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Stellaris

Peak #366
Current #1942
Top 1K 10%
Gem Peak #326

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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.

$39.99
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Dates

Released
2016-05-09
First review
2016-05-09
Age on Steam
1,915 days (5.2 years)

Reviews

Reviews of which
Verified Steam purchases
109,754 78,394 (71%)
Reviews per day
57
Positive reviews
95,603 (87.1%)
Days in top 1000
206 (10%)
Estimated owners Based on research by GameDiscoverCo median
3M–9M 6,271,520

Pricing

Release price
$39.99 (2016-05-09)
Lowest price (earliest)
$9.99 (2018-12-21)
Average price
$36.09
Average discount
$15.37
Number of discounts
46
Days discounted
307 (16%)
Estimated gross sales Based on research by GameDiscoverCo median
$89M–$268M $178,807,934
Estimated net sales Based on research by GameDiscoverCo median
$52M–$155M $103,261,582

Tags

Tags in descending order of votes. Votes are the number of times a tag has been applied to this game by a Steam user, shown next to each tag name.

  1. Space 2064
  2. Grand Strategy 1788
  3. Sci-fi 1787
  4. Strategy 1778
  5. Exploration 1759
  6. 4X 1753
  7. Sandbox 1728
  8. Simulation 1719
  9. Moddable 799
  10. Real-Time with Pause 788
  11. Multiplayer 788
  12. Singleplayer 773
  13. Diplomacy 757
  14. Management 730
  15. Futuristic 725
  16. Procedural Generation 707
  17. Military 704
  18. Replay Value 700
  19. Great Soundtrack 698
  20. Atmospheric 696
Details last updated: August 5, 2021 04:42

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