One of few Paradox GS titles that works decently without DLCs, and DLCs really feel like extra content instead of content stripped from the base game.
Very Sandboxey, climatic and has "just the right" amount of micromanagement IMO. Even so, there are natural options to increase or decrease the number of things you can micromanage (e.g. switching politics or species), which a lot of other PDX titles fail at.
The mods available, though mostly aged, are great additions once you get bored of the game's content.
Like most other Paradox GS games, the late game is horrible when it comes to performance. But it doesn't stand out *as* much.
Overall a very solid game. Especially considering, that there are some other similar in size games set in space - and Stellaris doesn't seem particularly worse than average.

Update: Stellaris 4.0 broke the game and Paradox doesn't seem to hurry to fix it. 20+ hotfixes and pops still won't manage amenities properly. Do not buy until it is fixed.

One of few Paradox GS titles that works decently without DLCs, and DLCs really feel like extra content instead of content stripped from the base game. Very Sandboxey, climatic and has "just the right" amount of micromanagement IMO. Even so, there are natural options to increase or decrease the number of things you can micromanage (e.g. switching politics or species), which a lot of other PDX titles fail at. The mods available, though mostly aged, are great additions once you get bored of the game's content. Like most other Paradox GS games, the late game is horrible when it comes to performance. But it doesn't stand out *as* much. Overall a very solid game. Especially considering, that there are some other similar in size games set in space - and Stellaris doesn't seem particularly worse than average. Update: Stellaris 4.0 broke the game and Paradox doesn't seem to hurry to fix it. 20+ hotfixes and pops still won't manage amenities properly. Do not buy until it is fixed.