Steam reviews

Very Positive

86% of 193,683 reviews

Critic scores

Metacritic

Generally favorable

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STELLARIS

Stellaris has 12,354 concurrent players on Steam right now. Its 24 hour peak is 19,077 and its all-time peak is 29,747. Data refreshes every 5 minutes from the official Steam Web API.

DEV · Paradox Development StudioPUB · Paradox Interactive2016

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.

Strong daily player base. Matchmaking and servers will be lively.
Currently at 42% of the all-time peak of 29,747 players.
Last updated 7 weeks ago: Stellaris Dev Diary # 420- Scientific Arcships, Waylines, and the Sacred Path.

Playing now

12,354

24h peak

19,077

24h change

▼ 0.7%

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ACROSS PLATFORMS

STEAMLIVE

Current

12.4K

24h peak

19.1K

All-time

29.7K

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