Stellaris
Stellaris is a real-time 4X grand strategy game set in a procedurally generated galaxy. Players control an interstellar civilization, exploring star systems connected by hyperlane networks, colonizing…
Stellaris is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Paradox Development Studio, released 9 May 2016 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It currently starts at $14.99 at GOG. This page lists 52 cheat codes for it.
What Stellaris is
Stellaris is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Paradox Development Studio and released in 2016. It was published by DMM GAMES. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Clausewitz Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Stellaris is a 4X grand strategy video game developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive. Players take control of an interstellar civilization on the galactic stage and are tasked with exploring, colonising, and managing their region of the galaxy, encountering other civilizations that they can then engage in diplomacy, trade, or warfare with. A large part of the game involves dealing with both scripted and emergent events, through which the player might gain useful bonuses and profits, or vice versa, lose their power and strengthen rival civilizations. It was released worldwide for Windows, macOS, and Linux on May 9, 2016, and for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are 4x (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) and science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 32 players online, and includes co-op. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 219 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Stellaris holds a critic score of 79 out of 100. That places it above 62% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 11 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 78, across 290 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 78.5 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 412 hrs, roughly 5.2 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $14.99, that works out to about $0.19 per hour of the main story, or $0.04 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel® iCore™ i3-530 or AMD® FX-6350, 4 GB RAM and Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 or AMD® ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 (1GB VRAM), or AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 or Intel® HD Graphics 4600. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 10GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $14.99 at GOG, 70% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Stellaris launched on 9 May 2016, within three weeks of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Overwatch, Doom and DOOM (2016). All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Overwatch, Doom, DOOM (2016).
Cheats and codes
We have tested and published 52 cheat entries for Stellaris — 52 console commands. Each one lists the platform it applies to, the exact input, and whether it disables achievements.
Official trailer
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Every code labelled
Stellaris cheat codes
Open the console
Opens the command console.
Press the grave key during play.
Using any command disables achievements for that save.
Add energy credits
Adds energy credits, default 5000
Open console with ~ or Shift+Alt+C, non-Ironman game only
Achievements disabled in non-Ironman/cheat games
Add alloys
Adds alloys, default 5000
~ or Shift+Alt+C console, non-Ironman only
Achievements disabled
Add minerals
Adds minerals, default 5000
~ or Shift+Alt+C console, non-Ironman only
Achievements disabled
Dlc
Stellaris: Scenario Pack 1
Stellaris: Scenario Pack 2
Stellaris: Plantoids
80
Stellaris: Leviathans
Stellaris: Horizon Signal
86
Stellaris: Utopia
Stellaris: Synthetic Dawn
Stellaris: Humanoids
80
Stellaris: Apocalypse
Stellaris: Distant Stars
Stellaris: MegaCorp
80
Stellaris: Console Edition
80
Stellaris: Ancient Relics
Stellaris: Lithoids
Stellaris: Federations
Stellaris: Necroids Species Pack
Stellaris: Nemesis
Stellaris: Aquatics Species Pack
Stellaris: Overlord
Stellaris: Toxoids
Stellaris: First Contact
Stellaris: Galactic Paragons
Stellaris: Astral Planes
Stellaris: Rick The Cube Species Portrait
Stellaris: The Machine Age
Stellaris: Cosmic Storms
Stellaris: Grand Archive
Stellaris: Stargazer Species Portrait
Stellaris: BioGenesis
Stellaris: Shadows of the Shroud
Stellaris: Infernals Species Pack
Stellaris: Vipra the Vapor Species Portrait
Stellaris: Nomads
Upcoming
Stellaris: Willpower
Expansions
Quick answers
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