Stellaris

Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.

Developer: Paradox Development Studio
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Franchise: —
Release date: May 9, 2016
Store page updated: Jun 22, 2026
Price: $49.99 · Steam store ↗

Review Analysis Score

53.4/ 100

Based on 410 reviews from the past 1 year

Steam User Rating

Recent 🙂 Mostly Positive 75% of 421

All time 😄 Very Positive 86% of 197,252

“loved the game, can't get enough of it”

How it holds up

−50+5

Gameplay

-0.32

Onboarding -1.80 · How easy it is to learn — tutorials and the first hours

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Story & World

+2.21

World +2.44 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

“once loved the romantic vision of space exploration” (13)

[h3]曾经一度是我最喜欢的4x游戏，终于还是在p社一堆不是云玩但胜似云玩的开发者下活成了自己最讨厌的样子。[/h3] 作为市面上少数太空题材的4x游戏，《群星》的底子无疑是好的。从2.3版本的学习版入坑、3.4入正+后续全dlc补票，我对《群星》的观感虽然也有起起落落，但总体上仍旧保持着较高的评价。但自领袖改版以来，p社对游戏的更新开始逐渐陷入一种怪圈：可能是100年运营只能憋出2k科研的开发者不会玩自己的游戏，抑或为了急着卖自己的新dlc，群星的每次更新都会陷入削弱老玩法-新dlc数值爆炸-bug过多-削弱已经成为老玩法的dlc的恶性循环。在这种以所谓“平衡”为目的而对游戏胡乱动刀的网游式运营思路下，自曾经公认最粪的版本——3.3帝国规模改版以来，p社蠢驴又憋出了诸如古法科研降速、星界风暴dlc等几坨大的。可能是那时的自己以所谓“代入感”麻醉自我，在p社一次次把轮椅加强成担架、又大砍成烧火棍的无数此更新中我选择了相信，相信开发商会在强度玩法、数值与代入之间找到一个平衡。然而我错了，错的非常离谱。最近的4.3更新直接对几乎所有玩法进行了全面削弱，舰容、基础产出、各大飞升等诸多要素让一众群里的骨灰级老资历高呼回到了1.x版本，4.3也借此直接超越万众唾弃的帝国规模改版，荣升至群星史上最烂版本。开发者在测试版憋了数月的所谓新机制不是给玩家更好玩的体验，不是更丰富的故事，而是打着“优

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Content Volume

+1.21

Replayability +4.39 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+

“every playthrough feels different with diverse species and government choices” (15)

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Visuals & Sound

+0.26

Not enough data — only 6% of reviews mention this.

Visuals +0.33 · Graphics, art style, and animation

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Multiplayer

-0.36

Netcode -4.17 · Server stability, ping, and disconnects

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Pricing & Fairness

-3.71

Pricing -3.64 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge

“company uses generative AI for expensive DLC instead of ethical practices” (108)

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Tech & Support

-2.64

Developer support -2.63 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players

“monthly reworks break the game and don't improve it” (38)

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Steam review activity

% positive over time

since launch, by month · major update DLC

May 2016Sep 2026

Reviews

per day · 417 reviews, peak 23/day

Aug 21Sep 18

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