Stellaris

How do I describe this black hole of a game which has deprived me of sleep and daylight hours? For starters it's the easiest of Paradox's brand of strategy games to get started in, as the experience is streamlined for ease of use compared to (eg) Crusader Kings II (which I've tried to play), while still having the depth to satisfy the hardcore connoisseurs of the genre. Stellaris is practically a sandbox grand strategy game that provides just enough lore to flavour the experience allowing players the freedom of imagination. The story is that you play a sentient race that has just discovered faster than light travel, (according to post v2.0 rules) surveyed your home system and begun setting up installations within. As to said sentient race you play, you have two options (three if you're into rolling the dice) - Choose from a host of pre-made templates. Create your own race select sentient variety, portrait (both purely aesthetic), traits along your empire's ethics, civics, regime, name and banner. Depending on the empire you create (based on your selection of ethics and civics) you can have a multitude of sentient species coexisting within your empire. But if you're undecided, feeling lazy or just looking to take the "Surprise Me" challenge route then Randomising your race may be the way to go. As for the rest of the story, (for the most part) it's told through the game's exploration mechanics using your science vessels as you research anomalies you will encounter. The rest is yours to tell through the Empire you forge and the actions you take, making for a good roleplaying experience. Like any of Paradox's grand strategy games, Stellaris is in real-time with the options to control game's pacing and pause at will. Playing multiplayer games, the pacing controls will be in the hands of the host. All up with the storytelling and power plays, Stellaris is one of the most engaging games. Arguably Paradox's best grand strategy game and well worth you time.

Stellaris is quite a surprise, you begin playing expecting it to be some sort of crusader kings in space, but it's way more. As things get procedural every playtrough you won't get the same experience twice, but boy you are going to enjoy each and every one of them. There's so many ways to play it, so many approaches to grow, you might decide to be diplomatic and pacifist, or instead a fanatic purifier, or you might enjoy being an assimilator, the possibilities are almost endless. By the time the crisis arrives, you'll have a mature empire, that doesn't mean strong though, and the crisis might burn your empire to the ground because of it. If you want a game that will give you hundreds hours of entertaiment, this is the game for you.

Crashes in-game too much once things start getting complicated.

Absolute new in this game but the tutorial is very nice AWSOME!!!! just don't rush

So, there is plenty to say about this game. In one word: it's fantastic! The variaty of events, the hughe amount of possibilities to guide your empire through the Galaxy, Wars and Crysis and the astonishing graphics. I like that game really much you know... Everyone who likes to play complex strategy games with endless opportunities (and acting in Space) should play this game. So the other reason I am so hyped today is that it is now on GOG. I waited and hoped that it would come but there was absolutely no reason why the developers should go this step but for petes sake I am happy that they got to this point. I am sick of DRM thanks for that! A last: if you find spelling or gammar issues, you can keep them 😉