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Stellaris

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Stellaris
Stellaris cover
Developers
Paradox Development Studio
Publishers
Paradox Interactive
Engines
Clausewitz
Release dates
Windows May 9, 2016
macOS (OS X) May 9, 2016
Linux May 9, 2016
Reception
Metacritic 78
OpenCritic 81
IGDB 79
Stellaris on HowLongToBeat
Stellaris on IGDB
Stellaris on MobyGames
Stellaris on Wikipedia

General information

Official forum
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
Stellaris Wiki

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Publisher website
DRM-free
Nova Edition and Galaxy Edition also available. Grants Steam version by linking accounts.
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
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Galaxy Edition also available
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Nova Edition and Galaxy Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Nova Edition and Galaxy Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Nova Edition and Galaxy Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Xbox Game Pass for PC
Windows
Steam
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Nova Edition and Galaxy Edition also available. Grants Paradox version by linking accounts.
Download
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
DRM-free version is downloaded through the Paradox Launcher; post-download the game is entirely DRM-free.
All versions require a Paradox Account for multiplayer.

Version differences

Standard Edition

The complete game. Premium editions only add cosmetic content.

Nova Edition

  • Digital Original Soundtrack
  • Nova forum icon

Galaxy Edition

  • Digital Original Soundtrack
  • Galaxy forum icon
  • Digital Collector's Book (e-book)
  • Stellaris: Infinite Frontiers novel (e-book)
  • Forum avatar
  • Signed wallpaper

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X) ~/Documents/Paradox Interactive/Stellaris/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Paradox Interactive/Stellaris/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X) ~/Documents/Paradox Interactive/Stellaris/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Paradox Interactive/Stellaris/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Must be active for Ironman Mode
Xbox Cloud

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Use Triple monitors UI fix 5760x1080 (see Guide for other resolutions).
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Game have manual option of UI scaling, because UI does not automatically scale with resolution and is extremely small in 4K.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Configurable by changing "maxanisotropy=16" in settings.txt
Anti-aliasing (AA)
MSAA Only - Levels: 0/2/4/8
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Configurable in settings.txt
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Configurable in settings.txt "mouse_speed=50.000000" (default)
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Japanese
See here.
Thai
See here. Base game only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play
Hotjoin possible

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
server browser available, but no automated matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Shader Model support 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
64-bit only since 2.3 "Wolfe".
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon II X4 640 3.0 GHz
Intel Core 2 Quad 9400 2.66 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) AMD Radeon HD 5770
Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.8.5
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 6750
Nvidia GeForce 320
1 GB of VRAM
64-bit OS recommended but not required.
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 14.04
Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon II X4 640 3.0 GHz
Intel Core 2 Quad 9400 2.66 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) AMD Radeon HD 5770
Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
1 GB of VRAM
64-bit OS required.


References