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Stellaris

Peak #366
Current #1886
Top 1K 9%
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 $9.99 -75%
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Dates

Released
2016-05-09 (6 years ago)
First review
2016-05-09 (6 years ago)
Age on Steam
2,248 days (6.1 years)

Reviews

Total reviews verified
132,392 93,576 (71%)
Review breakdown
116,390 (87.9%) 16,002 (12.1%)
Review velocity
58 reviews per day
Days in top 1000
206 (9%)
Estimated owners Based on research by GameDiscoverCo median
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Pricing

Release price
$39.99 (2016-05-09)
Lowest price (earliest)
$8.00 at 2022-05-13
Average price
$35.84
Average discount
$14.41
Number of discounts
53
Days discounted
369 (16.4%)
Estimated gross sales Based on research by GameDiscoverCo median
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Estimated net sales Based on research by GameDiscoverCo median
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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 2215
  2. Grand Strategy 1894
  3. Strategy 1885
  4. Sci-fi 1876
  5. 4X 1811
  6. Exploration 1807
  7. Sandbox 1771
  8. Simulation 1758
  9. Real-Time with Pause 849
  10. Multiplayer 848
  11. Moddable 847
  12. Singleplayer 824
  13. Diplomacy 799
  14. Management 783
  15. Futuristic 766
  16. Military 751
  17. Replay Value 735
  18. Great Soundtrack 725
  19. Atmospheric 723
  20. Procedural Generation 723

Details last updated: July 4, 2022 05:13

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