap.

    This game on vannila is just a trap to sell dlc. I have the game on Steam and made a similar review. When you play without the dlcs the game give you juicy ideas like a precursor civilization (that only develops if you buy the DLC), mega structures (DLC for more), gigantic battleships(DLC) and a federation (Latest DLC) and those are all separated DLC. Paradox is getting really comfortable with this predatory system. My advice is don't buy it in the second playthrough you'll understand that this game is fueled by expectations and you imagination go buy a book or a better game.


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    Posted on: March 29, 2019

    goggin

    Games: 496 Reviews: 9

    Appalling company, tragic dev execution

    I own this on Steam. I owned it before it was fully released and ever since too. I've invested hundreds of hours in it only to discover endless series of mission-ruining, strategy-impairing, and game-breaking bugs and scripting errors, play-balance issues and like kinds of frustrating, enjoyment-robbing issues with the software. Paradox's strategy seems to be to shut-down and shut-up all criticism of the company in view of the fact they know their software is flawed. It maintains tight control of their forums and even Steam pages to this end. It's as if they're engaging in a bizarre, almost mafia-esque campaign to shutter dissent or serious representations demanding accountability for their practices. Were it not a computer game company (allegedly,) one would hardly be misled believing something worse was behind it! Try criticizing them or their products yourself if you care to get a taste of this treatment and don't believe me! If they're willing to put that much effort into stamping out objections to their policies, I can only imagine what type of company this must be to work for or go up against in their native Sweden! One gets the impression they must enjoy some kind of protected status based on their behavior as a company. In any case, having tried over years now on versions ranging from .8 all the way to 2.2 to enjoy a playthrough without recurring issues with poorly-designed AI, disjunctions in everything from ship transit times, fleet movement behavior and related processes especially related to scripted/scenario events, (not to mention all the one-off undocumented, oftentimes inexplicable no-go travel/selection and AI privilege/cheating bugs/design weaknesses) I can only say it's been a huge exercise in frustration really trying to play this as a game and not an endless beta mess. Their endless "updates" break mods that were the only things keeping it working! The DLC's therefore end up really being only an on-going cash-grab scam. In all recommend avoid!


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    Posted on: April 16, 2021

    Corbul

    Games: Reviews: 40

    Call me when it includes all DLCs!

    As many other reviewers have already stated, this is just the standard game with a couple of cosmetic (some exclusive playable race portraits) and out-of-the-game features (OST, novel, poster, etc.). The game itself is fun, lets you create your own space empire and explore your galaxy. It's got beautiful visuals and a nice soundtrack. Problem is, without the DLCs, it feels - as is - kinda empty. You'd think that with a title like "Galaxy Edition", they'd include all of the DLCs (it'd cost way more, obviously), but no, it's just a small improvement over the base game, as mentioned, a couple of cosmetics and some out-of-game content. If you're a completionist collector, go ahead and buy it, but otherwise, save yourself the trouble (and money) and maybe buy just the standard edition, which is, ironically, just a couple of dollars cheaper. Kinda makes you wonder what this additional content is worth at all.


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    Posted on: February 23, 2022

    TemplarPegasus

    Games: 21 Reviews: 3

    The game died after v2.0

    Once this game was THE Space Strategy. It had the similar impact and promises as Master of Orion 2 had decade before. It was huge. Full with possibilities. Offered three main different strategy style as players and AI could choose from three different travelling mechanism: 1. jump/warpdrive 2. black hole network 3. space pathways Guess what happened at 2.0? The devs removed the first two solution and forced everybody to... defend choke points. In the Space. Where you can travel in 3D. Chokepoints. Of course the game became very dull and shallow and nothing changed since then. Yes, you can invent the original two travelling methods, but with very strong limitations and not before the mid-game. Of course there are tons of content with DLCs. Of course you are given the illusion of hundreds of different gaming experience because you can make your own empire. Do you want a xenophil psyonic race with a civilization based upon slavery? Go on. Or you want an undead civilization with strong spirituality and mercantilism? As you wish. The problem is that these are just cosmetics. None of them gives any real, meaningful differences, because... well because you have to build up the very similar planetary economies, you have to invent the very similar technologies, and frankly - there will be always at least one neighbour who will have got several advantages miracolously. Till the midgame you will run out of - anomalies to research - archaeological places to explore - rare technologies to discover After a while you will find the micromanagement of planets utmost boring (except if you love micromanagement) and the spave battles will be simply "who got more ships" because the technological similarity. There are no tactics, no sabotage, no cloaking, no organic technology - nothing. Just medieval massacre at space choke points... Boring. After two or three start you will uninstall the game and forget it.


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    Posted on: November 22, 2021

    miracle.flame

    Games: 306 Reviews: 55

    Worst Business management ever

    The business management of Paradox Interactive is a real tragedy. It's the worst kind of greedy incompetent spineless destroyers with zero respect for art that make such horrendous moneymilking decisions without bating an eye. Like now trying to sell a game with 75% discount thinking no one will notice they have to pay dozens times more for dozens of DLCs. I feel sorry for any developer that ended up working there. Run before your artistic soul burns out completely! I just can't understand how desperate someone could be to work for a company that sacks a main game designer and a father of Vampire the masquerade: Bloodlines long before the sequel is finished. People being ignorant about supporting such business models and practices by buying their products is another tragedy.


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