Stellaris
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Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
Developers | |
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Paradox Development Studio | |
DLC until 2023 | Paradox Arctic |
Cosmic Storms DLC | Behaviour Rotterdam |
Publishers | |
Paradox Interactive | |
Engines | |
Clausewitz | |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 9, 2016 |
macOS (OS X) | May 9, 2016 |
Linux | May 9, 2016 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 78 |
OpenCritic | 81 |
IGDB | 79 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC, Subscription gaming service |
Microtransactions | Cosmetic |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Continuous turn-based |
Perspectives | Free-roaming camera |
Controls | Point and select, Multiple select |
Genres | 4X |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
Series | Stellaris |
Stellaris | |
---|---|
Stellaris | 2016 |
Nexus 5X | 2024 |
Stellaris is a singleplayer and multiplayer free-roaming camera 4X game in the Stellaris series.
General information
- Official forum
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Stellaris Wiki
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Galaxy Edition also available | ||||
GOG.com | Nova Edition and Galaxy Edition also available. | |||
Green Man Gaming | Nova Edition and Galaxy Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store | Nova Edition and Galaxy Edition also available. | |||
Microsoft Store | Xbox Game Pass for PC | |||
Steam | Nova Edition and Galaxy Edition also available. Grants Paradox version by linking accounts. | |||
Publisher website (unavailable) | Nova Edition and Galaxy Edition also available. Grants Steam version by linking accounts. |
- DRM-free* version is downloaded through the Paradox Launcher; post-download the base game is DRM-free, while DLCs requires being signed in to a Paradox Account to authenticate ownership.
- All versions require a Paradox Account for multiplayer.
Version differences
Standard Edition
The complete game. Premium editions only add cosmetic content.
Nova Edition
- Digital Original Soundtrack
- Nova forum icon
Galaxy Edition
- Digital Original Soundtrack
- Galaxy forum icon
- Digital Collector's Book (e-book)
- Stellaris: Infinite Frontiers novel (e-book)
- Forum avatar
- Signed wallpaper
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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DLC | The DLC include species, stories, units and mechanics. |
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Subscription gaming service | Available via Xbox Game Pass for PC. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Plantoids Species Pack | ||
Leviathans Story Pack | ||
Utopia | ||
Horizon Signal | ||
Nova Edition Upgrade Pack | ||
Galaxy Edition Upgrade Pack | ||
Anniversary Portraits | ||
Synthetic Dawn Story Pack | ||
Apocalypse | ||
Humanoids Species Pack | ||
Distant Stars Story Pack | ||
MegaCorp | ||
Ancient Relics Story Pack | ||
Lithoids Species Pack | ||
Federations | ||
Necroids Species Pack | ||
Nemesis | ||
Aquatics Species Pack | ||
Overlord | ||
Toxoids Species Pack | ||
First Contact Story Pack | ||
Galactic Paragons | ||
Astral Planes | ||
The Machine Age | ||
Cosmic Storms | ||
The Grand Archive | Coming Q4 2024. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\ |
Microsoft Store | |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Documents/Paradox Interactive/Stellaris/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Paradox Interactive/Stellaris/ |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\ |
Microsoft Store | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris GamePass\save games |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Documents/Paradox Interactive/Stellaris/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Paradox Interactive/Stellaris/ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Use Triple monitors UI fix 5760x1080 (see Guide for other resolutions). | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | UI does not automatically scale with resolution, so UI Scaling must be manually-adjusted. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | 2x-8x MSAA | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Configurable in settings.txt |
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60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | Configurable in settings.txt "mouse_speed=50.000000" (default) |
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Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | 7.1 | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Czech | Fan translation - #1 | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | See here or here. | |||
Japanese | See here. | |||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Thai | See here. Base game only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | |||
Online play | Hotjoin possible |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | Server browser available, but no automated matchmaking.[citation needed] | |
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Game launcher fails to start game
- Beginning with version 3.0 and the Nemesis expansion, the game launcher may fail to start the game.[1]
Change display mode to Fullscreen Borderless or Windowed[2] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c, 11 | |
OpenGL | 2.1 | |
Shader Model support | 3.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | 64-bit only since 2.3 "Wolfe". | ||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 SP1 | 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-530 AMD FX-6350 |
Intel Core i5-3570K AMD Ryzen 5 2400G |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 ATI Radeon HD 5870 AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 Intel HD Graphics 4600 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti AMD Radeon R7 370 1 GB (Nvidia), 2 GB (AMD) of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
Other | Broadband Internet connection |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.11 | 10.13 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-4570S | Intel Core i5-4670 |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 750M 1 GB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 780M AMD Radeon R7 370 4 GB (Nvidia), 2 GB (AMD) of VRAM |
Other | Broadband Internet connection |
- A 64-bit operating system is recommended.
Linux | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 20.04 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-530 AMD FX-6350 |
Intel Core i5-3570K AMD Ryzen 5 2400G |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 12 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 ATI Radeon HD 5870 AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 Intel HD Graphics 4600 1 GB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti AMD Radeon R7 370 1 GB (Nvidia), 2 GB (AMD) of VRAM |
Other | Broadband Internet connection |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
References
- ↑ Steam Community Discussion - Game failing to launch - last accessed on 2021-04-23
- ↑ Steam Community Discussion - Game failing to launch (reply #8) - last accessed on 2021-04-23
- "This type of thread keeps popping up every couple of days, and most of the time the solution is to change the display mode to borderless or windowed."
Categories:
- Released games under active development
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- Windows
- OS X
- Linux
- One-time game purchase
- DLC
- Subscription gaming service
- Cosmetic
- Singleplayer
- Multiplayer
- Continuous turn-based
- Free-roaming camera
- Point and select
- Multiple select
- 4X
- Realistic
- Sci-fi
- Space
- Games
- Pages needing references
- Self-hosting
- Missing section (Microtransactions)
- GOG.com Enhancement Project