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About Stellaris
Stellaris is a strategy game about exploring a procedurally generated galaxy and building an empire among the stars. You begin as a civilization that has just discovered interstellar travel, then send science ships to survey star systems, investigate anomalies and uncover quests, strange worlds and stories. Discoveries can change how your empire’s story unfolds.
Explore the galaxy
Each star system holds the possibility of a new mystery or alien civilization. The galaxy contains thousands of randomly generated planet types, galaxies, quests and monsters lurking in space. Planets and celestial bodies have distinct characteristics, and exploration can uncover buried treasures and galactic wonders.
Shape your empire
You decide the direction of your society and how it develops, choosing traits, ideologies, limitations and evolutions for your civilization. Customize its characters, ethics, technology, preferred form of space travel, habitat and philosophies. Your choices shape the game, from your first warp jump to the prospect of galactic domination.
Diplomacy and warfare
Interact with other species through diplomacy, negotiation and alliances; suspicions and wars also shape the galaxy. You can defend or attack with customizable fleets, adapting your strategy to the situation. The ship designer lets you choose technologies and configure your ships to meet the challenges ahead.
Included content
This edition includes the base game, three expansion packs and a collection of digital goods:
- Stellaris: Explore a vast, procedurally generated galaxy and shape your empire’s path, whether as a benevolent pioneer or a conqueror.
- Utopia: Develop your society through mega-structures or ascend to a higher plane of existence.
- Synthetic Dawn Story Pack: Lead a Machine Empire and reshape the galaxy, pursuing peaceful coexistence or bringing synthetic life into conflict with organic beings.
- Humanoids Species Pack: Add a new origin, unique civics, a ship class and portraits for the humanoid phenotype.
- Digital goods: A Digital Collector’s Book, a Signed Wallpaper, and a Unique Forum Avatar and Icon.
The galaxy and its conflicts evolve over time, with free updates adding technologies and capabilities.
Frequently asked questions
The best price for Stellaris is $10.45 at Difmark. That is 79% less than on Steam, where it costs $49.99. 21 shops have an offer that activates in your country.
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Every key we list activates on Steam. Redeem the key there and Stellaris stays in your library for good.
Yes, with a small risk. Publishers create keys to sell in other shops, which is why a key can cost less than in the official store, and once you activate it the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase. On average 1–2% of keys fail, so check the shop's buyer protection before you buy: the official store does not refund keys bought elsewhere.
The minimum requirements for Stellaris are: Windows 10, GeForce GTX 460, Intel Core i3-530, 4 GB RAM, 10 GB storage. It also runs on macOS. The recommended specs are in the System requirements section.
Yes. Stellaris has multiplayer and a single-player mode. Players on different platforms can play together.
Mostly, yes. Valve rates Stellaris as Playable on the Steam Deck: it runs, but may need some manual setup.
Buy Stellaris 79% cheaper than on Steam.
Stellaris is available for 79% less in shops such as Difmark, Kinguin, or Driffle.
Steam lets publishers create keys to sell in other shops. Once you activate a key, the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase.
Disclaimer: CD keys have an inherent 1–2% average failure rate. Check the shop terms for buyer protection info. Steam offers no buyer protection for keys bought in other shops and doesn't refund them.
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