Steam reviews

Very Positive

86% of 193,683 reviews

Critic scores

Metacritic

Generally favorable

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STELLARIS

Stellaris has 8,621 concurrent players on Steam right now. Its 24 hour peak is 11,369 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.

Solid daily community. Plenty of people to play with right now.
Currently at 29% of the all-time peak of 29,747 players.
Last updated 6 months ago: Stellaris Dev Diary # 420- Scientific Arcships, Waylines, and the Sacred Path.

Playing now

8,621

24h peak

11,369

24h change

▲ 18.6%

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ACROSS PLATFORMS

STEAMLIVE

Current

8.62K

24h peak

11.4K

All-time

29.7K

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